Controls & Machine Components

Plitek, Inc: Design brochure

Plitek's (Des Plaines, IL) new eight-page color brochure details the company's complete line of Pli-Tab® hang tabs and POP merchandisers.

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Labelmate USA: Label rewinder

The Mini-Cat-10 is a universal label rewinder from Labelmate (Henderson, NV). Bi-directional, it rewinds labels up to 41/2" W at speeds to 10"/sec and can handle rolls up to 8" in dia.

April 30, 1998

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X-Rite, Inc: Color measurement guide

X-Rite (Grandville, MI) has released "A Guide to Color Measurement and Quality Control." The guide provides a basic definition of color and explains how it's measured and interpreted as a precise "fingerprint" that becomes a numerical color representation.

April 30, 1998

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Contact coder

The Model CC100 contact coder from Matthews (Pittsburgh, PA) is designed for intermittent coding operations. The coder prints logos, product codes and text onto bottles, boxes, cans, jars and plastic bags at rates of 160 items/min.

April 30, 1998

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Imtec, Inc: TE security labels

Imtec (Bellows Falls, VT) introduces the Guardian series of TE printable polyester security labels. When removed, the word "void" remains.

April 30, 1998

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Sonics & Materials: Ultrasonic plastic welders

Sonics & Materials (Danbury, CT) has introduced two hand-held welders with high amplitude for faster welding of thermoplastics. Model H-201 is a 200- and model H-501 a 500-watt model.

April 30, 1998

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Rockwell Automation: Bar-code reader

Rockwell Automation/Allen- Bradley (Milwaukee, WI) has introduced a new 2-D Fixed-Mount PDF 417 bar-code reader that can scan and decode both linear (1-D) and PDF 417 2-D bar codes, providing end-users with more bar-code scanning options.

April 30, 1998

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American Packaging Corporation: Equipment leasing

Dedicated to the packaging marketplace, American Packaging Capital (Danville, CA) has designed a packaging equipment leasing program that provides an alternative to buying machinery.

April 30, 1998

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CCL Label, Inc: CCL Label, Inc: EAS labels

CCL Label (Itasca, IL) integrates Electronic Article Surveillance theft-detection devices into labels at the point of manufacture. Radio-frequency circuits are randomly placed behind the label and not visible to consumers.

April 30, 1998

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Wrap labelers

Quadrel's (Mentor, OH) TL5 semi-automatic tabletop wrap labeler is designed specifically to apply p-s labels to glass, plastic or metal cylindrical containers ranging from 2" to 6" dia.

April 30, 1998

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Label Systems: Label Systems: Wine labels

P-S labels from MPI Label Systems (Sebring, OH) can be applied to wet surfaces. Especially suited for short runs of specialty wine bottles of varying shapes.

April 30, 1998

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Pactiv: Protective foam

Pactiv Inc.-AVI's (Glens Falls, NY) Astro-Foam® is a heavy-density PE foam that's strong and resilient. Lightweight, the foam is resistant to moisture and most chemicals.

April 30, 1998

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Hot-stamp foil

Foilmark (Newburyport, MA) announces a new holographic and diffractive hot-stamp foil. It has a broad temperature-release range. That allows for application flexibility and is said to be less demanding on converting equipment.

April 30, 1998