Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1725

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

Sidel (La Havre, France) has acquired Norden Pac (Kalmar, Sweden).—Pinnacle Automation (St. Louis, MO) has been acquired by FKI plc (Loughborough, U.K.).—Amcor Twinpak North America (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has reached an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Stevens Flexible Packaging, Inc.

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Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. (Asheville, NC) has signed a letter of intent to purchase Westvaco Corp.’s (New York, NY) liquid packaging business.

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Secondary Packaging

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

UCB Films (Wigton, Cumbria, England) will invest $50 million throughout the next year to increase its production capacity for specialty coated films.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Partition inserter for P&G bottles

Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble’s recent decision to go nationwide with its 300-oz Press Tap container of liquid detergent (see PW, Feb. ‘99, p.8 or packworld.

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Flexible packaging

Pouch is part of a 'brand block'

In a major packaging initiative, Heinz launches a stand-up bag with a TransZip™ resealable closure as a replacement for lay-flat plastic bags for all Ore-Ida frozen french fries, hash browns and tater tots.

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Controls & Machine Components

FlexLink Systems, Inc: Automation components

FlexLink Systems (Bethlehem, PA) offers an automation components brochure showcasing the company’s range of aluminum framework, safety and containment enclosures, and linear drive components.

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Food processing brochure

From Rockwell Automation (Greenville, SC) comes a 6-page color brochure. Targets baking, brewing, confectionery, meat, snack and beverage applications.

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Controls & Machine Components

Pacific Bag, Inc: Kraft window bag

Pacific Bag (Bellevue, WA) has introduced a natural kraft window tin-tie bag. Available in ?-lb and 1-lb sizes, the bag has a PP liner that acts as the window material.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bagging system

Recommended for bagging tortillas of virtually any dia and stack height, the T-Pak 550 from O/K Intl. (Marlborough, MA) uses hot air, rather than a Teflon-coated band, to seal bags.

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Filling/capping, dry

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc: Auger filler

Spee-Dee’s (Sturtevant, WI) Servo 3500 auger filler is controlled by a commercial PC and operator interface, which means it is not dependent on expensive proprietary components and costs less than competitive products, according to the manufacturer.

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Flexible packaging

Circle Packaging Machinery Inc: Towelette pouch f/f/s

Circle Packaging Machinery’s (Green Bay, WI) V12BT6S wet wipe towelette f/f/s machine is capable of 500 pouches/min. The machine uses a servo/touch drive and control system, featuring all Allen-Bradley components, to increase speed and efficiency.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies: Vinegar bottles

Grafco (Hanover, MD) has introduced a line of 16- and 32-oz PET bottles specifically for vinegar. The injection/stretch blow-molded bottles are designed with a nitro-base for use with warm-fill nitrogen technology.

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