Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Automation: Data mining

GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, VA) has joined with Microsoft Corp. to combine its Cimplicity® family of software products with the Microsoft® SQL Server™, creating Cimplicity SQL.

September 30, 2000

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Controls & Machine Components

Magnetic Technologies Ltd.: Magnetic brake

Magnetic Technologies’ (Oxford, MA) Model 513-001 magnetic brake is constructed of stainless steel for fine tensioning applications. Available in 1” dia and torque ranges of 0.15 in-oz to 2 in-oz.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba Mfg. Co.: Pneumatic control system

Bimba Mfg.’s (Monee, IL) Pneumatic Control System (PCS) is designed to control any of its pneumatic position feedback actuators. Closed-loop system, featuring pneumatic valves, is said to position the actuator rod or shaft accurately and hold it in position with various degrees of accuracy and force.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Brecoflex Co., L.L.C.: Timing belt pulleys

Timing belts, featuring a complete assortment of matching pulleys, clamps, tensioners and slider beds, are available from Brecoflex (Eatontown, NJ).

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Independent Can Co.: Folder on tins

A combination brochure/informational folder from Independent Can (Belcamp, MD) describes the company and its services. In addition to the 6-page brochure, the packet includes inserts describing the company’s stock container program, art services and selected products.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Gearmotors and reducers

Rockwell Automation (Greenville, SC) has released a brochure detailing the Dodge Quantis In Line Helical, Motorized Shaft-Mount, and Right Angle Helical-Bevel gearmotors and reducers.

September 30, 2000

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Printed films seal meat trays

Leak-proof films, featuring flexo-printed designs, seal both fresh chicken and frozen meat products for two companies at stores nationwide. Pilgrim’s Pride repositions its full line of fresh chicken and Carlson of Albert Lea debuts Crossroad Farms fully cooked frozen meats.

September 30, 2000

Tamper-evident machinery

Smuckers Magic Shake

Smucker’s® Magic Shake™ instant milkshake mix has a new trick up its sleeve. Using a custom flip-top PP closure and fluted PP bottle with mix packets inside, the package provides easy mixing and drinking of the beverage.

September 30, 2000

Closures

First pasterized, wide-mouth PET

A heat-set PET jar from Vlasic Foods Intl., Cherry Hill, NJ. is produced by Schmalbach-Lubeca. The jar is said to be the first commercial pasteurizable wide-mouth PET food jar.

September 30, 2000

Flexibles

Munching at market share

In the U.K.’s highly competitive children’s fromage frais market, Munch Bunch Squeezy Pot Shots use packaging to stand out among the hand-held offerings of these creamy, yogurt-like cultured milk products. Three 40-g (1.41-oz) varieties of the Pot Shots were sold in oval-shaped containers with turn-and-tear openings.

September 30, 2000

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

Controlled gas permeation

Apio's new 7-item line of 12-oz packages of fresh-cut vegetables incorporates the Intellipac™ patch to yield a 17-day shelf life. Tailored to the particular veggie mix, the patch optimizes oxygen ingress and carbon dioxide egress according to prevailing temperatures. Shipping is made iceless.

September 30, 2000

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Snap-packed power display

Eveready launched in July the newest category of super-premium batteries, Energizer e 2 in E-SNAP™. The consumer-focused, reclosable carded clamshell package is designed to stand out in retail stores nationwide.

September 30, 2000

Converting equipment

The softer side of Unilever

Just reaching store shelves nationwide is a redesigned package for 100-oz Whisk, All and Surf laundry detergent brands from Greenwich, CT-based Unilever.

September 30, 2000