Controls & Machine Components

Western Plastics: Printed pallet wrap

Western Plastics (Temecula, CA) has introduced printed pallet wrap for product identification and to deter tampering. Made of LLDPE, the wrap can be flexo-printed in up to 2 colors.

January 31, 2000

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Controls & Machine Components

Mafcote-Wabash Paper Coatings: Mafcote-Wabash Paper Coatings: PP tag

Mafcote-Wabash (Norwalk, CT) has introduced Typar Tag®. This 100% spunbonded, PP synthetic stock is said to be comparable to Tyvek® in strength and moisture resistance but is more economical.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Valu Guide, Div. of Valu Eng.: Spring-loaded brackets

Valu Guide® Div. of Valu Eng. (Irvine, CA) introduces a new version of its SpeedSet Bracket line for the conveying industry. These spring-loaded brackets provide fast, repeatable line changes to preset positions for up to 3 container sizes.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Clinton Packaging: Hexagon jar

Clinton Packaging’s (St. Louis, MO) 720-mL hexagon glass jar has an 82-mm twist-off finish. The jar is suitable for a variety of gourmet foods, candies and specialty items, as well as potpourri and candles.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

FlexLink Systems, Inc: Automation components

FlexLink Systems (Bethlehem, PA) offers an automation components brochure showcasing the company’s range of aluminum framework, safety and containment enclosures, and linear drive components.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Food processing brochure

From Rockwell Automation (Greenville, SC) comes a 6-page color brochure. Targets baking, brewing, confectionery, meat, snack and beverage applications.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Pacific Bag, Inc: Kraft window bag

Pacific Bag (Bellevue, WA) has introduced a natural kraft window tin-tie bag. Available in ?-lb and 1-lb sizes, the bag has a PP liner that acts as the window material.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Bagging system

Recommended for bagging tortillas of virtually any dia and stack height, the T-Pak 550 from O/K Intl. (Marlborough, MA) uses hot air, rather than a Teflon-coated band, to seal bags.

January 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Circle Packaging Machinery Inc: Towelette pouch f/f/s

Circle Packaging Machinery’s (Green Bay, WI) V12BT6S wet wipe towelette f/f/s machine is capable of 500 pouches/min. The machine uses a servo/touch drive and control system, featuring all Allen-Bradley components, to increase speed and efficiency.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies: Vinegar bottles

Grafco (Hanover, MD) has introduced a line of 16- and 32-oz PET bottles specifically for vinegar. The injection/stretch blow-molded bottles are designed with a nitro-base for use with warm-fill nitrogen technology.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CCL Container: Decorative tubes

Cosmetics, toiletries and other personal-care products packaged in a tube can now use the Optical Effects™ tubes from CCL Container (Swedesboro, NJ).

January 31, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Packaging Machines International: Shrink wrapper

Wrapping up to 60 trays/min, the CSI-TW shrink wrapper from PMI (Elk Grove Village, IL) accommodates 1- or 2-tiered trays of bottles or cans in continuous motion.

January 31, 2000

Secondary Packaging

Multipacker

The automatic S1100 adjustable pick-and-place multipacker from R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) uses grippers or vacuum cups to load jugs or bottles into trays or cases at speeds to 15 trays/min.

January 31, 2000