Controls & Machine Components

Strapping tensioner

The Model MUL-4 combination sealless steel strapping tensioner from Teknika USA (Cupertino, CA) interlocks and cuts straps at any tension. Uses standard grade steel straps in widths from 5/8" to 3/4" in thicknesses to .020" to .023".

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Controls & Machine Components

Heavy-wall PET jars

Nadel Industries (Port Chester, NY) has introduced a complete line of heavy-wall PET jars in sizes ranging from 5 mL to 3 oz. Available in clear, transparent, opaque, or frosted colors.

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Controls & Machine Components

Robotic part handling

Mitchell's (Elkhart, IN) Model 215 part trimmer trims and deflashes plastic, rubber and other materials in cycle times as little as 4 seconds.

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Controls & Machine Components

Blow mold tooling

Quantum Chemical (Cincinnati, OH) has developed an improved ovalized tooling design for HDPE extrusion blow molding machines that have 2 3/4" and 2 7/8" dia extrusion dies.

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Controls & Machine Components

Proximity laser scanner

PLS Proximity Laser Scanner from Sick Optic-Electronic (Eden Prairie, WI) is said to be the first programmable scanner for stationary and mobile, as well as safety and area scanning applications.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

P-s labeler

New Auto-Colt II® automatic pressure-sensitive labeling machine from New Jersey Machine (Booth #601) for the pharmaceutical and food industries applies labels to containers ranging in size from 1-oz to 1-gal at speeds to 200 labels/min with stepper drive.

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Mainframe p-s labeler

Quadrel's (Eastlake, OH) Baseline® heavy duty mainframe p-s labeling system with overhead swing-boom electronics can handle front/back and wrap labeling at speeds to 400 products/ min.

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Vision system

The RTV Model 205 Real Time vision system from CIS (Lakewood, NJ) is a low-cost system for monitoring a variety of production functions, including fill level, food distribution and cap and band presence.

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Controls & Machine Components

Food processor directory

The second edition of its directory on the food processing industry in Poland is now available from the Food Industries International Food Council (Alexandria, VA).

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Controls & Machine Components

Clear PET cylinders

W. Braun (Chicago, IL) has introduced the 12-oz Walden container. Made of oriented PET, it has the clarity of glass combined with the malleability of plastic.

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Controls & Machine Components

Tensiometer system

The Pressductor Radial Tensiometer System (PRT), from ABB Industrial Systems' Weighing & Force Measurement Div. (Brewster, NY), incorporates a radial load cell that makes it resilient to vibration, overloads, shockloads and electrical interference in monitoring light to moderate web tensions in continuous-web operations.

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Bag machine

The Model 2030 30" wicketing bag machine from Rapidac Machine (Rochester, NY) uses a programmable servo drive system and vacuum web tension control designed for operational ease.

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P-s heat sealing tape

The R23 Series of high-performance Teflon® p-s heat seal tape from Fluorglas Products Div. of AlliedSignal (Hoosick Falls, NY) is for portion packaging of liquid products including food, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

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