Controls & Machine Components

Evergreen Packaging: Fillers for milk or juice

Two new fillers from Evergreen (Cedar Rapids, IA) package fresh refrigerated milk or juice at speeds to 3ꯠ gabletop cartons/hr. The GTL-1000 (shown) fills 250- to 1걶-mL (8.45- to 38.9-oz) cartons, while the GTN-1000 fills 125- to 500-mL (4.23- to 16.9-oz) cartons.

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Secondary Packaging

Orion Packaging Systems: AC-drives on stretch wrappers

Long-lasting AC motors are being integrated into Orion’s (Memphis, TN) line of automatic stretch wrappers. The AC variable frequency drives are more energy efficient and more versatile than DC motors, which have brushes that tend to wear out quickly.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CTC Parker Automation: Industry's first PCLC

MachineLogic™ PC Logic Controller (PCLC), from CTC Parker Automation (Milford, OH), combines PC-based open design with the reliability and cost-effectiveness of PLCs.

January 31, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

Self-manufacture of bottles brings savings

In-house blow molding of 500-mL PET bottles is expanding in a big way at Aberfoyle Springs. Two blow-molding machines are in, and a third is on the way.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Newcourt Financial’s Industrial Finance Group: Equipment financing

Newcourt Financial’s Industrial Finance Group (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) provides specialized packaging equipment financing ranging from $25ꯠ to $1 million for commercial and industrial equipment.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Augros: Makeup compact

Augros (Clark, NJ) has introduced its low-profile makeup compact. The SAN/ABS compact stands less than ?” tall and is actually a jar with a lid. Augros says shallow threads and a gasket that is sealed sonically to the compact without glue allow for an air-tight seal that will keep makeup fresh.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Health Care Products, LLC: Medical-device packaging

Phoenix Health Care Products (Milwaukee, WI) now offers a polyvinyl acetate system for sterilizable medical-device packaging. This heat-seal material is flexographically coated within the sealing zone, resulting in a clean opening and controlled fiber-evident peel.

December 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Supplier news: International agreements

IWKA AG (Karlsruhe, Germany) has taken over the packaging technology div. of Jagenberg AG (Düsseldorf, Germany). Concurrently, IWKA has sold its defense technology div.

December 31, 1999

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

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.

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

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