Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Belcor Industries Inc: Bag inserter

The BEL 451 semi-automatic bag inserter/case bottom taper from Belcor Industries (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada) uses a vacuum process that draws a bag liner into position when placed in a case by an operator.

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Motion Analysis Systems Div.,Eastman Kodak Co.: Motion control analyzers

The Motion Analysis Systems Div. of Eastman Kodak (San Diego, CA) introduced a new family of Kodak Motion Corder analyzers with an upgrade path from one model to the next.

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Shell Chemicals: Peel-seal compound

Shell Chemicals (Houston, TX) introduces WBS1100, a new developmental polybutylene compound designed for easy-open packaging formulations. Classified as a universal peel-seal system because of its ability to adhere to both olefinic and non-olefinic substrates, it can also be sealed to polymer substrates such as PET, PE and PP.

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Flexible packaging

Cloud Packaging Equipment: Pouching system

FlexWorks(TM) is a high-speed, continuous-motion pouching system from Cloud Corp. (Des Plaines, IL). It handles most heat-sealable laminates and coextru-sions, including biaxially oriented nylons, polyesters and structured PPs, foils, cellophanes and paper.

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REB, Inc: Filling system

Model ILS-A from REB Inc. (Menomonie, WI) is an automatic in-line fill-to-level filler ideal for cosmetics applications. It fills low- to medium-viscosity liquids into rigid containers using gravity or pressure.

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Banner Engineering Corp.: Safety catalog

Engineers and specifiers dealing with manufacturing safety issues may wish to peruse the 1997-98 catalog of Machine Safety Products from Banner Eng. (Minneapolis, MN).

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Baldor Electric Company: Motor brochure

Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) has released a color brochure describing its Baldor SmartMotor® family, which includes industrial AC motors with adjustable speed control electronics.

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Conveying & accumulation

Tray packer shrinks changeover time

Tray packing/shrink wrapping line for canned vegetables provides 55-tray/min speeds along with fast, no-tool changeover for Furman Foods.

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Secondary Packaging

Elsner Eng. Works: Rewinding/overwrapping line

Elsner Eng. Works (Hanover, PA) has redesigned its HS-800/OWH-800 rewinding and overwrapping production line. Designed for gift wrap, tissue, kraft paper and selected films, the rewinder can be used for core, coreless or sheet-stiffened rewinding.

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Integrated tag and label

An integrated tag and label that allows apparel makers to meet vendor requirements for hang tags and separate p-s labels marked with identical variable data is available from Avery Dennison Tag & Label Products (Philadelphia, PA).

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Colder Products Co.: Dispensing coupler

A universal dispensing coupler that enables powered dispensing systems to connect to most standard volume packs has been developed by Colder Products (St.

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Bottle inspector

AGR Intl.'s (Butler, PA) Blowmolder Vision Inspection System is a device that inspects plastic containers while they are inside a two-stage blow-molding system.

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Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Motor control cabinet

DeviceNet MCC is the first DeviceNet-compatible industrial-grade motor control center, says manufacturer Cutler-Hammer (Milwaukee, WI). It allows operators control from a single PC or PLC in conjunction with a man-machine interface.

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