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Controls & Machine Components

Non-skid lacquer

CZ Inks' (St.Louis, MO) non-skid UV-coated lacquer offers the high-gloss look associated with UV coatings, plus non-skid properties required for larger multiwall bags.

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Controls & Machine Components

Twist-tie applicator

Model 580PR Super Tyer from American Design & Packaging (New Richmond, WI) is a pneumatically operated twist-tie applicator for manual operation or integration with automatic baggers.

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Controls & Machine Components

Medical heat sealer

Alloyd (DeKalb, IL) has introduced two new options for its 2SM1428 Level Three two-station medical shuttle heat seal machine. Users can now measure sealing temperature at the tray flange for every cavity and view sealing pressure in lb/sq" for each tray sealed.

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Controls & Machine Components

Pad printer

The Carousel 80 sealed ink cup transfer pad printer from Trans Tech America (Carol Stream, IL) is designed for five-color printing on three-dimensional or irregular surfaces, with quality comparable to offset printing, says the company.

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Controls & Machine Components

TE band and sleeve applicator

Graham Labelling (Brightlingsea, Essex, U.K.) has developed a line of programmable machines for cutting and applying TE cap seals and full body sleeve labels.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Palletizer infeed for orienting cases

With quick identification in mind, Columbia Machine (Vancouver, WA) developed The Turnado palletizer infeed. Its unique design allows cases to be oriented in such a way that labels face outward on all sides of a palletized load.

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Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper for pallet loads

The Sidewinder® RT (Rotary Tower) series of stretch wrappers from Infrapak (Farmers Branch, TX) is available in semi-automatic and automatic, heavy-duty and regular versions.

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Controls & Machine Components

Compact cartoner

U-E-T Bernd Siebler (Remchingen, Germany) will present Compact 3, a compact cartoning machine for vertical loading. It can pick up and assemble boxes, insert product, close and code, at speeds to 50 cycles/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

X-ray inspection

The PrimeScan Ultima X-ray inspection system from EG&G Instruments (Oak Ridge, TN) will be shown at interpack. It provides automatic inspection and rejection of packaged foods containing foreign objects such as metal, glass, PVC, teflon, bones, stones or shells in metal or glass containers.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling software

Advanced Labeling Systems, Inc. (Southbridge, MA) announces LabelMAX(TM) for Windows '95 that works with printers using Windows drivers, including ink-jet, laser and thermal-transfer printers.

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Secondary Packaging

Case loader

Salwasser's (Reedley, CA) Model W-60 mechanical wraparound case former, loader and sealer reaches speeds of up to 18 cases/min and comes equipped with a 300-case horizontal magazine.

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Controls & Machine Components

Automatic bag closer

Model 865 automatic bag closing machine from Kwik Lok (Yakima, WA) is equipped with variable-speed control for closing up to 80 bags/min. The bag-actuated machine can close any package width without adjustments.

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