Packaging Technology: Page 802

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Menasha Corp. (Neenah, WI) has acquired WolPac, Inc. (Madison Heights, MI).

May 31, 1996

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Thermally conductive silicone rubber

Stockwell Rubber (Philadelphia, PA) now offers four thermally conductive silicone rubber compounds that can be molded or die-cut to create heat-transfer pads for the heat-sealing of small containers.

May 31, 1996

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Ink-jet printhead

The Eight-Shooter is a high-frequency printhead from Imaging Technologies (Cookeville, TN) that can print characters, bar codes and graphics directly onto corrugated containers at speeds to 250/min at 154 dpi resolution.

May 31, 1996

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Printed tape options

With the introduction of new Trap-Print(TM) tape, Tara Tape (Fairless Hills, PA) has begun offering three printing options for its printed tapes: in-line, surface, and Trap-Print printing, where print is applied to the back of the tape, before it's coated with adhesive.

May 31, 1996

Plant Operations & Equipment

Photoelectric sensors

SICK Optic-Electronic's (Eden Prairie, MN) W.250 line of photoelectric sensors is suited for a range of applications including presence/absence detection and fill-height monitoring in a bin.

May 31, 1996

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Machine interface

New software package from Watlow Electric (St. Louis, MO) runs on a desktop PC to provide operator interface functions for a variety of packaging machines.

May 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9002 registration: International Paper's (Purchase, NY) Kaukauna, WI, integrated paper mill and converting plant; Jefferson Smurfit Corp.'s (St.

May 31, 1996

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Supplier news: International agreements

Smurfit Pallet Systems, a div. of Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (St. Louis, MO), has granted a manufacturing license for Payload(TM) corrugated pallets to Japan-based Ohmura Paper Co., through Japan-based corrugated container manufacturer Nissho Iwai Corp.

May 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Riverwood Intl. Corp. (Atlanta, GA) has opened a $30 million carton converting plant in Perry, GA.

May 31, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Two technologically innovative companies have been formed to serve the bio-pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device industries: Advanced Aseptic Technologies and H2O2 both in Lake Forest, IL.

May 31, 1996

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No progress in Lipton tampering

In late April, Walgreens stores temporarily pulled 16-oz glass bottles of Lipton Iced Tea from the shelves of more than 300 stores across the Midwest.

May 31, 1996

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Hot-ink roll printer

Preston Printers (Haslemere, Surrey, England) will launch its Apollo Series IIM hot-ink roll printer for coding and marking on-line with wrappers.

April 30, 1996