Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1635

Conveying & accumulation

Three legs are better than one

Glass bottles of Rolling Rock beer run through paired fillers at 1길/min and then fan out to any one of three packaging legs. Eight operators ‘patrol’ the entire line. See in-plant video

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Conveying & accumulation

Machinery brings the future to Latrobe

The front end of this glass line for 12-oz Rolling Rock beer is practically an operator-free zone. Laser-guided vehicles replenish packaging materials on demand. See in-plant video

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Containers

PET developments refresh beverage and dairy applications

AriZona Beverages moves into a hot-filled PET longneck bottle, PET helps launch a carbonated dairy drink, PET/nylon/PET resists carbonation loss for Perrier’s new bottle, and an additive extends shelf life for the first PET-bottled milk in the U.K.

September 30, 2001

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Integration issues squeeze machinery builders (sidebar)

Methodology

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Flexible packaging

Integration issues squeeze machinery builders (sidebar)

Respondents: Packagers don’t appreciate engineering costs

September 30, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Co-packer kicks production up a notch

A canister-style desiccant helps a pharmaceutical contract packer protect delicate product from moisture. Newly installed desiccant feeders boost production, enabling the company to package millions of units/month.

September 30, 2001

Flexibles

Pouch with pocket wins for Wyler's

New barrier materials and machine modifications permit unique ‘pouch within a pouch’ as Wyler’s switches from canister to flexible packaging.

September 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

TEC Engineering Corp.: Automation technology

TEC Engineering (Oxford, MA) has released a brochure describing the Zip-Tec high-speed overhead monorail system designed for unattended product handling.

August 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Automation: Machine software

GE Fanuc (Charlottesville, VA) announces the Cimplicity® Safe Gold and Platinum programs. The gold program provides customers with live technical support during business hours, free version upgrades, access to a knowledge-based Web site, and service-pack enhancements.

August 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Paperboard Packaging Council: Buyers' guide

The Paperboard Packaging Council (Alexandria, VA) has released the 2001 edition of the Paperboard Packaging Buyers’ Guide, which lists the products and services provided by its members.

August 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

CTC Parker Automation: PC interface

CTC Parker Automation (Milford, OH) combined I/O with PC software and hardware to develop MachinePoint™ I/O software. Software features up to 6 expansion I/O modules that can be connected to a base buscoupler, providing a maximum of 64 input/64 output bytes.

August 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Catalog/design tool

Wago’s (Germantown, WI) newest version of ProServe Software, Version 2.5, now features expanded functionality of the Smart Designer for custom rail assembly, allowing customers to design, mark, document, and test their own rail-mounted terminal block assemblies.

August 31, 2001