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Conveying & accumulation

New level of packaging technology reaches Jim Beam

Managers at Jim Beam's Clermont, KY, plant began with a filler/capper monoblock to build its modernized 1.75-L glass line for spirits. New techniques for inspection and conveying will enable line to handle future needs.

April 30, 1997

Contract Packaging

Rhapsody in blue

Rochester, NY-based Global Beverage's striking cobalt blue-tinted polyethylene terephthalate container is credited with firing up sales of its Bl Botol brand spring water since it debuted about 10 months ago.

April 30, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Cans are really shaping up at Coke

Hot on the heels of its curvy Coke can (see Packaging World, March '97, p. 8), Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. is shaking up the can industry again.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Laser marking sytems

The latest generation of the Xymark(TM) Sprint Series of low-cost laser marking systems has been introduced by Lumonics (Oxnard, CA). It reaches operating speeds of up to 2ꯠ characters/second and marks up to four lines of text or graphics.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

English/metric converter

Venmark (Wellesley, MA) introduced a pocket English/metric converter that converts numbers by sliding the scale, aligning the known quantity in either English or metric units, and reading the corresponding value.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Lid dropper

The Adjustable High-Speed Lid Dropper from Simplex (Hayward, CA) applies metal lids to cans at speeds to 160 lids/min. Its patent-pending series of adjustable arms allows changeover of lid sizes to be accomplished in minutes using a wrench to adjust guide rails.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Collapsible container

Ropak Materials Handling Group (Georgetown, KY) has introduced a reusable, collapsible container suitable for staging, transporting and distributing heavy, dense parts.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Bottle diverter

Bottling Development (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) has introduced a selectable lane diverter that can be custom designed to fit most existing equipment.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Stock motors and drives

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) presents its Stock Preferred Catalog 501 with pricing and general information on over 4400 stock motors and drives. Product categories include General Purpose Motors, Super E(TM), Premium Efficient Motors, DC Motors and Drives, etc.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Disk-based sales aid

Central Products (Menasha, WI) has developed the SalesBytes(TM) program, a series of disk-based sales aids. The software is designed to help customers' carton-sealing needs by providing fast, convenient product and sales information.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Source tag applicators

Label-Aire (Fullerton, CA) has developed a unique method of applying EAS tags to packages. Its low-profile applicating area and drop-down snorkels allow easy integration into most packaging lines.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Edge protector

IdentiBoard(TM) is Laminations' (Neenah, WI) new edge protector product. Each leg has a stripe of color that can be used to identify products on a pallet and streamline shipping and inventory.

March 31, 1997