Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Pacific Packaging Machinery Co.: Liquid fillers

Pacific Packaging’s (Covina, CA) rotary volumetric fillers offer 4 to 48 fill heads and fill speeds up to 750 bottles/min. Servo-driven and touchscreen operated, the fillers feature automatic shut-off valves and no-tool changeover.

February 29, 2000

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Controls & Machine Components

Automation Intelligence: Automation Intelligence: Motion control software

AML®, said to be the first software-only motion controller, is now available for any PC running Windows NT containing a Sanyo Denki SMS-PCI interface card.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Compumotor: Higher torque servo motors

Compumotor’s (Rohnert Park, CA) new BE Series brushless servo motors produce up to 25% more torque than other equivalent size motors, at a cost savings exceeding 20%, according to supplier.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CTC Parker Automation: Hybrid control white paper

A new white paper from CTC Parker Automation (Milford, OH) describes the concept of the PC-based logic controller, or “PCLC,” a hybrid controller said to combine the best attributes of both PLCs and PC-based controls.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Synergetic Micro Systems, Inc: DeviceNet/Profibus training classes

DeviceNet and Profibus “Boot Camp” training courses will be offered in several areas of the country over the spring and summer from PC and fieldbus interface manufacturer Synergetic (Downers Grove, IL) and Device Bus Integration (Harrisburg, PA), a systems integrator.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Leviton Manufacturing.: Basic electrical training

Leviton Manufacturing. (Little Neck, NY) has launched its School for Electronic & Electrical Devices (SEED), a new multimedia training kit. Provides basic electrical training and education.

February 29, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner for bottles

The Bergami AS120 horizontal cartoner from ESS (Bangor, PA) moves cartons with nonabrasive belts that will not damage carton finishes. Cartoning bottles and vials at speeds to 120 cartons/min, the machine’s balcony design reduces or eliminates the risk of anything falling into the machinery.

February 29, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Exact Equipment Corp.: Bottom labeler

Exact’s (Morrisville, PA) SHL-100 labeler applies labels to the bottom of meat packages at speeds to 50 packs/min. Combines industrial robot technology and stepper motor drive.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Food Processors Institute: HAACP manual

The Food Processors Institute (Washington, DC) has released its new manual entitled, “HACCP: A Systemic Approach to Food Safety.” Third edition based on the HACCP document adopted in 1997 reflects current thinking on HACCP.

February 29, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Posimat, Inc: Plastic bottle newsletter

A recent issue of Posimat’s (Miami, FL) newsletter, Posimat News, is specifically directed toward assisting carbonated drink bottlers in cutting production costs in the manufacturing of PET bottles.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Standwill Packaging, Inc: Laser-cut labels

Roll-fed and sheet-fed labels can now be laser-cut by Standwill Packaging (Farmingdale, NY). Laser cutting can be performed on nearly all paper-based materials, as well as hot-stamped or printed areas of a packaging component.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Western Plastics: Printed pallet wrap

Western Plastics (Temecula, CA) has introduced printed pallet wrap for product identification and to deter tampering. Made of LLDPE, the wrap can be flexo-printed in up to 2 colors.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Mafcote-Wabash Paper Coatings: Mafcote-Wabash Paper Coatings: PP tag

Mafcote-Wabash (Norwalk, CT) has introduced Typar Tag®. This 100% spunbonded, PP synthetic stock is said to be comparable to Tyvek® in strength and moisture resistance but is more economical.

January 31, 2000