Smartscan Inc: Safety curtain

Smartscan's (Southfield, MI) 5000 series "L"- and "T"-shaped safety curtains are designed for end-of-line packaging and palletizing applications.

Jun 30th, 1999
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The curtains incorporate on-board mute initiating systems for palletizing and conveyor-dependent applications. Because of two mute initiating sensors placed on the packaging line, packages and pallets can pass through the light curtain without stopping any machinery. The machinery will be stopped, however, if a person tries to pass through the light curtain.

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Smartscan Inc.
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Vital Proteins Collagen Options
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Chuck Adams
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Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals
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Beauty Series machine.
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Multivac ground-breaking ceremony.
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Cermex FlexiPack
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Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals
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Dr. Christian Heuer
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Pharmafill TC3 tablet/capsule counter.
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Down Bottle Reject System
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The MicrO2 blends and deaerates product upstream of Admiral’s bottle filler, reducing foaming and speeding the filling operation.
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coDrive technology
Adaptable Gripping Solution
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ComPack Series case packing system
Case Packing System
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Dave Mylrea
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Initiative Foods President John Ypma, left, and VP of Operations James Ypma proudly display their new custom plastic baby food cups while standing in front of new Navatta processing equipment painted with a phoenix to celebrate their business’s rebirth after the fire.
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TotalVision
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The new machine fills 45 3-L Bag-in-Box® containers per minute.
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