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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label-Aire: Pallet labeler

A dual-label, two-panel pallet labeler is now available from Label-Aire (Fullerton, CA). It's capable of applying two adjacent corner labels (measuring up to 3" W x 5.8" L) on the trailing corner of a moving pallet using only one applicator.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Alberta upgrades case handling and labeling

Maintaining maximum flexibility was a must as this Jim Beam subsidiary in Canada automated its palletizing operation. Cases now get bar codes, too.

August 31, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Print-and-apply units compute for Bay Networks (sidebar)

The software side of computer control

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Sweetening your medicine

A new auger filler/checkweighing system allows Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer to double its output and incorporate a new formulation onto its line.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Ball inspects becausePepsi expects quality

On-line machine vision system helps Ball's Chino, CA, plant deliver high volumes of PET bottles to Pepsi-Cola's California bottlers.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Monoblock propels Skyy into new markets

Filler/capper monoblock machine for miniature bottles of spirits enables Frank-Lin Distillers to permit customers like Skyy Spirits to enter the mini market on the West Coast.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Print-and-apply units compute for Bay Networks

Computer peripheral maker/distributor Bay Networks doubles throughput at its Sunnyvale, CA, distribution center with an automated print-and-apply labeling system and networked computer software systems.

August 31, 1997

Cartoning

Blister packer feeds three different tablets for Amway

Amway's Nutrilite Div. blister-packs three dissimilar, tough-to-feed vitamin tablets on one blister card. New equipment provides substantial savings over contract packaging.

August 31, 1997

Contract Packaging

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

A new contract packaging company called Quality Packaging Systems, Inc. (Colonial Heights, VA) has been formed and is located at 1701 Touchstone Rd., Colonial Heights, VA 23834; phone: 804/520-0600, fax: 804/520-0215.

August 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Tape dispenser

Series 2990 Noise Reducer Tape Dispenser from Sekisui TA (Garden Grove, CA) is ergonomically designed. Made of a lightweight combination of metal and plastic, it features a non-slip grip for durability.

July 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Product monitoring

MonitorMark(TM) Time and Temperature Indicators from 3M (Minneapolis, MN) monitor products with 79°F storage temperature thresholds and feature a high-contrast indicator that turns blue when exposed to rising temperatures.

July 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Extended line of bottles

The PET Packer line from Waddington IP Jaycare (Carlstadt, NJ) has expanded its family of bottle sizes. The new sizes are 250, 300, 400 and 500 cc, bringing the total to nine sizes, from 75 to 500 cc.

July 31, 1997