Controls & Machine Components

Input/output module

Turck (Minneapolis, MN) has announced the busstop(TM) input/output module for DeviceNet(TM) networks. The module is designed to connect standard input/output devices to a "bus," which is the communications system linking electrical components in a packaging line.

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Controls & Machine Components

Net weight scale system

The Flow-Logic(TM) net weight scale system from Upper Limits Eng. (Castro Valley, CA) can handle a variety of free-flowing products, including pellets, granulates, gummy items or fragile products.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Micro PLC

The DL105 micro is a low-cost micro PLC that offers features not found in other micro PLCs, says manufacturer PLCDirect (Cumming, GA). These include removable connectors, a built-in auxiliary power supply, as well as 10 AC or DC outputs and eight AC, DC or relay outputs for configuration flexibility.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

OEM print engine

Designed for integration with print/apply systems, the 170PAX(TM) Series print engine from Zebra Technologies (Vernon Hills, IL) offers larger ribbon capacity for increased productivity.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Ionized air rinsers

Omega Design Corp. (Exton, PA) highlights its new ionized air rinsers in a new full color catalog. They are available in rotary or in-line design, and are ideal for glass, plastic, or aluminum containers.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Motor products

Baldor Electric (Ft. Smith, AR) has added products to its Washdown Duty line. Available are the Three-Phase Inverter Drive® and Vector Drive® motors in 1 through 10 HP in NEMA frames 143TC through 256TC.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Sealer data sheets

Moen Industries (Santa Fe Springs, CA) has produced two four-color data sheets featuring the Moen Model CS-205 Side Flange Sealer and the Model SS-231 Continuous Motion Side Flange Sealer.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging web sites

Below are a few of many packaging-related web sites available to cyber-surfers in the packaging community. We'll publish more as space permits. Remember, type http:// in front of each address.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Containers and lids

Berry Plastics (Evansville, IN) has introduced a new line of containers and lids made of PP. Sizes range from 4 to 32 oz, and include rectangular containers used to maximize shelf space.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Medical shipper

Cin-Made (Cincinnati, OH) has introduced an insulated shipper employing dry ice for the transport of infectious waste. The United Nations Dry Ice Shipper complies with Intl.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Films for teas, coffee

Wolff Walsrode (Walsrode, Germany) provides multilayer films for packaging coffee, tea or instant products. For vacuum packing of ground coffee, Walopeel L products have an easy-peel sealing layer with a constant seal strength through a broad range of temperatures.

August 31, 1996

Flexible packaging

Vertical form/fill/seal

The Integra II from Sasib Packaging North America (Skokie, IL) is a form/fill/seal machine that produces a pillow-style pouch designed for dry, free-flowing products.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Label printer

Weber's (Arlington Heights, IL) 94 Series thermal/thermal-transfer label printer can print labels and tags up to 7.2" x 25" at up to 203 dpi resolution.

August 31, 1996