Controls & Machine Components

Intralox: Friction top belts

Intralox’s (New Orleans, LA) friction top belts combine the benefits of modular plastic with the “grip” of a rubber top surface. Series 900 is available with a flat or diamond-pattern top.

August 31, 2000

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1687

Controls & Machine Components

Enercon Industries Corp.: Induction cap sealing system

Super Seal Max™ Induction Cap Sealing System from Enercon Industries (Menomonee Falls, WI) incorporates the use of an extended sealing head to increase dwell time, thereby increasing sealing capabilities.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact Inc: I/O module

The Interbus Loop 2, from Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA), utilizes the power supply not only to power the I/O devices but also to transmit network signals to the devices.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Bodine Electric Company: AC inverters

Bare, basic and budget-friendly is how Bodine Electric (Chicago, IL) describes its new Pacesetter™ OEM Series AC inverters. The inverters allow machinery builders to add adjustable speed, dynamic braking and motor protection to their equipment.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Parker Hannifin Corporation: Pressure regulators

A new range of remote-controlled electronic pressure regulators are designed to accurately control pneumatic pressure by means of a signal from a closed-loop integrated electronic control system.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Automated Packaging Systems: Puncture-resistant bags

DuraClear™ 2000 Autobags, from Automated Packaging (Streetsboro, OH), are composed of specially engineered LLDPE. Puncture-resistant bags are said to be 46% stronger and 14% clearer than standard bags.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

SICK, Inc: Bar code scanner

The CLV 490 bar-code scanner from Sick (Bloomington, MN) reads codes at distances from 20” to 82.7”. Sick’s Modular Advanced Recognition Technology (SMART) allows it to recognize bar codes on labels that are tilted, damaged or partly hidden from view.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Mark-10 Corp.: Test stand

The model ES20 test stand from Mark-10 (Hicksville, NY) can be fitted with a spring or grippers for use in measuring force. Able to travel up to 9”. An operator increases pressure with a hand wheel, and a dial indicator and digital force gauge reveal the lbs/sq” being applied.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

James Alexander Corp.: Dispensing system

Injection-molded, single-use plastic dispensing system offers single-handed activation and application. Developed by James Alexander (Blairstown, NJ), the 1-piece molded PE or PP unit is filled through the bottom and crimped shut.

August 31, 2000

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

Packs sport Olympic mascots

In the spirit of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Melbourne, Australia-based Bonlac Foods introduced bags of portion-packed processed cheddar cheese sporting Aussie characters Syd, Millie and Olly playing Olympic sports.

August 31, 2000

Converting equipment

Colgate 2in1 gets hip with a flip

With the debut this month of Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Colgate® 2in1 Toothpaste and Mouthwash, consumers can obtain the benefits of both products in one portable, stand-up container.

August 31, 2000

Tamper-evident machinery

Hormel is first with salsa in PET

A 64-oz club-store-size container for Chi Chi's brand salsa is made of monolayer PET and can be filled at temperatures near 200°F. Special bottom enables container to withstand internal vacuum.

August 31, 2000

Flexibles

Sugar zips into stand-up pouches

Zipper resealable flexible packaging has moved into the sugar aisles in stand-up pouches in 1- and 2-lb sizes.

August 31, 2000