Conveying & accumulation

BIC says 'opaa' to shaver packaging (sidebar)

Automated lines, mostly

May 31, 2000

Machinery: Page 969

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

BIC says 'opaa' to shaver packaging

Developed and molded in the U.S., new blister packs for premium disposable shavers are filled in Greece, then shipped back to the U.S. for marketing.

May 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

HBA highlights beauty in the Big Apple

HBA Global Expo, June 20 to 22 at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, will inform and educate more than 12ꯠ cosmetics and personal care professionals with exhibits and conferences covering timely topics.

May 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Amboy breaks new ground in smaller aseptic pouches (sidebar)

Low-acid pre-eminence

May 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Amboy breaks new ground in smaller aseptic pouches

F/f/s machine enlarges Amboy Specialty Foods’ reach to pouches as small as 3 oz. Products represent the most viscous application of the supplier’s technology in the world.

May 31, 2000

Flexibles

What's new at NPE 2000

Packaging World Interactive previews some of the new packaging-related machinery and components used to produce both rigid and flexible plastic packaging materials that will be on display June 19 to 23 at the National Plastics Exposition.

May 10, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Fischer & Krecke, Inc: Informative video

Fischer & Krecke (Fairfield, NJ) offers a new video called “Flexographic Printing in the Folding Carton Industry.” The video is available free of charge to qualified customers.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

API : Foil stamping guide

API Foils (Lawrence, KS) has introduced its Technical Guide to Quality Foil Stamping and Embossing, a 45-page comprehensive resource guide for foil stampers.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

MRM/Elgin Corp.: Rotary piston filler

A new color brochure is available from MRM/Elgin featuring the Model RPF Rotary Piston Filler. Brochure focuses on machine’s reliability and flexibility.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

StrandWare, Inc: Software upgrades

A new program from StrandWare (Eau Claire, WI) provides free upgrades for users of 2 of the company’s software packages. Under the “Upgrade 2000” program, users of BackTrack™ (version 4.0 or higher) and Label Matrix® (version 4.6 or higher) can download the latest versions of the programs free of charge from the StrandWare Web site until June 1, 2000.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Consolidated Label: PU mesh bag labels

Consolidated Label (Longwood, FL) has introduced labels that can be heat-bonded to PU mesh bags used for potatoes, citrus and other vegetables and fruits.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Sentinel Polyolefins: Blown foam plank

SenFlex™-H from Sentinel Polyolefins (Hyannis, MA) is a blown foam available in continuous rolls or planks. Made of Dow’s Index® Interpolymers, a copolymerization of ethylene and styrene, the foam is said to exhibit superior shock attenuation characteristics and compression set properties 2/3 less than physically blown PE foams.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PSI: PSI: PSI: Aluminum safety end

Automated Container (Toledo, OH) has introduced the 300 Doublesafe® aluminum safety end. Able to withstand pressure up to 15 psi, the end has folds of metal on both the center panel and the rim to protect the user from cuts.

April 30, 2000