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Case liner

OK 220 case liner, available from O/K Intl. (Marlboro, MA), is designed to automatically line erected shipping cases with a flexible film bag. The neck of the bag is cuffed over the edges, ready for filling.

September 30, 2000

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Appointments, promotions

SeaquistPerfect Dispensing (Cary, IL): Patrick F. Doherty, president.

September 30, 2000

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For e-commerce, size does matter

People may not be rushing to buy $50ꯠ packaging machines online, but $50 sensors are quite another thing. It’s only a matter of time before every sensor maker begins selling its products online.

September 30, 2000

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Supplier partnerships encouraged in purchasing (sidebar)

Partner in name only?

September 30, 2000

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Training combined with incentives (sidebar)

Training courses defined

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Packagers eager for more training (sidebar)

Profiling the respondents

September 30, 2000

Automation & Digital Transformation

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group: Virtual marketplace

Barry-Wehmiller (St. Louis, MO) has designed a Web site specifically for packaging professionals. The site (www.barry-wehmiller.com) facilitates sales transactions as a 2-way network among buyers and sellers of packaging machinery.

August 31, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Hyde Park Electronics: Ultrasonic sensors

Able to withstand severe, corrosive-type environments are the new 30-mm Superprox® Model SM906A-7-STS series ultrasonic analog sensors. From Hyde Park Electronics (Dayton, OH), the sensors combine a stainless-steel-faced transducer with stainless-steel housing.

August 31, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Wenglor sensors ltd.: Registration mark sensor

Reflex sensor detects printed markings of any desired color, including any color combination such as white markings on a yellow surface. Small scanning spot of 2x2 ½mm is adapted to the shape of the printed marking, which allows for fast, reliable detection.

August 31, 2000

Automation & Digital Transformation

GE Cisco Industrial Networks: Networking services

GE Cisco Industrial Networks announces a full range of industrial networking services to support factory-to-enterprise communication. The company assists users in all phases of network development—from troubleshooting to installation, integration and remote management—to help them achieve plant and enterprise e-commerce goals.

August 31, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Banner Engineering Corp.: Photoelectric sensor

Banner’s (Minneapolis, MN) World-Beam™ photoelectric sensor is contained in a small house measuring 33 mm x 15 mm x 31 mm (1.38”x0.59”x1.22”). Because of its single housing style, the unit fits almost all mounting requirements.

August 31, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Balluff: Balluff: Sensor brochure

Balluff (Florence, KY) offers a 24-page brochure on its MiniPro optical sensor. Machine combines a dualmount form factor with 1200 psi/140?F washdown capability for color mark or presence detection applications for the packaging and metalwork industries.

August 31, 2000

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Creating a visual voice

When exuberant motivational speaker Zig Ziglar introduced Zinera, a new line of upscale nutrition supplements, he wanted packaging that echoed the energy, integrity and inspiration that is Zig Ziglar.

August 31, 2000