Controls & Machine Components

One-way slipsheets

Linear Products (Vancouver, WA) has developed a new, cost-efficient method for adding strength to one-way corrugated slipsheets. Designed to replace pallets, it consists of a hot melt coated Sesame® tape placed inside a corrugated slipsheet.

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Conveying & accumulation

Pick-and-place robot

Goodman Packaging Equipment (Lake Forest, IL) has developed an alternative to traditional pick-and-place systems that uses a two-track rail system instead of a conventional robotic arm.

December 31, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Material handling

Omron Electronics, Inc. (Schaum-burg, IL) has issued a new six-page, full color brochure called "Material Handling and Packaging Solutions," which highlights its factory automation systems controls for a wide range of industries.

December 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging inspection

SYSTECH Solutions, Inc. (Cran-bury, NJ) introduces TIPS(TM), a fully-integrated packaging inspection system that makes it easier to set up, perform and monitor inspection stations on a packaging line.

December 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Small-character ink-jet coder

The Marsh Co. (Belleville, IL) has developed an im-proved version of its Mini-Mark small-character ink-jet printer. Its rede-signed printhead uses a smaller nose-piece for print in very small areas.

December 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Vertical f/f/s

Inland Trade (Miami, FL) has introduced the Rotoseal Model RVP-180 form/fill/seal machine from Ger-many-based Gunther Wolf GmbH. Produces flat-bottom, side-fold, stand-up and other heat-sealed bags at speeds to 160/min.

December 31, 1995

Secondary Packaging

Case tapers

Two semi-automatic case tapers from Central Products (Menasha, WI) are suited for oversized packages of unlimited length. The CP-633 seals packages 30" x 30" in height and width, and the CP-644 seals packages 40" x 40".

December 31, 1995

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Vial tray and tote loader

The Model TL100 from McBrady Eng. (Joliet, IL) is an automatic vial and ampule loader for tray and tote boxes. Vials and ampules can be fed directly from the filling line or from McBrady's #40 Outside Vial washer/dryer.

December 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Topsert brochure

The topsert product information brochure from Plymouth Printing (Cranford, NJ) permits larger amounts of regulatory and information to be included on prescription and OTC pharmaceutical and medical devices.

December 31, 1995

Flexible packaging

Vertical f/f/s

Eagle Packaging's (Oakland, CA) new Infinity vertical form/fill/seal machine can produce a range of pouch styles, including flat-bottom bags, at speeds to 120 bags/min.

December 31, 1995

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

High speed bottle fillers

Krones (Franklin, WI) VP electro-pneumatic bottle fillers accurately fill plastic or glass bottles within ±2 mm fill-height accuracy, and at speeds to 1겨/min, depending on model and bottle size.

December 31, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Seals create I-D for lubricant

Induction-sealed PVC bottles that don't leak enable Westridge Laboratories to introduce personal lubricant to the pharmaceutical market and boost sales substantially.

December 31, 1995

Secondary Packaging

Overwrapper brochure

Available from Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. (Hanover, PA), is a brochure describing the new OWH-800 shrink film overwrapper, which automatically overwraps and labels rolls of giftwrap paper at up to 60 rolls/min.

December 31, 1995