Controls & Machine Components

Seal-less tensioner

Midwest Industrial Packaging (Winnetka, IL) has developed a seal-less tool that tensions, cuts and seals steel strapping. Innovative, says the company, is that Model MIP-4700 can be adjusted when fitted with the company's strap guide.

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Controls & Machine Components

Wraparound labeler

Labeling Systems (Mahwah, NJ) will show its new Model 1600 front, back and wraparound labeling system. It's equipped with a positioner/spacer feature that allows usage with most product shapes, without the use of change parts, at speeds to 145 cycles/min.

October 31, 1996

Flow wrapping

Flow wrapper

Rose Forgrove (St. Charles, IL) will introduce a shrink film version of the servo-driven Minerva rotary jaw flow wrapper. Designed with easy operation and maintenance in mind, it's suited for applications such as bakery, medical, meat and poultry, cosmetics and snack foods.

October 31, 1996

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bag inserter

Bemis Packaging Machinery (Minneapolis, MN) has introduced the Series 1580 Large Drum Poly Bag Inserter. It's designed to select a gusseted PE bag from a roll, insert it into a fiber or steel drum, and cuff it over the top of the drum.

October 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Strapping machine

Dynaric (Teaneck, NJ) has introduced the DF-20 semi-automatic strapping machine designed for small manufacturers. It's the first of its kind, says the company, to be equipped with an audible cycle alert safety signal system (ACASS).

October 31, 1996

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Pump placement

New dispensing pump placement equipment from Mengibar Automation (Ivyland, PA) can unscramble, insert and tighten at up to 380 items/min. Its unique anti-jam mechanism minimizes operator intervention.

October 31, 1996

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapping brochure

Gerrard & Co. (Des Plaines, IL) has released a brochure describing its line of operator-controlled, turntable stretch wrapping systems. Four new models highlighted include: the stack-n-wrap, manual spiral wrapper, GLPS-30, and the GLPS-30A.

October 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging web sites

Next time you're cyber-hopping, browse these sites for packaging-specific information. We'll publish more as space permits. Remember, type http:// in front of each address.

October 31, 1996

Secondary Packaging

Bander stretch wrappers

Ciratec's (Phillipsburg, NJ) B900 Bander Series of stretch wrappers provide an economic alternative to orbital wrappers, and are effective in low-speed applications where an operator may be required.

October 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Mustard jars

Plaxicon's (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) new family of PET containers is suited for food products such as mustard. Available in 9-, 24- and 32-oz sizes, the jar has an injection-molded neck finish for a tight tolerance.

October 31, 1996

Secondary Packaging

Case/tray packer

Len E. Ivarson (Milwaukee, WI) has introduced the Meco Pak Model 90-6011. This automatic wraparound case, tray and lid packer is designed to pack cans, jars, tubs, bottles, bags and wrapped food products at speeds to 20 cases/min.

October 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Pneumatic conveyor

Cyclonaire's (York, NE) DPG series dense-phase, gravity-loaded pneumatic conveyors provide a high-capacity means of transferring abrasive or friable dry bulk materials.

October 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Bottle packing systems

Model GBP 240 continuous-motion bottle packer from Nigrelli Systems (Kiel, WI) is capable of loading six-count 1-gal and eight-count 1/2-gal bottles into preformed trays or cases at speeds to 240 bottles/min.

October 31, 1996