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Custom cartoners accommodate new margarine

When Unilever was preparing to launch its new Becel pro.active margarine products in plastic tubs, the Rotterdam, Holland and London, England-based global food company wanted a cartoning system that could combine automatic infeeding of the margarine containers with information booklet insertion and sleeve cartoning, at speeds of at least 220 packs/min.

July 31, 2005

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Sidebar: Digital Design inkjet puts high-quality codes on rough surface amid dirt and dust

Think “cost of operation” in deciding on coding system.

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How healthy is your salary?

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Weber names new president, CEO

Dennis P. McGrath was named president and CEO of Weber Marking Systems.

June 30, 2005

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IP to transform its business portfolio and performance

International Paper will implement a three-part transformation plan that will improve returns, strengthen the balance sheet and return cash to shareowners, company says.

June 30, 2005

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Pepperl + Fuchs: AS-Interface analog modules

Pepperl+Fuchs offers its new Actuator Sensor Interface G4 analog modules, available with two OmA-20mA current outputs, two 4mA-20mA current inputs, two 0V-10V voltage outputs, or two 0V-10V voltage inputs.

June 30, 2005

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Kliklok-Woodman hires new sales account managers

Kliklok-Woodman hired Andrew Parlour and Michael Johns to its U.S. sales office.

June 30, 2005

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Pluggable connectors for I/O module wiring

The Wago-I/O-System from Wago Corp. has been expanded to offer pluggable connectors for I/O module wiring. This new series, designated the 753 Series, means customers can now pre-manufacture wiring harnesses using the 753 Series Connectors and simply plug them into the 753 Series I/O modules; a variety of both analog, digital, and special function modules are available.

June 30, 2005

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High-end screwdriver comes in distinctive metal pack

Germany-based Bosch Group has launched its new high-end IXO power screwdriver in a distinctive, custom metal package from Crown Speciality Packaging.

June 30, 2005

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Modifying SI

The Food Safety and Information Service and FDA issued a joint proposed rule to establish a set of general principles for evaluating whether to revise, eliminate, or create new standards of identity for food.

June 30, 2005

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New resource for calculating equipment performance

A recent licensing agreement may be of interest to the increasing number of packaging machinery OEMs and their customers who are looking for better ways to calculate equipment performance.

June 30, 2005