Packaging Technology: Page 582

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Thickness tester

Used in measuring thickness of plastic, glass and other nonconductive materials, the Hand Held Thickness Probe 2000 from AGR (Butler, PA) relies on capacitance thickness technology.

December 31, 2000

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Pharmaceutical filler with barrier isolator

Filling ½-mL to 500-mL vials or bottles at speeds to 600/min, Bosch-TL System’s (Minneapolis, MN) MAFS® aseptic filler for injectible medicines applies stoppers to containers inside a barrier isolator to ensure product sterility.

December 31, 2000

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Ink-jet coder doesn't horse around

English horse-feed manufacturer Dodson & Horrell of Kettering, Northants, needed a new method of coding information onto the sides of its feed bags—preferably one as sturdy as the horses consuming the feed.

December 31, 2000

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Antibiotech campaign launched

A coalition of activist groups seeking to halt the use of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in foods or, to at least require such foods to be labeled, announced in July that it had selected Campbell Soup Co., Camden, NJ, as the first of its six targets.

November 30, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Tri-Tronics Company: Tri-Tronics Company: Self-adjusting sensors

Smarteye® Pro photoelectric sensors from Tri-Tronics (Tampa, FL) are designed to eliminate guesswork on the part of the operator. After initial set up, the sensor can be adjusted by a single push of a button, either on the sensor or at a remote location.

November 30, 2000

Automation & Digital Transformation

VMIC: Single-board computer

The VMIVME-7740 single-board computer now has a processor speed of 850 MHz. The single-slot Pentium III processor-based computer for embedded Pc control applications is from VMIC (Huntsville, AL).

November 30, 2000

Automation & Digital Transformation

Mettler Toledo, Inc: Networking for scales

Mettler-Toledo (Columbus, OH) offers Ethernet technology for networking scales to allow single wiring, standard communications protocol and single network architecture to support all Ethernet-compatible devices.

November 30, 2000

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Silgan likes Rojek's end technology

Metalgrafica Rojek of Brazil has licensed Silgan Containers (Woodland Hills, CA) to produce and market in North America Rojek’s unique easy-open convenience end for metal cans or glass jars used for food, beverage or non-food applications.

November 30, 2000

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Quicken capitalizes on brand equity

In August, Mountain View, CA-based Intuit Inc. rolled out nationwide its line of Quicken® 2001 financial software products in a redesigned package.

November 30, 2000

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Still good the second time around

Two months ago, we mentioned in this space the ease of ordering sensors for packaging machinery from sensor maker Banner Engineering (Minneapolis, MN).

November 30, 2000

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Ban functional foods, says CSPI

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a Washington, DC-based consumer activist group, is calling on the FDA to halt the sale of dozens of functional foods it says contain ingredients not considered safe by the agency.

November 30, 2000

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Pouch sachet machine

Designed for packagers of liquid or dry products, the FVU 22/30 4-sided pouch sachet machine from Hassia (Morganville, NJ) can produce from 1 to 6 pouches/stroke, with nominal rates to 90 strokes/min, depending on product and film.

November 30, 2000