Controls & Machine Components

Stepper-driven labeling head

The ModuLine p-s labeler from Quadrel (Eastlake, OH) is now available with microprocessor control and full variable-speed, stepper driven labeling heads as a standard feature.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bar code systems

Monarch Marking (Dayton, OH) features its line of bar code systems in a new four-color brochure that also shows how to integrate the systems into a reliable auto ID arrangement.

November 30, 1994

Conveying & accumulation

Palletizer

The Faiveley® Pal-Vite 1000 gantry palletizer from Newtec (St. Louis, MO) uses the same pick-and-place head for one or more infeed lines, eliminating the need for accumulation conveyors.

November 30, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Case histories

Design Technology (Billerica, MA) now offers free capsule case histories highlighting solutions to packaging and automation problems, including custom-designed and built packaging, assembly and processing systems for the food, medical, personal care, pharmaceutical, apparel, paper, and other industries.

November 30, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Pickup head

Pacific Products (San Diego, CA) has introduced a pickup head for palletizing heavy shrink wrap loads, bags, bales or cases. Can reach speeds to 30 bundles/min using the PR-Series palletizing robots.

November 30, 1994

Secondary Packaging

Automatic stretchwrapper

The Model 88-4000CS stretchwrapper from Intl. Packaging Machines (Naples, FL) has a warm wire film cutter that reduces fumes and wide brush wiping action to eliminate trailing end film "tails." Wraps loads weighing up to 4ꯠ lb on a 14 rpm variable-speed turntable.

November 30, 1994

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Liquid fillers

Packaging Dynamics' (Ron-konkoma, NY) line of liquid fillers is available in a variety of designs, including gravity/pressure, volumetric, and time/pressure.

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Controls & Machine Components

Case sealer

Wilton Packaging (Palatine, IL) has introduced the Model SD20FCSS automatic case sealer, which handles cartons from 6" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" to an unlimited length x 20" x 20".

November 30, 1994

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Superior takes control in small coffee packs

Thanks to growth in specialty coffees, Superior's new plant installs a first-in-North-America vacuum/valve packager that offers a wide size range and precise controls for ground or whole bean coffees.

November 30, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Tag cutter/stacker

Designed to accommodate the maximum production speed of Avery Dennison's (Philadelphia, PA) Soabar® SPX-390 thermal transfer printer, the high-speed tag cutter/stacker comes with a center pusher assembly, which permits stacking of tags printed three-up for triple throughput.

November 30, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Tapered rubber stoppers

Tapered rubber stoppers from AME (Towaco, NJ) feature 60-durometer silicone rubber and are ideal for high-temperature applications up to 500° F. Masks and plugs for painting and plating applications are also available.

November 30, 1994

Case erect/seal

Adhesive application

A new adhesive application process from Engraph (Cold Spring, KY) allows adhesive to be applied directly to on-pack promotions so that consumers can remove them neatly.

November 30, 1994

Labeling

P-s labeler

The UNI-510 p-s labeler from Charles LaPierre (Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada) labels pharmaceutical, food and personal care containers at speeds to 300/min.

November 30, 1994