Controls & Machine Components

Scientific Technologies Inc: Profiling scanners

ValuScan line of profiling scanners from Scientific Technologies (Fremont, CA) are now enhanced for more accurate detecting and measuring of products.

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Controls & Machine Components

Vestil Manufacturing Co.: Stretch-wrap machine

The Vestil Mfg. Co. (Angola, IN) has introduced the SWA-48 semi-automatic stretch wrap machine. With a powered carousel and manual stretch-film wrap mast, the powered rotation of the turntable stretch wraps the palletized packages.

October 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

B&H Labeling Systems: Roll-fed labeler

The Model 2600 roll-fed labeler from B&H (Ceres, CA) labels containers measuring 2" to 5" in dia and 6 oz to 3 L in volume at speeds to 500 cpm.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Wilkinson Industries, Inc: Cake container

Wilkinson Mfg. Co. (Fort Calhoun, NE) has re-engineered its OPS DisplayCake® line for maximum strength and application use. Recent material specification changes now provide stronger low-end temperature resistance.

October 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Transfers

Span Tech's (Glasgow, KY) 6-Roller Powered Transfer can handle square or round parts as small as 33.53mm (1.32") across. For safety and easy maintenance, the transfer's bridge pops out if a product jams or conveyor contamination occurs.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

T & S Equipment Co.: Drum gripper

T&S Equipment (Angola, IN) introduces the Drum Gripper, attachable to forklifts via a safety chain that's included. Once secured to the forklift, the Gripper's curved arms fit tightly under the drum rib, ready to lift either 30- or 55-gal steel drums weighing up to 1귔 lb.

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Controls & Machine Components

Spacing device

The All-Shapes Spacing Device, AGR Intl.'s (Butler, PA) latest addition to its line of container package spacing devices, is featured in a full-color brochure.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Brushless servo motors

The BSM50 is Baldor Electric's (Ft. Smith, AR) smallest servo motor. It measures only 2.1" sq and can provide up to 48 lb-in (5.4 Nm) of peak torque.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Chain washer

Span Tech's (Glasgow, KY) Clean-In-Place Chain Washer cleans plastic conveyor chains using high-powered water jets to wash and air jets to dry. The washer's stainless-steel housing is built around a section of the conveyor's return chain.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

REB, Inc: Filling system

REB's (Menomonie, WI) PLC-controlled IVS system uses air purge and vacuum to clean containers before filling with aqueous or viscous product. It handles volumes from less than 1 oz to 1 L with accuracies of ±0.5% of the fill weight.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Serac Inc: Angle-neck bottle filler

Serac's (Carol Stream, IL) rotary bottle filler fills angle-neck bottles, such as those used to package toilet-bowl cleaners and automotive fluids.

October 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Prime Equipment, Inc: Hf/f/s

Prime Equipment's (Spokane, WA) PV-8500 horizontal form/fill/seal system for reclosable zipper pouches runs at speeds up to 22 cycles/min and accommodates flexible, semi-rigid and rigid materials.

October 31, 1998

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

North American Automation: Buffer-feeder system

Rotzinger's Mold-to-Wrap confectionery handling system for misshapen molded products, such as chocolate candies, will be on display through North American Automation (Glen Ellyn, IL).

October 31, 1998