Controls & Machine Components

Produce packaging system

The Vertipack paperboard packaging system from Riverwood (Atlanta, GA) uses multipacking concepts common in the beverage industry to create a produce packaging system that minimizes spoilage.

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Controls & Machine Components

Hot-stamp controller

The DSP Controller from United Silicone (Lancaster, NY) is now available as a standard feature on the company's Model US 10 one-ton Vertical Hot Stamping Machine.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Printer/applicator

The Model 2176 printer/applicator from Weber Marking (Arlington Heights, IL) combines a thermal/ thermal-transfer printer and an automatic label applicator for in-line use on long or short runs.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Label printer/applicator

The 2600 Series3 thermal transfer label printer and applicator from Labeljet (Fort Worth, TX) prints and applies labels at speeds to 10"/sec and up to 5" wide.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

High-resolution ink jet system

Marsh's (Belleville, IL) high-resolution ink-jet system is now capable of printing a variety of bar codes, including UPC-A, EAN-13, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 39 symbologies.

June 30, 1995

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Stepper-driven wipe-on labeler

Label-Aire's (Fullerton, CA) 2115ST is a microprocessor-controlled, stepper motor-driven, wipe-on labeler designed for extra long or thin film labels.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Universal wrap labeler

Labeling Systems (Mahwah, NJ) Model 4570 Universal Wrap Labeler is designed to apply a variety of wrap, two- or three-panel labels to different shaped containers.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Coreless linerless labels

Coreless LinerFree(TM) direct thermal linerless labels from Media Solutions (Longmeadow, MA) offer the benefits of liner-free labels with no waste. These labels increase the amount of label material on a roll, lower the cost of the product and aid in source reduction.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Hazardous materials

A series of questions and answers asked of experts in hazardous materials packaging is the focus of a new brochure from The Intl. Safe Transit Assn. (Chicago, IL).

June 30, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Slat lane divider

Krones (Franklin, WI) has introduced a slat lane dividing system designed to eliminate container breakage and jams associated with conventional multiple-gate dividing systems.

June 30, 1995

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Static dissipative film

American Mirrex (New Castle, DE) has introduced Mirrex 7002, a clear, static-dissipative vinyl film for use in thermoforming ESD trays, clamshells and blisters.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Easy-open tapes

Linear Products (Vancouver, WA) has introduced Open-Sesame®, an easy-open product display system for corrugated cases. Two Open-Sesame tapes are dispensed into the corrugated board during case-making.

June 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Micro inverter

The Series 10 from Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) is a compact, high-performance micro inverter for use in applications requiring variable or constant torque and constant horsepower.

May 31, 1995