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

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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

Controls & Machine Components

GSI Lumonics: GSI Lumonics: High-speed coder

The Xymark® BB2 from GSI Lumonics™ (Kanata, Ontario, Canada) is a high-speed, dot-matrix label coding system for the beverage industry. Capable of speeds to 3ꯠ characters/sec, it makes up to 80ꯠ labels/hr.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Garvey Corporation: Cross-feed system

Garvey’s (Blue Anchor, NJ) Universal Cross Feed System has the ability to feed lanes directly to downstream machines without going through any unnecessary lane shifts.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC meeting date set for Pack Expo Intl. 2000

The OMAC Motion for Packaging Working Group will meet at Pack Expo Intl. 2000 in Chicago for November 8, 2000 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

April 30, 2000

Converting equipment

A measure of success

Hydro Agri North America gains a foothold in the holding-tank treatment market, thanks to a redesigned package that includes built-in product measurement.

April 30, 2000

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sleeved bottles have character

As seen at the Food Marketing Institute show held May 7-9, Scooby-Doo!™ Belly Washers™ from In Zone Brands have closures and a look with a lot of kid-appealing character. The 12-oz bottle is topped by a 2 1/2’’-tall push/pull closure injection molded of high-density polyethylene in Scooby-Doo's likeness. PVC shrink sleeve is gravure-printed in eight colors. Pinched middle fits kids' hands.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Filamatic, a division of National Instrument LLC: CD-ROM documentation

National Instrument (Baltimore, MD) now offers documentation for all of its machines in a CD-ROM format to supplement the printed documentation. Includes operations manual, set-up instructions, component drawings, control logic code program, electrical specifications, schematics, maintenance and lubrication information.

April 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Bostik Inc: Bostik Inc: Coating resin

Bostik (Middleton, MA) has introduced Vitel® 2250, a high-molecular weight, linear saturated copolyester resin that can be used as a primer, barrier coating, overlacquer or heat-seal modifier.

April 30, 2000

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Hf/f/s system for blisters

Unprinted PET blisters are manufactured on Illig’s (Heilbronn, Germany) FS 35 hf/f/s machine. Product information can be printed on a paperboard card and placed in each package or the machine can be outfitted with printing equipment.

April 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label-Aire: P-s labeling system

The Model 6111 WA p-s labeling system from Label-Aire (Fullerton, CA) uses the Model 2111 air-blow labeling head for speeds to 1ꯠ”/min. Applies full- or partial-wrap labels to products such as pharmaceutical vials and vitamin containers.

April 30, 2000

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

European Packaging Machinery, Inc: Tf/f/s machine for food applications

Alfa Machine (Athens, Greece), represented in the U.S. by European Packaging Machinery (Tennent, NJ), has introduced a new tf/f/s machine for the food industry.

April 30, 2000