Controls & Machine Components

Mardem Mfg. Co.: Mardem Mfg. Co.: Valve assemblies

Mardem Mfg. (Farmingdale, NJ) offers a low-maintenance replacement for worn Simplex(TM) fill heads. The valve assemblies are designed for quick installation into fillers, which can be rebuilt in less than a half hour with a standard ball valve kit.

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Packaging Aids Corporation: Bag-in-box sealer

With a vertical seal head that offers height adjustability, Packaging Aids' (San Rafael, CA) K-Series bag-in-box vacuum sealer accommodates a wide range of box sizes.

September 30, 1999

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc: Cup filler

The use of a servo motor on Spee-Dee's (Sturtevant, WI) newest volumetric cup filler means fewer wear parts and less downtime. Filling 120 cups/min with granular products, the compact machine easily integrates with form and seal equipment.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

High-speed laner

The Series C9000 air laner/accumulator from R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) uses pressurized air to gently move empty PET bottles with neck rings into as many as 18 lanes toward the accumulation station.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

ARC Systems, Inc: Brushless DC servo motors

ARC Systems (Hauppauge, NY) has developed a complete line of 2-wire brushless DC servo motors that are drop-in replacements for conventional brush-type DC motors.

September 30, 1999

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Promo labeler

The InFlex Labeler(TM) from EPI Labelers (New Freedom, PA) applies p-s promotional labels to the inside of a package. Suitable for sweepstakes, coupons and game pieces.

September 30, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Carleton Inc: Quick-change feedscrews

Carleton Helical Technologies (New Britain, PA) has introduced a new system for the rapid replacement and positioning of feedscrews. The system, which features digital horizontal adjustment and indexable height adjustment, allows feedscrews to be replaced and positioned in minutes with no tools and by an operator rather than a line mechanic.

September 30, 1999

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Accu-Pak, Inc: Vf/f/s system

Accu-Pak's (Carrollton, TX) Apollo 2000 vf/f/s system has an Allen-Bradley PLC-based controller, and its film advance mechanisms and sealing jaw are servo-driven.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Nyden Corporation: Stepper motor drive

The PSU50-133 5-Phase Stepper Motor Drive from Nyden Corp. (San Jose, CA) is suitable for OEM applications such as robotics, pick-and-place, x-y stages, medical equipment and semiconductor manufacturing.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: USDA-approved AC motor

Rockwell Automation-Dodge/Reliance (Greenville, SC) is extending its Reliance Electric® line with the Easy Clean(TM) AC motor. Suitable for the food industry, the Easy Clean offers zinc chromate-plated hardware that provides corrosion protection and USDA-approved white, epoxy paint finish.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

lpha gear drives, Inc: Planetary gear reducer

Alpha Gear Drives (Elk Grove Village, IL) offers a "Micro" version of its TP low-backlash planetary gear reducer. Measuring 3.4"Wx2.8"L, the Micro features a minimum backlash of less than 1 arc min.

September 30, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

Infinity Packaging Systems: Positive displacement filling

A new line of servo motor-controlled in-line positive displacement filling machines is available from Infinity Packaging Systems (Bloomington, IN). The Servo-Fill(TM) systems provide high fill accuracy, low energy consumption, low noise level and low maintenance, says the company.

September 30, 1999

Controls & machine components

Packagers beware: few controls guarantees

Most manufacturers of controls use their Web sites to communicate about their products and Y2K policies. Some feel undeserved blame for problems; others acknowledge product shortcomings.

September 30, 1999