Flexibles

Flexo press colors future for Friedman Bag

California film and bag maker/converter invests in its future with an eight-color central impression flexo press that expands its opportunities. Press helps Friedman Bag retain the business of Pillsbury spinoff Potandon Produce.

May 31, 2000

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New technology spurs Cremora launch in PET

An injection-molder occupies minimal floor space yet maximizes preform output, while a first-of-its-kind blow molder orients preforms in the mold.

May 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Amboy breaks new ground in smaller aseptic pouches

F/f/s machine enlarges Amboy Specialty Foods’ reach to pouches as small as 3 oz. Products represent the most viscous application of the supplier’s technology in the world.

May 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Fischer & Krecke, Inc: Informative video

Fischer & Krecke (Fairfield, NJ) offers a new video called “Flexographic Printing in the Folding Carton Industry.” The video is available free of charge to qualified customers.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

API : Foil stamping guide

API Foils (Lawrence, KS) has introduced its Technical Guide to Quality Foil Stamping and Embossing, a 45-page comprehensive resource guide for foil stampers.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

MRM/Elgin Corp.: Rotary piston filler

A new color brochure is available from MRM/Elgin featuring the Model RPF Rotary Piston Filler. Brochure focuses on machine’s reliability and flexibility.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

StrandWare, Inc: Software upgrades

A new program from StrandWare (Eau Claire, WI) provides free upgrades for users of 2 of the company’s software packages. Under the “Upgrade 2000” program, users of BackTrack™ (version 4.0 or higher) and Label Matrix® (version 4.6 or higher) can download the latest versions of the programs free of charge from the StrandWare Web site until June 1, 2000.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Consolidated Label: PU mesh bag labels

Consolidated Label (Longwood, FL) has introduced labels that can be heat-bonded to PU mesh bags used for potatoes, citrus and other vegetables and fruits.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Sentinel Polyolefins: Blown foam plank

SenFlex™-H from Sentinel Polyolefins (Hyannis, MA) is a blown foam available in continuous rolls or planks. Made of Dow’s Index® Interpolymers, a copolymerization of ethylene and styrene, the foam is said to exhibit superior shock attenuation characteristics and compression set properties 2/3 less than physically blown PE foams.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PSI: PSI: PSI: Aluminum safety end

Automated Container (Toledo, OH) has introduced the 300 Doublesafe® aluminum safety end. Able to withstand pressure up to 15 psi, the end has folds of metal on both the center panel and the rim to protect the user from cuts.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Moore Counting Systems: Counter

Moore’s (Wyndmoor, PA) microprocessor-controlled SpeedCount™ system counts pieces as large as 4 sq” and programs itself when a new piece is introduced.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: CD-ROM catalog

Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) has introduced a CD-ROM reference tool that provides information on Allen-Bradley and Rockwell products. Combines thousands of pages of paper catalogs into a single format.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Automation: Software brochure

An 8-page brochure from GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, VA) uses detailed diagrams to describe Cimplicity® automation software’s integration capabilities.

April 30, 2000