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.

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Soft-shoulder bottle

Fenton Weber & Jones (Tonawanda, NY) has added an 8-oz soft-shoulder oval bottle to its line. Made of PET, decorating options include hot stamping, p-s labeling or screen printing.

June 30, 1996

Filling/capping, dry

Auger filler

The All-Fill (Exton, PA) Model SV-400 auger filler provides accurate, repeatable filling of powders, granulates and liquids. It uses The Cerebus III control system, a brushless, direct-drive servo motor with motion control electronics to control the auger for precise filling.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Induction capsealer

Lepel's (Edgewood, NY) TR-2001 induction capsealer seals caps at line speeds to 300'/min. A range of sealing head sizes accommodates diverse cap configurations in sizes from 5 mm to 160 mm.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Bar code verification systems

Minnesota Automation (Crosby, MN) offers bar code verification and placer systems for pharmaceutical package inserts. Systems place inserts directly into packages or into bins.

June 30, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Live roller conveyor

AIS Container Handling (Dutton, MI) has released product information on the TS live roller conveyor that highlights its features and advantages. The economics, versatility and chain drive feature of the machine are highlighted.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Straight-wall containers

Designed for use in manufacturing applications for shipping, work-in-process and storage, two new sizes of straight-wall containers are now available from Buckhorn (Milford, OH).

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Cosmetic pump

Arrowpak's (Richmond Hill, NY) new Luxe Pump is suitable for a variety of cosmetics and personal care products such as creams and foundations. Made of SAN with a PS overcap, the screw-on pumps fit standard bottles with finishes of 18/415 and 24/410.

June 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Pallet alternatives

The Skid Feet system from Alternative Handling Products (Holland, MI) eliminates the need for heavy pallets in the shipping of light- to medium-weight products.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Hang tab applicator

The PFAS semi-automatic hang tab application system from Do-It (South Haven, MI) places p-s hang tabs onto packages at speeds to 60/min. Accepts rolls of hang tabs up to 16" in dia, with a maximum width of 4".

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Side-flange sealer

The SS-231 from Moen Industries (Santa Springs, CA) is a continuous-motion flange sealer designed to seal side-flange style containers at speeds to 50 cases/min.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

PET jars

Clearplass Containers (Penn Yan, NY) has introduced a line of PET jars available in 1/2-, 1-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 16-oz sizes. Heavy-wall PET jars are available in 2-, 4-, and 8-oz sizes.

May 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Motor protective device

Allen-Bradley (Milwaukee, WI) has developed the Smart Motor Manager (SMM(TM)), a new programmable motor protective device that incorporates configurable features and communications capabilities to control functions such as thermal overload, high overload/ stalling, ground fault, starting time monitoring and emergency start.

May 31, 1996