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Controls & Machine Components

Lepel Corporation: Equipment rental

Designed to assist packagers during peak production times, Lepel (Waukesha, WI) is offering the rental of its cap sealing equipment. Equipment can be rented from one week to three months, or longer if required.

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Controls & Machine Components

Label swatchbook

A swatchbook from Champion (Stamford, CT) introduces customers to its label papers and features new product options such as Champion® Wet Strength.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Holographic security papers

A line of holographic papers that can accommodate two- or three-dimensional security images is available from Van Leer (Franklin, MA). HoloSecure(TM) security papers are visible using light sources such as lasers, but they're invisible under normal lighting.

March 31, 1998

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CNC Containers Corp.: PET bottle line

A new line of bottles for edible oil products is available from CNC Containers (Tumwater, WA). The PET bottles have either a 28-mm or 38-mm neck finish and come in 24- and 48-oz sizes.

March 31, 1998

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Vertical f/f/s system

The Vertek from WeighPack Systems/Paxiom (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a vertical form/fill/seal system designed to package products weighing up to 25 lb into bags at speeds up to 60/min, depending on product.

March 31, 1998

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Handbook on paper processes

From AB Lorentzen & Wettre (Kista, Sweden) comes the L & W Handbook to provide tips on simple ways to reduce the costs of paper-making. Suggestions include on-line strength testing and monitoring the condition of felts to reduce unplanned stoppages.

March 31, 1998

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Accumulation table

Certified Machinery's (Lawrenceville, NJ) stainless steel accumulation table is driven by a Baldor Direct Drive 1/3 HP motor and variable speed controller.

March 31, 1998

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CD/cassette labeler

Labeling Systems' (Oakland, NJ) new CD/cassette labeler applies p-s labels to CD jewel boxes or cassette cases at speeds to 100/min. It incorporates an air cylinder tamp-type applicator for positive control.

March 31, 1998

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Permanent Label Corp.: Permanent Label Corp.: Peelable labels

Pharmagraphics, LLC (Greensboro, NC) has introduced its line of Pick-n-Place labels to track and verify bar-code information for the pharmaceutical and health care markets.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

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

National Instrument Co. (Baltimore, MD) is offering electronic documentation to assist in line validation efforts. In a CD-ROM format, it allows users of Filamatic® and Capamatic® machinery access to a complete operators manual, a PLC code program listing, and an operation description and function sequence with full motion video and sound.

March 31, 1998

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Bar-code labels

Sigmax Intl. (New York, NY) has introduced a line of patented bar-code labels called Ceralabel for product identification and factory automation. The labels, featuring ceramic ink printed onto a ceramic substrate, are said to withstand harsh chemicals and semiconductor production and heat-treatment processes up to 2긆oF.

March 31, 1998

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ISO booklet

Environmental professional Suzan L. Jackson provides basic information about the ISO 14000 series in "ISO 14000: The Answers to Your Questions." The booklet, available from Excel Partnerships, Inc.

March 31, 1998