Controls & Machine Components

Plastic dispenser pump

Taplast (Povolaro, Italy) has developed an all plastic dispenser pump made of HDPE and PP. It uses plastic bellows instead of metal springs to provide 20% less operating pressure than conventional pumps, says the company.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bar-code scanner

The LS2100 is a bar-code scanner from Datalogic (Scotts Valley, CA) suitable for applications that require inexpensive fixed-position bar-code scanning of medium- and low-density codes in harsh environments.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Recycled chipboard

Royal Pad Products (Cincinnati, OH) has added Royal Pad Economy chipboard to its line of recycled paperboard products. It is a low-density board with a dry finish designed to be used as separator sheets, tie sheets, pallet caps, dunnage and in other packaging applications.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Screen print coatings

Two coatings from Cork Industries (Folcroft, PA) for use in screen printing are UV curable for high-gloss results. Cork-Kure CU 1065 has a 330-350 CPS viscosity and Cork-Kure CU-1066 has a 490-510 CPS viscosity.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Molded cradle structure

The High Lip Rollguard II(TM) Model L-RF-10-SL is a molded roll cradle from Great Northern Corp. (Appleton, WI) that's designed to protect rollstock during handling, storage and shipping.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Rectangular bottle

The London Rectangle from Berlin Packaging (Chicago, IL) is a 6.5-fl-oz glass bottle suited for gourmet food applications. Its wide mouth, with a 58/2030 or 58/400 finish, permits fast filling on the packaging line and easy spooning by consumers.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Capabilities brochure

Central Products (Menasha, WI) has released a new, six-page color brochure on its capabilities as a partner for distributors in the carton-sealing business.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Can seamer conversion

Angelus Sanitary Can Machine (Los Angeles, CA) has introduced a conversion package to give Model 60L can seamers advantages associated with gear-driven lower chucks.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

New motors

Baldor Electric's (Ft. Smith, AR) AC induction servo and spindle drive motors are designed for tough, industrial, adjustable-speed applications requiring high speeds and fast response.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Foam end caps

BASF (Wyandotte, MI) has introduced foam end caps made from the company's Neopolen®*P 1822B expanded PP beads. They employ a "living hinge," formed in-line of the same material, for a secure fit around the corners of the product.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Motor drive catalog

Full specifications for the SECO SL3000 Series of AC motor drives are included in a new catalog from Warner Electric (S. Beloit, IL). It lists service and operating conditions, basic adjustments and control keypad specifications.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Bar-code labels

A new line of specialty labels for warehouse and distribution centers has been introduced by Logmatix (Marietta, GA). The Retroflect label permits long-range scanning and is available in a variety of sizes and formats.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Cornerpost tray former

Moen Industries' (Santa Fe Springs, CA) new PF105-LT Lamo-Tray Former forms double laminated or triangular cornerpost trays at rates of up to 40 trays/ min.

April 30, 1997