Controls & Machine Components

Pad printing ink

Marabu Tampastar TPR from Autoroll Machine (Middleton, MA) is a high-gloss, quick-drying one-part pad printing ink that is particularly resistant to chemicals and solvents.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bar code label printer

Tharo Systems (Brunswick, OH) has introduced the Orion point-of-use thermal-transfer bar code label printer. Well-suited for applications where space is limited, it has a footprint measuring 8" x 10.1".

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Case packer

Developed in response to demand for faster automatic case packing, the Direct Loader from SWF Dyna-Pak (Sanger, CA) packs flexible bags, trays and cartons into cases, with or without built-in dividers, at speeds to 200 bags/min.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

High-gloss HDPE

Richards Packaging (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) now supplies most of its stock HDPE bottles in a high-gloss material. This material has a surface gloss comparable to PVC and PET, says Richards, but with the cost advantages of HDPE.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Labeling brochure

Sonoco Engraph Label Group (Cold Spring, KY) has released a four-color brochure describing the company's capabilities in labeling for health care, pharmaceutical, consumer products, beverage, chemical and agricultural markets.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Folding carton board

Omni-Kote® is a three-ply folding carton board from Riverwood (Atlanta, GA) made of a clay-coated, unbleached paperboard. Two outer plies are made of 100% virgin fiber.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

C-R/senior-friendly vial

VH Technologies (New York, NY) has made improvements to the Virtual Hinge(TM), making it a foolproof system. An angled cam inside the attached lid pushes the marked cap forward as it opens, eliminating the chance of a user forgetting to advance it manually.

June 30, 1996

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Skin packaging and die-cutting

The EZ-Skin/Trim Combo from Zed Industries (Vandalia, OH) combines a skin packaging line with hydraulic die-cutting in one space-saving frame. The machine operates hydraulically and does not require an external air supply.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Dual-compartment containers

Kranson Industries (St. Louis, MO) has developed Milano Pharma Packaging, a line of dual-compartment systems for the precise mixing of two compounds in exact proportions, without spilling, contamination or consumer contact.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Reusable container

Designed to help meet environmental regulations on transporting, storage and disposal of powdered products, Matcon USA (Sewell, NJ) has developed the Matcontainer.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Printer/applicator

The 2600DMX printer/applicator from Labeljet (Ft. Worth, TX) is suited for high-volume labeling of cartons, unit packs or products on manufacturing lines, in warehouses or in distribution centers.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Specialty partitions

Sonoco Products Co.'s Partitions Div. (Hillside, IL) has released a four-page brochure introducing the company's complete line of specialty applications.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Cap tightener/re-torquer

The SureKap SK600 applies torque to manually placed trigger sprayers or finger pumps, or it can provide additional torque to caps with liners that have been induction sealed.

June 30, 1996