Secondary Packaging

Bottom taper coddles fruit

This automated case taper has special gear that helps protect delicate fruit during distribution. It runs at a steady 54 boxes/min and can be forklifted from place to place.

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McKernan Packaging Clearing House: Product catalog

McKernan Packaging® (Reno, NV) has published a catalog describing packaging products and components available. For example, the detergent/soap packaging selection now features 43-mm, 20-oz HDPE containers.

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Weigh-Tronix, Inc: Inventory control software

Weigh-Tronix (Fairmont, MN) has developed Piece Weight Look-Up (PWLU) software that is said to provide accurate, updated inventory counts by linking a part number/piece weight database to as many as 32 networked Weigh-Tronix digital counting scales.

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Closures

Achievements

Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Waukegan, IL) has been awarded First Tier II Green status, the highest status level from Ford Motor Co., under the guidelines of Ford’s new Reliability and Maintainability program.

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Cartoning

Sanford counts on oriented bulk filling

Automatic system that replaces manual methods conveys and counts markers for oriented loading into bulk bins. As part of the same integrated system, markers can be cartoned and cased.

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Conveying & accumulation

Two-line strategy copes with growth

Two new lines at U.K. contract packager Axxis Intl. both rely on puck systems to handle personal care products. One line is tailored for long runs, the other for quick-change versatility. See in-plant video

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Microscan Systems: Bar code scanner literature

Microscan (Renton, WA) has published a brochure on its line of fixed mount, hands-free bar code readers. The MS-880 is an adaptable, multipurpose scanner designed for industrial automation.

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Pentalift Equipment: Bin tilter

Pentalift Equipment (Buffalo, NY) offers the Bin Tilter, a machine that can provide a 120?

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Baldor Electric Company: Digital motor controls

Digital Soft Start controls from Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) feature “auto setup” function for many applications and have the capability to adjust the output voltage to the motor to allow it to run more efficiently and save energy.

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Magnetic length measuring

Siko’s (Dexter, MI) magnetic length measuring system, model MLA, provides position feedback for industrial applications. Communicates to all types of control systems.

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Nordson Corporation: Replacement parts

The Trade Plus™ program from Nordson (Duluth, GA) provides customers with a way to replace worn components with new parts at discounts. No need to rebuild or repair the parts in-house.

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B2BPkg.com Inc: Packaging e-marketplace

B2BPkg.com (Naugatuck, CN) online marketplace will connect buyers with vendors, offering an aggregated catalog of vendors, real-time product availability, price quotes, sampling capability, and real-time order shipping status.

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Quark, Inc: Visualization software

Quark (Denver, CO) has released QuarkWrapture, a 3-D visualization software that accelerates the concept-to-market process for consumer product, graphic design, and packaging professionals.

May 31, 2001