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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Skin-packing machines

Interdibipack (Mazzo di Rho, Italy) will launch a new generation of skin-packing machines that feature a thermoforming system to produce polished vacuum forms for blister packaging.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Inspection equipment

AGR International (Butler, PA) will be demonstrating a blow-molder vision inspection system that inspects containers while they are inside a two-stage blow-molding system.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Curwood: Meat pouch

A new coextruded, heat-sealable pouch from Curwood (Oshkosh, WI) was developed to provide meat processors with improved puncture-resistant, high-barrier packaging for primals and sub-primals.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Champion Intl. Corp.: Cast-coated papers

Champion Intl. Corp. (Stamford, CT) introduces its new Kromekote® Swatchbook, a collection of its cast-coated papers. The Swatchbook also includes basic production tips on topics such as storage temperature, ink compatibility, web offset printing, embossing/debossing, and scoring, folding and slitting techniques.

August 31, 1998

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

PneumaticScaleAngelus: PC-controlled filler

Pneumatic Scale (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) has developed a line of high-speed rotary net-weigh filling machines. The PC-based system enables the user to create and edit product recipes or programs, observe real time and historical fill data, diagnose system problems, perform statistical analysis, and print reports.

August 31, 1998

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

KISS Packaging Systems a div. of the Frain Group: Volumetric pail filler

KISS Packaging System's (LaPorte, IN) stainless-steel semi-automatic positive- displacement filler accurately fills water-thin to high-viscosity products drip- free, says KISS.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Case conveyor brochure

Alvey Systems' (St. Louis, MO) new brochure highlights its case conveyor line used throughout the beverage, consumer goods manufacturing and retail distribution industries.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Opto 22: Electronic brochure

Opto 22 (Temecula, CA) announces the release of the latest issue of its OptoInfo CD, a CD-ROM-based electronic brochure that offers a variety of content in a multimedia environment with an easy-to-use, point-and-click interface.

August 31, 1998

Sustainability

Integrated manufacturing is the island way

Management at this start-up water marketer decides that the only way to assure bottle availability and top quality is to blow its own PET bottles in-line with its brand new filling line.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

PET spreads to mayonnaise

Manufacturers looking to stand out from the competition introduce mayonnaise in 32-oz PET bottles. They cite reduced breakage and lower freight costs as plastic's advantages, while cost and shelf life are competitive with glass.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Supplier news: International agreements

Romaco, Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) will become the only authorized distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hapa (Volktswil, Switzerland), a Romaco Group company.

August 31, 1998

Controls & machine components

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Rockwell Automation (Minneapolis, MN) and Cognex Corp. (Natick, MA) announced they have entered into a letter of intent to form a global relationship.

August 31, 1998