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Closures

'Shot' fires schnapps sales in UK

A unique, patented 30-mL “pot” (in olde English) made of Eastar® copolymer from Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN), has helped create a successful product launch for SideKick™ schnapps from H.P. Bulmer, Hereford, England.

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

Closures

Reclosable cap can

Adding resealability to an aluminum can is the patented Cap Can from Dayton Systems Group (Miamisburg, OH). More economical in cans from 16 oz and up, the new can end in 206 and 209 sizes (300 size to come) has a threaded dome with a removable lug cap. Preliminary market tests have already been done, and an unidentified user will have product on the market by early this year.

December 31, 2002

Closures

Pennzoil's handle gives consumers a hand

In what’s believed to be the first quart bottle of motor oil with a handle that makes it easy to carry and pour the liquid, Pennzoil’s Synthetic motor oils are now in the marketplace.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

Sony Pacific opts for corn-based resin

Sony Pacific recently debuted a blister package for a portable radio made from the corn-based resin NatureWorks™ PLA from Cargill Dow LLC (Minnetonka, MN).

December 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label shipments to grow

United States shipments of labels will expand 4.8% annually through 2006, to reach a value of $14 billion.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

Lipton stacks pouches in Japan

Looking to provide tea consumers in Japan with a package that differs from the standard folding carton, Lipton in April introduced three flavors of tea bags in an unusual Sleeve-In-Pouch (SIP) structure provided by Hosokawa Yoko (Mt. Laurel, NJ).

December 31, 2002

Converting equipment

TAPPI's corrugated group more focused on packaging

In late October, the corrugated container division of The Assn. of the Pulp and Paper Industry became more aligned with packaging.

December 31, 2002