Controls & Machine Components

Auto-Mate Technologies: Induction cap sealer

Auto-Mate Technologies (Riverhead, NY) has introduced Model AM-20 induction foil cap sealer. It eliminates water cooling to save power. Measuring only 29" W, the portable sealer is the smallest 2 Kw induction foil sealer in the industry, says the manufacturer.

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Controls & Machine Components

Tray Wrapper

Model 601-T continuous-motion tray wrap system from Kayat Eng. (Edgewater, FL) provides a smooth, continuous flow of shrinkwrapped products at speeds to 60 trays/ min.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Piston filler

ELF Machines (LaPorte, IN) will demonstrate a new piston filler designed specifically for medium- to high-viscosity products. It features heavy-duty, stainless steel construction.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

White paper

Horton Industrial Products (Minneapolis, MN) has published a white paper that details the results of tests conducted comparing Horton's Air Champ clutch/brake to a comparable electric clutch/brake.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Pressure filler

Cozzoli's (Plainfield, NJ) new Time/ Pressure filler (TPF) uses a touch-screen interface for quick operator set-up. Its software program uses product characteristics, manifold pressure and selected fill nozzles to determine proper fill time.

September 30, 1997

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Baldor Electric Company: Energy efficient motors

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) has introduced energy-efficient motors that comply with the Energy Policy Act (EPAct). Standard-E(TM) motors are said to run cooler and last longer.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Coding diverter

Travtec's patented Base Coding Diverter II from Certified Machinery (Lawrenceville, NJ) is specifically designed for use with ink-jet printers, labelers and verification equipment, where access to the base of a container is required while the container is being carried along a conveyor.

September 30, 1997

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Granular scale

WeighPack Systems (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has introduced the Multi-TRIX scale for powders and granulars. It reads in 1-g increments with combination capabilities to self-adjust its final dump in multi-dump situations.

September 30, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyor flow system

The Power Converge unit from Runway Enterprises (Frankfort, IL) gently oscillates containers as they move down a conveyor lane to reduce jamming and bridging.

September 30, 1997

Controls & machine components

Plastic clip system

The Plasti-Clip Line from Poly-Clip (Mundelein, IL) is a new system that uses USDA-approved plastic clips to close bagged or netted products. This makes easy metal detection possible and allows microwavability.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Chamber vacuum sealer

The Tach-It Packaging (S. Hackensack, NJ) Model VST 35 is a stainless steel chamber vacuum sealer with wash-down capabilities. This tabletop unit can vacuum, seal and trim the bag in a single step.

September 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rotary labeler

The Rotary p-s labeling system from CCL (Monrovia, CA) can be equipped with up to four stepper-drive labeling heads to dispense labels at speeds to 3꽤"/ min.

September 30, 1997

Filling/capping, dry

Desiccare, Inc: Oxygen scavenger

The O-Buster non-toxic, hygienic, odorless oxygen scavenger from Desiccare (Richland, MS) is designed to prevent mold and odor formation and oxidation.

September 30, 1997