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

Omstead: Smooth vf/f/s for IQF chicken

On this vertical form/fill/seal machine at Omstead, a servo motor-driven cross-seal assembly is synchronized with side belts. Seal jaws make a smooth “D”-shaped cycle to close on the film tube, simultaneously sealing the top of the filled bag and forming a bottom seal for the next bag.

December 31, 2002

Machinery: Page 865

Flexibles

J.L.Clark upgrades to computer-to-plate

J.L.Clark (Rockford, IL), a manufacturer in the fields of metal decoration and fabrication as well as plastic injection molding, now offers in-house computer-to-plate (CTP) technology.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

Flexible splicing tape

Adhesives Research (Glen Rock, PA) introduces ARclad 9059, a thin, single-coated, pressure-sensitive, red acrylic splicing tape designed specifically for caliper-restricted applications.

December 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Quick-change overwrapper

Digital Media Automation (Poway, CA) introduces its Super Overwrapper with electronic microprocessor timing and control, versus mechanically driven cams, levers, and linkages.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Seeking comment on Plug-and-Pack proposals

The users group behind the Plug-and-Pack™ guidelines to packaging machinery automation is seeking public comment on three new proposals:

December 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic leak detection system

The Pack’Réalisations automatic leak detection system from Pack’R North America (Batavia, IL) is located on the outfeed conveyor of the capper.

December 31, 2002

Filling/capping, dry

Dual auger filler

Building on its line of servo-driven auger fillers for dispensing powders, granulars, and flakes, Nalbach Engineering Co.

December 31, 2002

Flow wrapping

PackML implementations at Pack Expo

Following is a brief round-up of PackML implementations Packaging World editors learned about at Pack Expo:

December 31, 2002

Controls & machine components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Economical vision sensor

Banner Engineering (Minneapolis, MN) releases its PresensePLUS Pro™ camera-based visual inspection sensor for a price of less than $2괌. Transforms costly, complex machine vision systems into a simple, easy-to-use and affordable sensor, company says.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Motion Engineering Inc: Motion controller

XMP-SynqNet™-PCI motion controller provides 100 MBps, real-time, synchronous networking for as many as 32 axes of motion. From Motion Engineering (Santa Barbara, CA), SynqNet supports user-defined I/O CAN-based networking under common industry operating systems.

December 31, 2002

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

Luciano Packaging: Vf/f/s machine

Luciano Packaging Technologies introduces its V-Series flat-bottom bag vf/f/s systems, including a machine designed for dependable high-speed operation called the cantilevered V-Series.

December 31, 2002

Closures

Insight Control Systems Intl., Inc: Vision system

Insight Control Systems (Safety Harbor, FL) introduces InSight 2000 On-Line Vision System for pharmaceutical products and medical device products and packages, including closures, vials, ampules, and syringes.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Copley Controls Corp.: Linear motor

The M3810 Thrust Rod™ linear motor from Copley Controls (Canton, MA) combines high force (to 900 lb) with precision, speed, acceleration, reliability, and lowest life-cycle cost, company says.

December 31, 2002