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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Light shines on carded blister

Netherlands-based Philips Lighting Co. packages its Marathon brand of nonincandescent household bulbs to the American market in a carded pack that contains a recycled, amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) blister set in an outer card. Changing from solid unbleached sulfate board to recycled board helped make an ecologically friendly, cost-saving package.

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Controls & Machine Components

Motoman Robotics: Programming software

Motoman (West Carrollton, OH) has developed offline programming software called MotoSim. Software is designed to increase uptime, simplify operation and improve productivity.

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Galil Motion Control, Inc: Motion control

Galil Motion Control (Mountain View, CA) has released a 96-page motion control product catalog. Provides information on its 3 controller lines: the Optima, Econo, and Legacy Series.

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Secondary Packaging

Compact casepacker

With a footprint of 6’x9’, the Bergami C97 automatic case packer from ESS (Bangor, PA) uses mechanical drives on the tops and bottoms of cases to move them along.

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Controls & Machine Components

DT Industries: Line set-up service

To help implement a successful packaging line, DT Industries (Springfield, MO) offers a service called DT Engineering Services. The company has assisted in more than 100 installations within the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device, hardware, confectionery, consumer goods and food industries.

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Enercon Industries Corp.: Validation program

Enercon (Menomonee Falls, WI) is offering a new service to its cap sealing customers to assist them in meeting their validation requirements. Well-suited for pharmaceutical packaging operations.

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Controls & Machine Components

Flow wrapper guide

GEI Autowrappers (Norwich, England) has released data sheets describing its refurbished Autowrappers machines and systems. New features such as the “Soft-Jaws” feature are described on the double-sided sheet.

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Controls & Machine Components

FANUC Robotics: Tracking software

Fanuc Robotics (Rochester Hills, MI) has developed a visual line- tracking software called Vistrac. Software provides same functionality as Fanuc’s Visloc robotic vision system, but includes the hardware and software needed to locate and track loose or non-fixed moving parts.

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Secondary Packaging

Krones, Inc: Filling/packing brochure

Krones (Franklin, WI) has released a brochure describing its foodstuff filling and packing capabilities. Brochure includes information on depalletizing, palletizing, filling, durability, labeling, packaging, safety and customer service.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Musical graphics

Korbel Champagne Cellars and musician Kenny G have teamed up to offer a special bottle of champagne for Valentine’s Day. This “artist series” vintage from Geyserville, CA-based Korbel features Kenny G’s artwork on its label, which was designed by HKA (San Francisco, CA).

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Appointments, promotions

Crown Cork & Seal (Philadelphia, PA): John W. Consay, to replace retiree William J. Avery, CEO. —Multisorb Technologies, Inc. (Buffalo, NY): Mark E.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Korea bows to U.S. pressure

Korea’s new country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef and pork products were due to take effect on January 1, but at the last moment, the Korean Government agreed to a request by USDA and the Office of the U.S.

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