Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging slims down

Fluidmaster's recent redesign of the blister package it uses for its flush valves resulted in a blister pack that's 20% to 30% more compact than the previous package, according to the San Juan Capistrano, CA-based company.

November 30, 1999

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Controls & Machine Components

Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc: Peelable sealants

Allegro(TM) sealant formulations are multilayer coextrusions from Rollprint (Addison, IL). The sealants can be applied to a variety of base materials and are available in clear, blue and custom colors.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

EZ-Tek Industries Inc: Strapper

A longtime supplier of taping machinery, EZ-Tek (Deer Park, NY) now offers the EZ-Strapper. The semi-automatic Model EZS-200 has a heating mechanism that requires only about 15 sec to warm up and a motor that automatically shuts off between cycles.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Eriez Magnetics: Equipment handling

A 6-page color brochure from Eriez Magnetics (Erie, PA) showcases the company's comprehensive line of equipment for handling materials and protecting product purity throughout the packaging industry.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

All Packaging Machinery: All Packaging Machinery: Packaging system

All Packaging Machinery (Ronkonkoma, NY) is introducing an automatic bag opening, filling, sealing and shrink packaging system for printed or plain wicketed shrink bags and plain PE bags.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Operator interface software

The PanelMate Power Pro is the latest operator interface software available from Cutler-Hammer (Pittsburgh, PA). Compatible with the company's line of PanelMate products, the new software provides advanced Tag and Expression Management tools, allowing users to reuse applications and change brand of PLC and/or addresses when desired.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

ACMA/GD: Tray former/filler

The TF-1 display tray packager from ACMA/GD (Richmond, VA) forms and fills 30 trays/min. Fully automatic, the machine integrates with existing production lines to create variably sized trays for virtually any type of product.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Placon: Planning guide

Placon (Madison, WI) offers a 4-page planning guide to help brand packagers achieve a competitive advantage with a strategic packag-ing development process.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Zarpac Performance Index Inc: Zarpac Performance Index Inc: Benchmarking software

Performance Index (PI) On-Line V4.1 software is packaging line benchmarking and performance-improvement software by Zarpac (Oakville, Ontario, Canada).

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Equipment brochure

R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) offers an 8-page fold-out brochure detailing its packaging equipment capabilities. Each packaging system description is accompanied by photos, application examples and a diagram showing the machine's step-by-step operation.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

NSW Corp.: Industrial products video

NSW (Roanoke, VA) offers a free video that demonstrates its Poly-Net® protective plastic net sleeving and flat sheets. Video details protective net product benefits and uses in a wide range of applications.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Integrated Packaging Systems, Inc: Slat counter

No tools are needed to remove the few internal parts from Integrated Packaging's (Parsippany, NJ) Procount slat counter, making changeover and cleaning fast.

October 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Green Bay Packaging Inc: Holographic facestock

Green Bay Packaging (Green Bay, WI) has introduced Starcatcher, a clear facestock that contains polyester holographic flakes. The 2-mil Label-Lyte(TM) PP from Mobil provides high gloss, good clarity and withstands hot and cold temperatures.

October 31, 1999