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Secondary Packaging

Overhead stretch wrapper

Signode's (Glenview, IL) SpiralGrip(TM) 7150 automatic stretch wrapping system has automatic load staging, centering and height sensing to ensure that loads remain securely wrapped.

May 31, 1996

Closures

Dispensing closure

Rexam Closures (Evansville, IN) has introduced the CC-6, a one-piece PP dispensing closure suited for food products, such as catsup and salad dressings, and household cleaners.

May 31, 1996

Coding, Printing & Labeling

P-s film stock

Mobil Chemical, Films Div. (Pittsford, NY), has introduced Label-Lyte® 534. It's a top-coated film face stock for use in demanding p-s labeling situations.

May 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Roll-fed labeler

An updated version of the 900 Series Polyclad roll-fed labeler from Associated Packaging Equipment (Markham, Ontario, Canada) features stainless-steel construction for use by the dairy, food and beverage industries.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Spiral conveyor video

Maryland Wire Belts (Church Creek, MD) is offering a seven-minute video on its new ELEVAYOR(TM) spiral conveyor unit, which uses patented CurveMesh(TM) belting.

May 31, 1996

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizer

Model A730 robotic palletizer from Columbia/Okura (Vancouver, WA) can accommodate multiple products and production lines. This vertical, multi-articulated palletizer has a 300° radius of movement.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Container for powders

Designed to help meet environmental regulations on transporting, storage and disposal of powdered products, Matcon USA (Sewell, NJ) has developed the Matcontainer.

May 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Unloader, orienter speed Seagram's glass flask line

Automated uncasing speeds output and reduces costs for 375-mL glass flasks. Quick-change bottle orienter aligns bottles for downstream functions.

May 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Blue Diamond shines with new case handling system

From case setup to case taping, corrugated cases are automatically guided through a "smart" handling system, part of which is hoisted out of the way when 1겨-lb totes are running.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Mini bag clip

Lindn Intl.'s (Vo/oornamo, Sweden) Twixit Clip, a PP clip for reclosing aluminum, paper or plastic bags, is now available in a 11/2" size through Larand Intl.

May 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

PET water bottles flow through filling

AquaPenn rinses, fills and caps PET bottles on a bloc system twice as fast as a former line, producing 1/2-L and 20-oz bottles of spring water. Improved bottle handling slashes downtime, resulting in a nearly 20% increase in efficiency.

May 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Yoshida sauce line sizzles

Yoshida's gourmet sauce is so popular at club stores in the U.S. and export markets around the globe, its packaging needed increased speed and versatility.

May 31, 1996