Controls & Machine Components

Hot plate tunnels

New hot plate tunnels from Great Lakes (Chicago, IL) are designed to control the location of seals on shrink-wrapped packages, causing seal seams to be pulled underneath or to the sides of the the package.

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Rotary vacuum single filer

Pi Manufacturing's (Sedona, AZ) Model 1060 Rotary Vacuum Single Filer can align small-diameter items like batteries, pens, lip balm, sample containers, etc., at speeds to 2ꯠ/min.

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Thermoplastics

A four-color brochure from Roechling Machined Plastics (Latrobe, PA) lists properties and benefits of a wide range of Polystone® thermoplastic materials.

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Parison controlling

The latest generation of parison control systems from Moog (East Aurora, NY), the Bloc 64 PRG enables the operator to "double" the profile control capability, from 64 to 128 points, to meet a job requiring more than 64 control points.

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Product damage reduction

"Pallets Move the World...With Your Help" is a 10-minute video from the Natl. Wooden Pallet and Container Assn. (Arlington, VA) designed to help pallet users reduce product damage due to improper material handling practices.

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Heat-transfer labels

New Clear ADvantage(TM) heat transfer labels from Avery Dennison, Decorating Technology Div., (Booth #1011) combine high-quality graphics with a "no-label" look to provide high point of purchase impact for high-volume applications in the food, beverage, and health and beauty aids markets.

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Wide web printer

The CL-608 wide web industrial printer from Labeljet (Ft. Worth, TX) prints labels and tags as small as 0.78" x 1.96" W to as large as 7" x 14".

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Color adjustment system

The CCI-2D automatic color adjustment system helps prevent paper waste in packaging and label printing. MAN Roland's (Westmont, IL) system permits X and Y axis density measurements.

July 31, 1995

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Collapsible bottle

E'Compact is an economical, collapsible, lightweight bottle from Filpac (Chestnut Hill, MA). It consists of a smooth PE bottle with lugs on the side that fit into slots on a paperboard sleeve.

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Container packer/unpacker

Campac is a new machine from Krones (Franklin, WI) that packs or unpacks bottles or other rigid containers of unique sizes and shapes. A cam-controlled motion ensures smooth handling to eliminate container damage.

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Tray unloading system

Literature is now available on Chase-Logeman's (Greensboro, NC) Model ATU-200 auto-matic tray un-loader. The system allows one operator to unload plas-tic, glass or metal containers at speeds to 300/min.

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Kraft for multiwall bags

Camden(TM) Premier kraft paper is a new high-performance multiwall grade from International Paper (Purchase, NY). It can be used as insulation backing, wrapping, cohesive coating and p-s tape applications.

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Applicators

Haumiller (Booth #1637) will display its new Model 3250 applicator system for efficient placing of spray tips, overcaps, reducer plugs, collars and other fitments.

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