Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1729

Controls & Machine Components

Compumotor: Motion control catalog

Parker Hannifin’s Compumotor Div. (Rohnert Park, CA) has released “Motion Control Systems,” its new 248-page catalog filled with product and engineering information.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Thermo Solutions: Vacuum-insulated containers

Thermo Solutions™ (Minneapolis, MN) has introduced square vacuum-insulated panel (VIP) containers. The EverKool Express™ and the EverKool™ VIP allow frozen food to retain a sub-zero temperature for 36 hr at a consistent 85°F ambient room temperature.

December 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

QuickLabel Systems: Label applicator

An applicator that pushes, rather than pulls, p-s labels from their liners has been introduced by QuickLabel Systems (West Warwick, RI). The Columbia AT-2650’s “push-off” dispensing method decreases tears in p-s label liners that often cause production jams, according to the manufacturer.

December 31, 1999

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Vac-U-Max: Powder conveying system

Vac-U-Max (Belleville, NJ) introduces the Model PB pneumatic conveying system for dry powders. Through a 48”-L wand and vacuum hoses, product is vacuumed from drums into feeders equipped with a discharge spout positioned above either a primary package or a tank on a filling machine.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Zepf, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: Shrink bundler

Designed for the pharmaceutical industry, Zepf Technologies’ (Clearwater, FL) FA-27-DL shrink bundler wraps 300 bottles/min—full or empty, with double outserts—without disorienting the containers.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Strapping tool

Greiner’s (Essingen, Germany) Combi PP is a manual strapping tool in 3/8” to 5/8” PP strap widths. Offers easy operation, high mobility, reliable crimp with seal and high sealing strength.

December 31, 1999

Filling/capping, dry

Filler for thick materials

The FA Model filler from Optima Maschinenfabrik (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany) can be used for filling powdered and lumpy bulk material into rigid containers.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Rehrig Pacific Co.: Plastic tote

Rehrig Pacific (Los Angeles, CA) has introduced a reusable Bag-in-Box plastic tote for 5-gal or 2-L fountain syrup bags. The spout opening keeps the quick-connect device from protruding during transport, yet when centered, it becomes easily accessible.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Viskase Corporation: Barrier bag

SPP™ surface post pasteurization bags from Viskase (Chicago, IL) have been specifically designed for ready-to-eat meats that undergo thermal post packaging processing to reduce surface bacteria counts.

December 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Horizontal wrapper

The WE 150 horizontal wrapper from Sasib (DePere, WI) wraps products as large as 10”Wx5”H with PP or film laminations at speeds to 200 products/min. The machine features 3 sealing wheels, a modular infeed conveyor and independent controls for sealing temperature.

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Controls & Machine Components

Small palletizers

Top Tier’s (North Adams, MA) Tower model palletizer measures 36 sq’, while the End-of-Line model measures 60 sq’. Both models start at $50ꯠ, offer various configurations for infeed and outfeed, and have memory for 150 preprogrammed stacking patterns.

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Controls & Machine Components

Pharmaceutical labeler

Recommended for use in packaging pharmaceuticals, the VAL550 syringe labeler from Newman (Belle Mead, NJ) applies paper or plastic labels to glass and plastic syringes at speeds to 350/min.

December 31, 1999