Controls & Machine Components

Vestil Manufacturing Co.: Ergonomic products

Vestil Manufacturing (Angola, IN) has published a brochure on its full line of ergonomic products. Includes descriptions and photos of battery powered lifts, foot pump lifts, hydraulic elevating carts, manual carousels, gantry cranes, worker positioners and other equipment aimed at protecting employees from injuries.

January 31, 2001

Trends: Page 670

Controls & Machine Components

Tri-Seal, a Tekni-Plex Co.: Cap liners brochure

Tri-Seal (Blauvelt, NY) has released a 4-page brochure that compares the types of bottle cap liners and heat seals now offered by 5 leading suppliers.

January 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

Pack gains Annie's approval

Annie’s® Homegrown Inc. in September introduced Microwavable Single Servings Mac & Cheese Meals in a “dual pouch” that holds organically grown macaroni in one pouch and powdered cheese sauce in a second, smaller pouch.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Motoman Robotics: Programming software

Motoman (West Carrollton, OH) has developed offline programming software called MotoSim. Software is designed to increase uptime, simplify operation and improve productivity.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Galil Motion Control, Inc: Motion control

Galil Motion Control (Mountain View, CA) has released a 96-page motion control product catalog. Provides information on its 3 controller lines: the Optima, Econo, and Legacy Series.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

DT Industries: Line set-up service

To help implement a successful packaging line, DT Industries (Springfield, MO) offers a service called DT Engineering Services. The company has assisted in more than 100 installations within the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device, hardware, confectionery, consumer goods and food industries.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Enercon Industries Corp.: Validation program

Enercon (Menomonee Falls, WI) is offering a new service to its cap sealing customers to assist them in meeting their validation requirements. Well-suited for pharmaceutical packaging operations.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Flow wrapper guide

GEI Autowrappers (Norwich, England) has released data sheets describing its refurbished Autowrappers machines and systems. New features such as the “Soft-Jaws” feature are described on the double-sided sheet.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

FANUC Robotics: Tracking software

Fanuc Robotics (Rochester Hills, MI) has developed a visual line- tracking software called Vistrac. Software provides same functionality as Fanuc’s Visloc robotic vision system, but includes the hardware and software needed to locate and track loose or non-fixed moving parts.

January 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Krones, Inc: Filling/packing brochure

Krones (Franklin, WI) has released a brochure describing its foodstuff filling and packing capabilities. Brochure includes information on depalletizing, palletizing, filling, durability, labeling, packaging, safety and customer service.

January 31, 2001

Controls & machine components

Appointments, promotions

Crown Cork & Seal (Philadelphia, PA): John W. Consay, to replace retiree William J. Avery, CEO. —Multisorb Technologies, Inc. (Buffalo, NY): Mark E.

January 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

New double-bag system in Japan

An unusual double-bag system is being used for delivery of liquid for enteral nutrition in various Japanese hospitals. The system includes an aseptically filled inner Elopouch® bag, the kind often used for UHT milks.

January 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

'Cool' robot palletizes three-up

A robot at Schroeder Milk palletizes cases from three lines in up to three different configurations at a time using specialized tooling to handle cases, pallets or slipsheets. System replaces manual palletization.

January 31, 2001