Controls & Machine Components

THK America, Inc: Linear servo actuator

THK America’s (Schaumburg, IL) LSA Sabre Series linear servo acutators feature a plug-n-play design. Set-up, from box to wired, takes less than 10 min.

September 30, 2000

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Controls & Machine Components

Schmalz Inc: Modular vacuum pumps

Type SMP modular vacuum pumps from Schmalz (Raleigh, NC) provide a complete integrated vacuum solution using optimized venturi nozzles (5 sizes), control solenoid valves for turning on/off the compressed air, solenoid valves for converting suction to blow-off, vacuum switches, safety check valves, filters, and silencers.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: Applicator mounting stands

T and H base applicator mounting stands from CTM Integration (Salem, OH) feature carbon steel tubing and vertical upright construction of ¼” wall DOM steel tubing with internal assembly for ease of vertical height adjustment.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Bottle pick-up heads

New line of bottle pick-up heads from Anver (Hudson, MA) use a compressed internal air bladder to grip the neck of a bottle safely and then release it using a vacuum.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: PLC control system

Designed for use in the liquid packaging industry, Elf Machinery’s (La Porte, IN) variable-speed, start/stop pump filler has an Allen-Bradley PLC control system from Rockwell Automation with an integrated touch-screen.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PIAB USA Inc: Suction cup fittings

PIAB Vacuum (Rockland, MA) has designed a series of multiconnection fittings for its line of suction cups between ¾” to 2” dia. Thread connection of the fitting for suction cup dia of ¾” to 1 ¼” is 10-32 and for dias from 1 ½” to 2” it’s 1/8” NPT.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Relocations, expansions

Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. (Gordonsville, VA) has opened a new 54ꯠ sq’ facility in Beaver, WV. The $6 million satellite plant includes a new polyester film extrusion line that will add 16 million lb of film and sheet output.

September 30, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

Crown Candy receives royal wrapper

Candy maker purchases new horizontal flow wrapper for wrapping large, coconut bon bons. The PC-controlled machine reduces changeover, increases line speeds and simplifies the packaging process.

September 30, 2000

Flexible packaging

Pouch machinery fills versatility needs

Hf/f/s pouch equipment reduces material waste and ups speed for California Redi-Date. The contract packager plans to employ a similar machine to add versatility.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Ocean Spray rides a new bus (sidebar)

Controls package illustrated

September 30, 2000

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Ocean Spray rides a new bus

On a new Craisins line at Ocean Spray, point-to-point wiring between machine devices and their master PLC has been replaced on some machines by an open fieldbus called AS-i. Installation time is slashed, while in-plant flexibility is maximized.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Solutions 2000: world's largest packaging conference

PACK EXPO International 2000 is not only the biggest U.S. packaging show, but this year it also boasts what it calls “the world’s largest conference:” Solutions 2000, planned for Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 6-8.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Associated Bag Co.: Packaging and shipping

A free 166-page catalog from Associated Bag (Milwaukee, WI) features hundreds of new packaging products and shipping supplies. Also included are numerous hard-to-find products.

August 31, 2000