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Secondary Packaging

AS-i-Safe machine safety network

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Pearson Packaging (Spokane, WA) displayed its R235 case erector and bottom sealer equipped with AS-i-Safe technology from Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA).

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Auto-adjusting friction feeder

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: InLine Automation (Minneapolis, MN) claims its Vortex™ friction feeding systems are the first to eliminate the need to adjust for variations in thickness of the product or leaflet being fed.

October 31, 2002

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

Splicer for form/fill/seal

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Designed for use on a form/fill/seal machine, Series SP-1 Splicer from Butler Automatic, Inc. (Middleborough, MA) can be used to splice a new roll of film "on the fly" without stopping production.

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Flexible packaging

X-ray inspection

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Dylog U.S.A. (Winter Park, FL) offers X-ray inspection equipment. Its Dyxim Series detects contaminants inside a variety of containers.

October 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Case packer for stand-up pouches

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: The Pec Pack Line enables end users to case pack stand-up pouches efficiently. The line begins with an extended-range Econoform tray former from Econocorp (Randolph, MA).

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Secondary Packaging

Side-seam carton gluer

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: A folder and gluer that produces straight-line cartons from flat blanks is available from Klöckner Bartelt (Sarasota, FL).

October 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Bag and pouch filler/sealer

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: The Bartelt® intermittent-motion fill-and-seal machine transfers premade bags or pouches from a magazine feeder; places them within leading and trailing clamps; then opens, fills, and seals them.

October 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Fast-change PET air conveying

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Whisper Side Flow™ (WSF) empty container air conveyance features 28/38 TwinTrak™, which permits a pneumatically operated fingertip changeover between 28- and 38-mm neck finishes at the flip of a switch and without change parts.

October 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Award-winning thermoform

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Less than a year ago, Andex Industries (Escanaba, MI) designed a thermoformed package for American Visionwear’s line of range finders for hunters.

October 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Pallaypack Inc: Shrink bundler

PallayPack Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) offers the Arenco Line of shrink bundlers for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food products. Available in 3 models, shrink bundlers can accommodate bottles from 1 oz to 1 gal.

October 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens Industry Inc: Machine controls

Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) offers Simotion®, a family of products that incorporates motion control, logic, as well as temperature and pneumatic control, in a single, integrated system.

October 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Eastman Chemical Company: Clearer copolyester for cosmetics

Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN) introduces Eastar copolyester DN011, a new injection-molding grade that is Eastman’s clearest copolyester to date, company says.

October 31, 2002