Controls & Machine Components

Bottle inspector

AGR Intl.'s (Butler, PA) Blowmolder Vision Inspection System is a device that inspects plastic containers while they are inside a two-stage blow-molding system.

July 31, 1998

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Controls & Machine Components

Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Motor control cabinet

DeviceNet MCC is the first DeviceNet-compatible industrial-grade motor control center, says manufacturer Cutler-Hammer (Milwaukee, WI). It allows operators control from a single PC or PLC in conjunction with a man-machine interface.

July 31, 1998

Filling/capping, dry

Eastman Chemical Company: Eastman Chemical Company: Cosmetics jars

Colt's (Daysville, Conn.) has expanded its packaging line with new cosmetics jars suitable for makeup, loose powders, creams, face treatments and bath and body products.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Cookson Plastic Molding Corp.: Plastic pallet

Cookson Plastic Molding (Philadelphia, PA) introduces The Boss(TM), a 40" x 48" rackable HDPE pallet. Structural foam molded and weighing about 57 lb, the pallet has an edge rack load capacity of 2꼀 lb and a dynamic load capacity of 5ꯠ lb.

July 31, 1998

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Windmoeller & Hoelscher: Multiwall liner inserter

A new PE liner bag inserting system from Windmoeller & Hoelscher (Lincoln, RI) is intended for use where paper sacks require plastic liners with good seal-strength characteristics.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Belt conveyor

Alvey Systems' (St. Louis, MO) rollerless conveyor for beverage applications uses a unique plastic belt capable of transporting trays of PET bottles up or down steep in-clines and declines without product slippage.

July 31, 1998

Filling/capping, dry

All-Fill Inc: All-Fill Inc: Auger filler

All-Fill's (Exton, PA) Servomotor Direct Drive Multi-Fill filling system provides fast, accurate multi-positioned dispensing of powders and viscous products.

July 31, 1998

Cartoning

Adhesives help Chelsea Milling stick to quality

Two hot melts and one cold-glue adhesive are instrumental in allowing this Michigan miller to package more than a million cartons every day. Bundling and tray packing have been upgraded, too, and ink-jet printing of corrugated shippers is a big improvement.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

General Magnaplate: Surface enhancement treatment brochure

A brochure describing improvement to parts made of titanium and titanium alloys by using Canadize® surface enhancement treatments is available from General Magnaplate (Linden, NJ).

June 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Topline Products Co. Inc: Mascara prototype

Now in prototype development is Topline Products' (Wayne, NJ) One-Step(TM) mascara package. The patent-pending package is expected to be available commercially late this year, for sale to mascara manufacturers.

June 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

George Gordon Assoc., Inc: George Gordon Assoc., Inc: Gaylord/pallet loading system

George Gordon Associates (Nashua, NH) has introduced the Layer Pack Model LP-2000 gaylord/pallet loading system. The LP-2000 is said to be unique because it uses a live matrix generating table to provide non-contact handling of highly decorated or odd-shaped items to be packed, yet is said to provide 50% more density than other packing methods.

June 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Intl. Assn. of Food Idustry Suppliers: IAFIS Year in Review

The Intl. Assn. of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS) (McLean, VA) recently released its Year in Review for 1997. The 16-page publication lists the organization's 1997 accomplishments and the methods through which these accomplishments were achieved.

June 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Trico Packaging: Container information

A new color brochure describes Tricor Packaging's (St. Louis, MO) capabilities, including custom container design and production, international and domestic sourcing, container material selection, and complete package development.

June 30, 1998