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The Covington, Ky.-based xpedx division of International Paper Company and Triangle Package Machinery Company have joined hands to provide custom designed and fully integrated packaging lines. The alliance is intended […]

The article offers information on industrial equipment from different manufacturers which include the Flex Divider VX 731 laminators from Rheon USA, Sigma 2.0 laminator from Rademaker USA and the ASTec Laminating Line from Rondo AG.

TC Transcontinental Packaging's Richmond, British Columbia plant, Transcontinental Flexstar, has installed a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO), a high caliber pollution abatement system. The 50,000 standard cubic feet per minute Ship [...]

New proximity switch senses steel or aluminum cans at the same range without correction factors Cost: $83.00 New version of IMC 'Cube' proximately switch has a constant sensing range for [...]

New print-and-apply labeler reduces thermal transfer ribbon usage up to 50% The Less-Ribbon-Used Print and Apply (LRU P&A™) system prints labels on demand and affixes them to products, boxes and [...]

Line of laser coders marks up to 30 characters per second Footprint: 14 x 20 x 45 inches Line of Xymark multi-line dot matrix laser coders are high-speed, non-contact coders [...]

this month's market focus Space-saving spiral accumulator controls tree first-in/first-out operation for dairy products--without line pressure Answering a crucial product flow issue in the dairy industry, the new Dynac™ spiral [...]

CASE FORMERS FREE LIT Brochure describes case formers that feature patented pin-type case opening--without vacuum. Units are available to handle a range of case styles and sizes with a choice [...]

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. recently announced plans to relocate its Columbia, S.C., manufacturing operations within the same region. The new facility will include state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment that will reportedly allow [...]

The article features Falk Corp.'s configurable gear drive, Drive One, which was designed for mounting on and of the company's six housing faces. The drive can be used in horizontal, vertical, end-mount or ceiling mount positions. Right angle or parallel shaft arrangements, and solid or hollow output shafts allow for wide versatility. Nine sizes provide output torques from 50,000 to 850,000 ppi.

The article offers brief information on several equipment for the meat industry including HACCP Defender Low-Moisture, Automatic Boot Sanitizing Station from Boot Sanitizers Inc., the FS 510 Forming System from Handtmann Inc., and the Infrabaker Roller Cooker from Infrabaker International.

The article offers information on equipment overview on industrial dryers. Topics include comparison of industrial dryer manufacturers which shows the knowledge of equipment using by companies manufacture; overview of Process Heating's Equipment on Dryers which allows for dryer configuration or type and material processed; provides the listing of industrial dryers online, company website, and other product information.

The article evaluates several heat exchangers from different companies including Advanced Coil Technology LLC; Heatec Inc; and Heresite Protective Coatings LLC.

The article discusses skills and automation functionality needed to produce three-dimensional (3D) models for automated machine guidance. It is stated that one can build models by using numeric data reflecting the horizontal centerlines and baselines, the vertical alignments and vertical curves, superelevations and typical roadway. It is noted that model data can also be created from paper prints, images and PDF files.

The article examines the standardized pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) assembly technology and factors to consider in investing in PSA assembly equipment. A PSA is a type of adhesive tape that is tacky in dry form. A standardized platform offers significant advantages, such as having established operational criteria and quantified process costs. When choosing equipment for the PSA assembly, the platform should be flexible to handle different requirements and allow for simple changeovers.

The article focuses on the significance of modern coolers used by Purity Dairies Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Purity resorted to using trailers because of so much product with little space. The $11 million cooler expansion that will double more than the storage of the plant to 50,000 square feet and ease the flow of the more than 130 million dairy product units annually. The facility is expected to function in January 2008.

The article evaluates several plant equipment including the Sultan Dual Transducer Acoustic Wave series from Hawk Measurement Systems, the DXL Series Compact Scissor Lifts from Presto Lifts Inc., and the Chiller Tunnel XL-I from American Conveyor Corp.

The article features the "Green Cleaning for Dummies" publication from the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA). According to the article, the publication was written by Steve Ashkin and David Holly to provide important and practical information on selecting green chemicals, green equipment, green paper and other green cleaning tools and supplies.

Features the various packaging equipments and supplies for the food industry in the U.S. Benefits of the Flexo Fast Track converting program from Packaging By Design; Introduction of Colborne's new Paper Insertion; Service offering of Rollstock's fully automatic Vacuum Packaging Machine.

The article focuses on the efforts of labeler equipment manufacturers in developing labeling machinery for the food industry that can reduce or eliminate downtime. The labeling machinery has to be flexible, as machines are being required to perform either multiple labeling or integrating with other devices to mark and identify packages. Bizerba USA Inc.'s GLM-I high-speed plant series is designed for the weight-based labeling of up to 150 packs per minute. The labelers feature a quick-change belt system and easy-to-clean belts and conveyors. Another innovation within the labeling machinery sector has been the accuracy of the machines. Multivac Inc. has enhanced the programming of its labelers to enable more integrated communications with thermal transfer printers. INSET: New trends sticking in the label industry.

Presents equipment for the food industry. Douglas Machines Corp.'s equipment for washing and sanitation of food soils from barrels, drums and other reusable containers; Intralox belts for bakery applications; Meyer Machine's Simplex Bucket Elevators.

Features several industrial equipment. Availability of Col-Mets gas-fired Powder Cure Batch Ovens; Uses of the Defelsko PosiTest Pull-Off Adhesion Tester; Introduction of special-effect pigments for automotive coatings.

Presents several equipment in dairy product industry. Features of Royal Vendor Milk Merchandiser; Application of Daritek Full-Auto Milk Standardization system; Specification of Turnado infeed from Columbia Machine Inc.

Presents industrial equipment used for applying adhesives and sealants. Includes the MDA Scientific (R) Model SPM; Synergie 1000 from MTS Systems Corp.; Model 4600 drum handler from Drum Runner.

The article offers information about several equipments for the processed food industry including 901 AutoPrinter manufactured by Kwik Lok Corp. in Yakima, Washington, MLX100 Robot Gateway made by Yaskawa Motoman in Miamisburg, Ohio and AutoWeigher by WeighPack Systems Inc. in Montreal, Canada.

The article explains how process automation and controls using industrial Internet of things (IIOT) and cloud-based data allows to monitor drying operations and manage the process based on key performance indicators. It reports that smart sensors and integrated controls allow drying product to precise moisture levels without overdrying, helping processors to better control operating costs.

The article explores ways for improving performance of existing industrial ovens. Topics discussed include factors that affects the performance of ovens when used for industrial thermal processing ways to repairing, rebuilding and retrofitting industrial ovens; and cyclical and seasonal demands that draw attention to the production equipment.

The article features commercial products for the drywall construction industry including DamageGuard solutions from Temple-Inland, Convia Programmable Infrastructure from Convia and an adjustable spray texture nozzle from Homex Products Inc.

The article reviews several websites including Ashwoth Bros., located at www.ashworth.com, from Ashworth Bros. Inc., Beacon Inc., located at www.beaconmetals.com, from Beacon Inc., and Chef's Choice, located at www.chefschoice.com, from EdgeCraft Corp.

The article evaluates several products from Yokogawa Corp. of America including YTMX wireless temperature transmitter, the Smart DAQ+ paperless recorder and the UTAdvanced temperature controller.

Information on several heaters including Watt-Flex heaters from Dalton Electric Heating Co. Inc., the compact switchboard heater from Eichenauer Inc. and industrial immersion heaters from Wattco is presented.

Information on several industrial equipment including the 342APT-0035 and -0060 cordless screwdrivers from Deprag Inc., the pneumatic rotary actuators from Schunk Inc. and the JGD400S digital fluid dispenser from Jensen Global Inc. is presented.

The article describes how pasteurization technology may be able to help some food processors improve or upgrade current processing capabilities with use of heat-exchange technologies. It explores how Pasteurization methods such as high temperature, short time (HTST) and low temperature, long time (LTLT) have little or no impact on quality or taste.

The article evaluates several adhesives namely Aerosil Fumed Silicas, the SPEC-1 Slip/Peel Tester and NuSil Technology's adhesives and sealants.

The article offers information on the proper selection of gages for the manufacturing industry. It mentions factors that could be implemented by manufacturing firms to improve their gage processing which include utilization of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, commissioning of a new system, and investment in a specialized software package.

The article reports on the potential of collaborative robots to allow humans and machines to work side-by-side. Topics include the collaborative robot's safety mechanisms that enable its safe operation among humans on production lines, the advantages of collaborative robots over traditional robots including flexibility, lightweightness, and reprogrammable tasks, and the potential of collaborative robots as a key segment of the manufacturing automation market.

The article evaluates several medical device assembly products including the DEPRAG CleanFeed Concept from the DEPRAG Inc., the HyperCyl-EMA from the Aries Engineering Co. Inc., and the Multi-Axis Force/ Torque Sensor system from the ATI Industrial Automation.

The article offers information on various food technology products which includes EZ-SX texture analyzer from Shimadzu Scientific, french fry production lines from Ferguson and cascade refrigeration system from M&M Refrigeration.

The article offers information on various industrial ovens and equipment including the Gas-Fired Shelf Oven No. 918 from Grieve Corp., the Air-Operated Double-Diaphragm Pumps from Iwaki America, and the Customizable Smart Graphics Displays from Omega Engineering Inc.

The article evaluates several assembling machines including the CV-500 vision system from Keyence Corp., the Dispensejet systems from Asymtek and the SteelFace sensors from Balluff Inc.

The article evaluates several products for assembly plants including ESD-rated material handling workstations and flow racks from Creform Corp., the PL325 ball swivel work positioner from PivotLok Inc., and the UL1000 Fab Helium leak detector from Inficom.

The article discusses the processes in which the surveying teams of the Ministry of Water Resources of Iraq have been able to provide the country with a new geospatial reference system. One of the problems faced by the surveying teams, accordingly, is the breaking down of the surveying infrastructure in the country itself. The team, with Al Hassani as leader, however, has resorted the use of several equipment including global positioning systems and various application software.

The article presents questions and answers on inspection and testing of both material and packaging machine including how Testing Machines Inc. is involved in inspection and testing, how to test thickness/gauge of plastic packaging films, and the most popular to converters/ printers.

The article evaluates several slitting/rewinding machine equipments and supplies including rotating shaft system from Deacro Industries Ltd., roll envelopers from Catbridge Machinery, and automated positioning technology from Comexi.

The article evaluates dairy products factory equipment and supplies, including paperboard containers from PDC International Corp., the E3ZM-B retroreflective photoelectric sensor from Omron Electronics LLC, and polyvinylchloride (PVC) printed shrink sleeve from Ameri-Seal.

The article provides information on the four main types of radiation detection instruments which are used in industrial settings. These instruments, such as the personal radiation detectors, dosimeters, identifiers and survey meters, have strengths and weaknesses which depend on how and where they are used. The paper also discusses the suggested types and minimum amounts of equipment needed to successfully detect radioisotopes.