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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.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CCL Container: Decorative tubes

Cosmetics, toiletries and other personal-care products packaged in a tube can now use the Optical Effects™ tubes from CCL Container (Swedesboro, NJ).

January 31, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Packaging Machines International: Shrink wrapper

Wrapping up to 60 trays/min, the CSI-TW shrink wrapper from PMI (Elk Grove Village, IL) accommodates 1- or 2-tiered trays of bottles or cans in continuous motion.

January 31, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

Ramsey: Flow sensor

The Granuflow DTR 131 flow sensor from Ramsey (Minneapolis, MN) monitors flow/no-flow of granular solids as they exit mixers, pipelines, ducts, reactors or air slides in production lines.

January 31, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Multipacker

The automatic S1100 adjustable pick-and-place multipacker from R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) uses grippers or vacuum cups to load jugs or bottles into trays or cases at speeds to 15 trays/min.

January 31, 2000

Flow wrapping

Klockner Hansel Tevopharm USA: Flow wrapper

The servo-driven Pack 200 horizontal flow wrapper from Klockner Hänsel Tevopharm (Sarasota, FL) uses cold- or heat-sealable film to wrap bakery and confectionery products at speeds to 350 packs/min.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Baldor Electric Company: Servo control

Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) introduces the Flex+ digital servo control, which includes 15 preset, repeatable moves—set up as incremental, absolute or a mix of the two, as well as a return-to-home position.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Evergreen Packaging: Fillers for milk or juice

Two new fillers from Evergreen (Cedar Rapids, IA) package fresh refrigerated milk or juice at speeds to 3ꯠ gabletop cartons/hr. The GTL-1000 (shown) fills 250- to 1걶-mL (8.45- to 38.9-oz) cartons, while the GTN-1000 fills 125- to 500-mL (4.23- to 16.9-oz) cartons.

January 31, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Orion Packaging Systems: AC-drives on stretch wrappers

Long-lasting AC motors are being integrated into Orion’s (Memphis, TN) line of automatic stretch wrappers. The AC variable frequency drives are more energy efficient and more versatile than DC motors, which have brushes that tend to wear out quickly.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CTC Parker Automation: Industry's first PCLC

MachineLogic™ PC Logic Controller (PCLC), from CTC Parker Automation (Milford, OH), combines PC-based open design with the reliability and cost-effectiveness of PLCs.

January 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

What's in a name?

Does “dried plums” sound more appealing than “prunes”?

January 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

USDA says OK to irradiation

In late December 1999, USDA issued its long-awaited rule permitting the irradiation of frozen or refrigerated raw meat and meat products to kill harmful microorganisms.

January 31, 2000