Controls & Machine Components

CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: Applicator mounting stands

T and H base applicator mounting stands from CTM Integration (Salem, OH) feature carbon steel tubing and vertical upright construction of ¼” wall DOM steel tubing with internal assembly for ease of vertical height adjustment.

September 30, 2000

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1683

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Bottle pick-up heads

New line of bottle pick-up heads from Anver (Hudson, MA) use a compressed internal air bladder to grip the neck of a bottle safely and then release it using a vacuum.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: PLC control system

Designed for use in the liquid packaging industry, Elf Machinery’s (La Porte, IN) variable-speed, start/stop pump filler has an Allen-Bradley PLC control system from Rockwell Automation with an integrated touch-screen.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PIAB USA Inc: Suction cup fittings

PIAB Vacuum (Rockland, MA) has designed a series of multiconnection fittings for its line of suction cups between ¾” to 2” dia. Thread connection of the fitting for suction cup dia of ¾” to 1 ¼” is 10-32 and for dias from 1 ½” to 2” it’s 1/8” NPT.

September 30, 2000

Filling/capping, dry

Sterile vial filler

Designed for the production of injectables in sterile conditions, M.A.R.’s (Milan, Italy) M50 is said to fill 420 vials/min. To meet the special needs of sterile rooms, the unit’s mechanical parts are simple and easily maintained, reducing the number of machine panels that need to be opened.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA issues first Medication Guide

The FDA announced in late August that it had developed a Medication Guide for the prescription drug Lotronex, which is used in treatment for a form of irritable bowel syndrome.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wyoming meat labeling law unconstitutional

Retailers and wholesalers who sell imported meat in Wyoming are now required to label the meat “imported” and state its country of origin, thanks to recent amendments to Wyoming’s Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

September 30, 2000

Sustainable Packaging

GMA evaluates Massachusetts plan

The GMA strongly supports the Product Stewardship Initiative that will be a central component of Massachusetts’ source reduction strategy. Under this initiative, the state works cooperatively with product manufacturers to decrease the amount of product packaging and provide for more reuse opportunities.

September 30, 2000

Labels

Call for uniform food safety label system

The multiplicity of different warning labels on food packages and other consumer products is confusing to consumers and, in many cases, has led consumers to discount or disregard the warnings, according to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Time running out

The Clinton administration is running out of time to leave its imprint on federal policy. Continued partisanship and the current focus on the November elections make further legislation problematic, so in many cases the administration is using regulation and executive orders to achieve its goals.

September 30, 2000

Flexibles

International agreements

SIG Swiss Industrial Co. Holding Ltd. (Neuhausen Rhine Falls, Switzerland) has acquired Krupp Kunststofftechnik (Essen, Germany), renaming it SIG Plastics Div.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Domestic acquisitions, agreements

NPSG (Mt. Pleasant, SC) has acquired Interstate Packaging, Inc. (Albert Lea, MN) and General Corrugated Mfg. (New Orleans, LA).

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Relocations, expansions

Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. (Gordonsville, VA) has opened a new 54ꯠ sq’ facility in Beaver, WV. The $6 million satellite plant includes a new polyester film extrusion line that will add 16 million lb of film and sheet output.

September 30, 2000