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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Strachan Henshaw Machinery, Inc. relocated to 492 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007, phone: 708/956-6727; fax: 708/956-7045.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Berry Plastics Corp. (Evansville, IN) acquired the assets of Tri-Plas, Inc. (Ontario, CA).

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Supplier news: In Memoriam

Paul B. Shore, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and founder of Shorewood Pack-aging (New York, NY), passed away Dec. 10, 1995.

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Plant Operations & Equipment

Compact sensors

NaiS(TM) UZA photoelectric sensors from Aromat (New Providence, NJ) have a continuously-variable potentiometer for simple adjustments of light intensity.

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Operator interface

Syscon-RKC (South Bend, IN) has introduced a compact operator interface called the OPL for the Farex-SR Mini multi-zone temperature controller. The OPL requires less panel space--measuring 3 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W x 2 3/4" D--and is an economic alternative to touch screen interface technology.

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Plant Operations & Equipment

Dual-level sensors

Superprox® dual-level sensors with on/off latch-control output are now available for a variety of dual-level control applications from Hyde Park Electronics (Dayton, OH).

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Calibration meter

SWF Machinery (Sanger, CA) and SWF Dyna-Pak (Kennewick, WA) have introduced the Kwik-Change calibration meter for more efficient changeovers of Tray-Matic and Bliss-Matic corrugated box formers.

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Supplier news: Achievements

The University of Wisconsin Stout (Menomonee, WI) installed an induction cap sealer donated by Enercon Industries Corp. (Menomonee Falls, WI).

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Printronix, Inc. (Irvine, CA) and Datamax (Orlando, FL) agreed to manufacture and sell direct thermal/thermal transfer printers for on-demand bar code label printing.

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New York gets flexible

Packagers of edible or otherwise nontoxic oils and greases now have a little more breathing space from the regulatory hand of Uncle Sam. Under a newly enacted law, federal agencies--except FDA and FSIS--must now differentiate between edible oils (fats, oils and greases from animal, vegetable or marine sources) and other oils/greases like petroleum when developing or enforcing regulations relating to transportation, storage, release, emission or disposal.

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FDA ponders first food-specific health claim

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is on the verge of allowing the first food-specific health claim to be made on packaging. In early January, FDA announced it was considering allowing use of the following model language: "Diets high in oatmeal or oat bran and low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease." Previously, only broad claims about general nutrients were allowed.

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More p-s labels to come?

Judging by the results of a recent exclusive Packaging World survey, pressure-sensitive labels are gaining in popularity at the expense of other forms of container decoration, including direct printing, glue-applied labels and screen printing.

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