Conveying & accumulation

Keebler becomes a canister convert

When consumers showed how much they liked resealable composite canisters for Animal Crackers, Keebler responded by launching other products in that package format.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Total Control Products (Melrose Park, IL) has agreed to acquire Computer Dynamics (Greenville, SC), a maker of industrial computers and flat-panel monitors.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) has acquired Northern Magnetics (Santa Clarita, CA), a mfr. of linear motors.

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Popcorn bag

The Pop-Crock(TM) side-opening bag from Paper Cup & Container Design (Hartland, WI) provides grease-free access to microwavable popcorn. The opening is enlarged by the positioning of a burstable seam along the inside fold of a gusseted side of the bag.

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Video on load security

Unit Loading Concepts (Mukilteo, WA) has produced a video that shows how to prevent shipping damage. It illustrates how shippers can triple their normal unit load strength to reduce or eliminate damage.

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Crates and boxes

H. Arnold Wood Turning (Mamaroneck, NY) targets the gourmet food and gift industries with its new line of wood boxes and mini crates for packaging. They can be custom made to almost any size.

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Plastican, Inc: UN Packaging

Plastican (Leominster, MA) offers a list of UN specification packages for quick referral, and also phone assistance. The list includes types of contents (liquid or solid), volume (in gallons), cover style (pressed on or threaded), UN package code, specific gravity, tested pressure, and maximum weight (in kilograms).

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Lepel Corporation: Equipment rental

Designed to assist packagers during peak production times, Lepel (Waukesha, WI) is offering the rental of its cap sealing equipment. Equipment can be rented from one week to three months, or longer if required.

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Label swatchbook

A swatchbook from Champion (Stamford, CT) introduces customers to its label papers and features new product options such as Champion® Wet Strength.

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Holographic security papers

A line of holographic papers that can accommodate two- or three-dimensional security images is available from Van Leer (Franklin, MA). HoloSecure(TM) security papers are visible using light sources such as lasers, but they're invisible under normal lighting.

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CNC Containers Corp.: PET bottle line

A new line of bottles for edible oil products is available from CNC Containers (Tumwater, WA). The PET bottles have either a 28-mm or 38-mm neck finish and come in 24- and 48-oz sizes.

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Vertical f/f/s system

The Vertek from WeighPack Systems/Paxiom (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a vertical form/fill/seal system designed to package products weighing up to 25 lb into bags at speeds up to 60/min, depending on product.

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Handbook on paper processes

From AB Lorentzen & Wettre (Kista, Sweden) comes the L & W Handbook to provide tips on simple ways to reduce the costs of paper-making. Suggestions include on-line strength testing and monitoring the condition of felts to reduce unplanned stoppages.

March 31, 1998