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Controls & Machine Components

Data acquisition and display

Rockwell Software (Milwaukee, WI) has introduced WINtelligent TREND(TM) version 3.0, a Windows NT(TM)-compatible data acquisition and graphical display package.

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Conveying & accumulation

Bulk bag hoppers

Hapman Conveyors (Kalamazoo, MI) has introduced a new series of bulk bag unloading/conveying hoppers. They are equipped with an adjustable iris valve to control material flow, an access door for opening or closing of bags and a low-level sensor to automatically stop the conveyor.

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Controls & Machine Components

Shipping program

Federal Express's (Memphis, TN) FedEx Ship(TM) is a Windows program developed for maintaining shipping information. Using a modem, the software links a user's computer directly to Federal Express.

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Controls & Machine Components

Labeling software

Map 80 (Wokingham, Berkshire, England) has introduced a new version of its PRISYM for Windows labeling software. This new version has a function called OLE2, that when used with a command file interpreter allows the software to accept commands from other computer systems and software to create a fully interactive program.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bar coding system

Imaging Technologies (Booth 865) will display its Marksman 4000 bar coding system. It includes a print head, which prints up to 250'/min, a controller and Windows®-based software.

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Controls & Machine Components

Horizontal cartoner

Tecnomeccanica's The Boxer Model HCM is a horizontal cartoner available from Inland Trade (Miami, FL). Fully-adjustable machine is designed for cartoning flow-wrapped products.

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Print and apply

Codewriter Industries (Booth 1520) will introduce its 5106PA print and apply system for high-speed in-line automated box and package labeling. Labels can be applied to sides or corners of packages with air-jet application.

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Controls & Machine Components

Automated distribution

Boss 2 is a new generation of automated distribution software from Buschman (Cincinnati, OH) that allows retail distribution centers to reach maximum productivity.

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Controls & Machine Components

Coffee can with valve device

Sonoco (Hartsville, SC) has developed a new composite canister that allows coffee beans hot off the grinder to be packaged. This innovative opening feature incorporates a one-way pressure-release valve that allows CO2 to escape, eliminating the need for standard vacuum packaging.

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Controls & Machine Components

UPC coding

Symbology (Minneapolis, MN) has introduced SKU Manager(TM), a desktop application designed for the assignment, administration and management of UPC numbers for medium to large product manufacturers.

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Controls & Machine Components

Strip form oxygen absorbers

FreshPax(TM) oxygen absorbing packets from Multiform Desiccants (Buffalo, NY) are now available in strip form. They are designed for use on the company's dispensing systems, which dispense single or mul-tiple pac-kets at speeds to 400/min.

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Shrink sealer

PDC's (S. Norwalk, CT) 40P-M Shrink sealer applies TE bands to a variety of containers at speeds to 100 bands/min. Though designed to run at more moderate line speeds, the machine has the same quality engineering as PDCs high-speed units, says the manufacturer.

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