Food Engineering articles from October 2002

Food Engineering archives from October 2002

Keeping it real, keeping it simple in food packaging. (Editor's Note).(Editorial)
October 1, 2002... THIS ISSUE FEATURES FOOD ENGINEERING'S 17th annual packaging trends survey. Each year, thanks to you, our readers, we are able to present a definitive look at where packaging machinery and material decisions will be heading in the next few...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2002... October 2002 8-10 Advanced HACCP Training for Meat & Poultry Processors, University of Georgia, GA, Marian Wendinger: (706) 542-2574. Marianw@arches.uga.edu, http://fsext-outreach.ces.uga.edu. 9-11 The Siemens Process Automation...

Mott's Inc. (Plant Openings & Expansions).
October 1, 2002... Mott's Inc. recently completed a $53 million expansion at its Aspers, Pa., manufacturing plant. The 400,000 square foot distribution center and manufacturing facility nearly triples the size of the existing facility to 14 acres under one roof....

Harvest States Foods. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(new building)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Harvest States Foods, a national provider of tortillas and Mexican food products is building a new tortilla processing facility in Newton, N.C. This new 100,000-square-foot facility will replace two existing plants in Catawba County, located 60...

Seattle Coffee Company. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(location)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... To accommodate its growth, Seattle Coffee Company will move to a new 220,000-square-foot roasting, packaging and distribution facility located in Fife, WA.

Central Soya Company, Inc. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(expands OH soy processing plant)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Central Soya Company, Inc. recently completed a major expansion at its soy protein processing plant in New Breman, OH.

Flav-O-Rich Incorporated. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(expansion)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Flav-O-Rich Incorporated is planning a $6 million, 20,000 square-foot addition to its London, KY facility. Expansion plans include installing a new fluid milk filler room and constructing a new cooler and loading system to handle the additional...

Osmonic Inc. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(expansion)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Osmonic Inc. is expanding its Minnetonka, MN, headquarters and manufacturing facility by 20 percent (60,000 square feet) to accommodate membrane filtration products. The facility will produce RO, nanofiltration (NF) and ultrafiltration (UF)...

Flexicon Corporation. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(location)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Flexicon Corporation has relocated into a new manufacturing facility and headquarter offices in Bethlehem, PA.

Hull Company. (Plant Openings & Expansions).(location)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Hull Company is moving its corporate and manufacturing operations to a new facility in Warminster, PA.

Architecture helps plants bid farewell to islands of automation. (Manufacturing News).(Invensys PLC introduces ArchestrA, new plant automation and information architecture)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE 2,000 ATTENDEES AT THE INVENSYS SHOWCASE CONFERENCE AND EXPO held last month in Orlando got the first look at ArchestrA, the company's new comprehensive plant automation and information architecture that extends the life of legacy systems...

U.S. food exports push for lower tariffs. (Manufacturing News).(World Trade Organization export regulations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Food manufacturers are applauding USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for its focus on upcoming WTO agriculture negotiations. The U.S. is pushing the WTO to address domestic support and export subsidies, with the aim of...

Agilisys, Inc. (Industry & People).(former SCT Process Manufacturing and Distribution Division completes divestiture)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Agilisys, Inc, formerly the SCT Process Manufacturing & Distribution Division, has completed its divestiture and is now an independent organization. Formed under the ownership of Golden Gate Capital, Parallax Capital Partners and management, it...

EarthShell Corporation and DuPont have expanded their relationship from the joint development agreement formed last far to a strategic alliance. (Industry & People).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... EarthShell Corporation and DuPont have expanded their relationship from the joint development agreement formed last far to a strategic alliance. By combining EarthShell's patented composite material technology with DuPont's expertise in...

Schreiber Foods, Inc. has acquired the Deep South Products, Inc. plant located in Gainesville, GA. (Industry & People).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Schreiber Foods, Inc. has acquired the Deep South Products, Inc. plant located in Gainesville, GA. The purchase includes an 11.64-acre land along with a 93,000-square-foot production and warehouse facility. the acquisition will enable Schreiber...

Atlantic Baking Group, Inc. (Industry & People).(to acquire Consolidated Biscuit Co. facilities and Kellog Co. Baked-Line Products label)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Atlantic Baking Group, Inc. announced two pending acquisitions. ABG has signed an agreement to acquire the Bake-Line Products private-label business from Kellog Company. ABG has also agreed to acquire four baking facilities from...

Flowers Foods. (Industry & People).(Gene D. Lord appointed)
October 1, 2002... Flowers Foods appointed Gene D. Lord as President and Chief Operating Officer of Flowers Bakeries and Allen L. Shiver as President and Chief Operating Officer of Flowers Snack. The company has named Robert A. Hocutt, Joe G. Tashie and David C....

AC Technology. (Industry & People).(David Reece new Worldwide Marketing Director)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AC Technology appointed David Reece Worldwide Marketing Director. He was previously vice president Control Technologies.

Impaxx Machine Systems. (Industry & People).(Stuart Mess appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Stuart Mess has been appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Impaxx Machine Systems. He is responsible for generating top line revenue growth by implementing product, program, channel and promotional strategies.

Real Time Solutions. (Industry & People).(appoints Tom Williams)
October 1, 2002... Real Time Solutions appointed Tom Williams to the position of Director of Strategic Business Development. His primary responsibility is to manage alliance and consultant partnerships and spearhead sales efforts for the company's AEs Outbound...

Nilfisk-Advance America. (Industry & People).(promotes Paul R. Miller)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nilfisk-Advance America promoted Paul R. Miller from his position as Director of Operations to Vice President. In his new position, Miller will oversee sales, marketing and all of the company's operations. He will also continue to represent the...

NSF International. (Industry & People).(NSF International promotes Richard Andrew and Robert Herman)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... NSF International announced the promotion of Robert Herman and Richard Andrew to the positions of Laboratory Manager and Technical Manager respectively for the Drinking Water Treatment Units (DWTU) Program. Most recently, Herman was the...

FSIS to hold meeting on Listeria next month. (Manufacturing News).(U.S. Department of Agriculture, meeting on meat products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FOOD SAFETY and Inspection Service will hold a Listeria meeting on November 18 in Washington DC to discuss issues and ideas related to the science of improving the safety of ready to eat meat and poultry...

Negotiations underway for Future Beef sale. (Manufacturing News).(Future Beef Operations L.L.C., company liquidation)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... OFFICERS OF A START-UP SUPPLIER OF CASE READY AND boxed beef are negotiating with the U.S. trustee charged with the liquidation of Future Beef Operations LLC in Denver bankruptcy court. The principal asset of FBO is its plant in Arkansas City,...

Baking trays double as display packaging. (Food Packaging).(Laminating Technologies L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A POLYESTER FILM FOR DISPOSABLE BAKING trays that can withstand 450 degree temperatures and still maintain an attractive appearance at retail is helping Laminating Technologies LLC win converts to its Bake 'n Ship packaging. The film is...

Thermoform unit improves form and function at Morey's. (Food Packaging).(Morey's Seafood International L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... PACKAGE SEAL FAILURE CAN BE A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE PRODUCTS, AND THAT ISSUE ALONE was enough to drive Minneapolis-based Morey's Seafood International LLC to find a new packaging system. The solution not only addressed...

Score one for laser perforations. (Food Packaging).(AlpineAire Foods, product information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... WHEN YOU'VE SPENT THE DAY backpacking up Mt. Hood, you're in no mood to wrestle with a hard-to-open pouch of spaghetti marinara with mushrooms before squatting down to dinner. Thanks to laser-scored flexible packaging, opening freeze dried...

Coffee roaster concentrates on foodservice. (Food Packaging).(XCafe L.L.C. perfecting coffee concentrate to better taste and reduce waste)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... OXYGEN IS THE ENEMY OF LIQUID COFFEE CONCENTRATES, and Paul Kalenian is taking great pains to ensure it doesn't degrade the flavor of his premium extracts. Kalenian is founder and president of XCafe LLC, a Northborough, Mass., company with...

Food safety is good business: programs should not be in a dusty binder on the shelf. They must be part of the company culture. (Food Safety).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... FOR TODAY'S FOOD OR INGREDIENT processor, Food safety is all integral part of doing business. Producing safe and wholesome foods makes basic good economic sense. Companies implicated in an outbreak of foodborne illness are faced with a myriad...

EPA fires back at activist group: agency says comparison of its approach to pesticide tolerance reassessment as "Enron-like accounting" is unfair. (Regulatory Watch).(Natural Resources Defense Council rebuked)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... EPA HAS TAKEN THE UNUSUAL STEP OF PUBLICLY rebuking an environmental activist group for its criticism of the agency. EPA said the Natural Resources Defense Council "disseminated misinformation rather than facts" after EPA announced the...

Trans fatty acids findings could effect labeling policy. (Regulatory Watch).(Institute of Medicine research)
October 1, 2002... OVER THE SUMMER A FOOD AND NUTRITION panel of the Institute of Medicine released a report linking trans Fatty acid consumption with increased risk of heart disease. Since trans fats are found in small amounts in milk fat and dairy foods, dairy...

End to frivolous lawsuits could bolster economy. (Regulatory Watch).(class-action lawsuits)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is throwing its weight behind an effort to curtail class-action lawsuits. The business group has endorsed passage of S. 1712, "The Class Action Fairness Act," which has bipartisan support. "The rise of frivolous...

Tracking system pinpoints the cause of downtime: constant downtime and overtime were stifling Oregon dairy plant. (Field Reports).(Sunshine Dairy Foods)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... SUNSHINE DAIRY FOODS' GROWING BUSINESS was straining plant capacity. Constant downtime and overtime were wearing oil everyone at this Portland, Oregon plant. Operations Manager Rick Wolf and Paul Arbuthnot, president of the family-owned dairy,...

Automated storage and retrieval system fits the bill: processor's distribution hub gets space-saving and time-saving boost. (Field Reports).
October 1, 2002... BRIDGFORD FOODS PRODUCES frozen bread dough, luncheon meats, dry sausages and an assortment of frozen microwave-ready sandwiches. The company wanted to use its Dallas, Tex., location as a national distribution hub, but limited available land...

Top 100 companies: food manufacturers face diverse challenges in meeting the needs of consumers around the world. (The World's Food & Beverage Smart Strategies for the Global Village).(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... In the international food market, the leading corporations can be neatly divided into two groups: U.S. companies and everybody else. American-based enterprises hold seven of the top 10 positions in this year's Food Engineering ranking of the...

Big demand for high performance: food and beverage manufacturers want more than a package that just delivers the goods. Today's packaging solutions must do it faster, safer, cheaper and with more accuracy. (17th Annual Packaging Trends Survey).(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2002... The effects of September 11 and the struggling economy have made this year unlike any other, as the results of Food Engineering's 17th Annual Packaging Trends Survey attest. The fluctuating economy has led food and beverage companies to lean a...

The last untamed resource: Enterprise Energy Management systems integrate all business process involved in energy decision-making into one consistent infrastructure. (Energy Management).
October 1, 2002... Here's a dreaded scenario we all have faced. Your plant, manager calls a staff meeting and says, "We need a plan by the end of the week that will show we can lower production costs by five percent." All eyes turn to the usual suspects: the...

Double-duty inspection tools: checkweighers and metal detectors are becoming effective process-control aids in today's food plants. (Technology Update).
October 1, 2002... There was a time when checkweighers and metal detectors were end-of-the-line afterthoughts, but no more. Reliability and performance improvements have elevated their status to essential process-control devices, and instrument improvements...

PACK EXPO/IEFP shows roll into Chicago: need packaging or processing solution? If so, it's time for a road trip. Over 1,900 suppliers are on tap and ready to serve.(PACK EXPO International/Exposition for Food Processors; Chicago, Illinois)
October 1, 2002... Once again the City of the Big Shoulders will play host to the show with the big shoulders--PACK EXPO International. The event, scheduled for November 3-7, will be co-located with the International Exposition for Food Processors, bringing the...

Is SAP right for your plant? The 800-pound gorilla in the enterprise application software market may be appropriate for simple food plant operations, but can SAP make the move from simple to complex process plants? (Managing Software).
October 1, 2002... WITH ANNUAL REVENUE REACHING $7 BILLION, 32 percent market share and 13,000 implementations of its ERP product R/3 worldwide, SAP has established itself as the 800-pound gorilla in the enterprise application software market. Food company...

Label printer applicator. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Fox IV Technologies, Inc., announces the availability of its 4051 Airless Label Printer Applicator designed with an electrically activated label application assembly instead of a pneumatic application device. According to the manufacturer,...

Inkjet printing system. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... FoxJet's new VXJet Printing Systems code directly on corrugated surfaces. VXJet Printers can code packages clearly, concisely and with accurate registration. Standard features of the printers include automatic speed and direction sensing,...

Case weigh & labeling system. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Gainco, Inc.'s new GS-2450 Case Weigh and Labeling System is designed to provided accurate, high-speed, in-motion weighing and labeling of poultry case goods. These stand-alone stations can be linked together as part of a complete production...

Print and apply labeler. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... NJM/CLI Packaging Systems International offers a comprehensive line of Print & Apply labeling systems including the Model 410 Final Touch. It is designed for industries requiring precision-finished product case labeling at speeds of up to 120...

Printer applicator. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Weber Marking Systems' new Model 5200 label printer-applicator comes with a choice of high-density thermal/thermal-transfer print engines that produce labels with text, bar codes and graphics. The 5200 offers 3 label placement...

Printer software. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Markem Corporation introduced a new software driver designed to support the SmartDate thermal transfer coder and the Cimjet label printer applicator. The Windows-based driver enables the coder and labeler to be linked with additional image...

OCR software. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Concepts In Computing, Inc. (CIC) offers EconoCR industrial optical character recognition (OCR) software for identification, matching, sorting, tracking and verification of food and beverage products as they move through various manufacturing...

Thermal-transfer printers. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Norwood Marking Systems has a new line of Jaguar II Thermal Transfer Programmable Printers with 300 dpi high-resolution. The Jaguar printers are easily integrated with a wide variety of intermittent or continuous motion vertical and horizontal...

Digital case printers. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Iconotech has a new line of branded digital case printers that includes the Optimizer, Maximizer, Economizer and Sidewinder. The four models print full graphics, in-spec bar codes and human readable text on corrugated shipping cases and...

Wipe-on labeler. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Label-Aire introduced a new Model 3125 wipe-on labeler that applies pressure-sensitive labels at speeds of up to 2500 inches of web per minute. Designed to be operator-friendly and productive, the Model 3125 includes features such as automatic...

Conveyor belt machine. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... A new brochure from Multivac, Inc. outlines the benefits and features of the company's new B500 Vacuum Chamber Conveyor Belt Machine that is designed to optimize productivity for packagers of bulk products. The unit can be integrated into full...

Inkjet printer. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Diagraph introduced the LINX 6800, a small character continuous ink jet system that incorporates a new user interface that provides an icon-based environment that speeds up set-ups for printing applications. The two-level interface utilizes the...

Self-priming pump. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... APV, a unit of Invensys, has a new high-efficiency, self-priming pump called the APV Ws+. It combines the functionality of the self-priming ZMS pump with the hydraulic efficiency of the W+ centrifugal pump to form a flexible, reduced power and...

Power meter. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Eaton Corporation released a new Cutler-Hammer brand IQ 7000 Power Meter designed to provide users with a complete depiction of power usage and power quality for any metered point within a power distribution network. According to the...

Roller assemblies. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Intech Corporation offers Power-Core rollers custom-made to meet the specifications derived from the engineering analysis of load data provided. Applications for Intech Power-Core rollers include clean room conveyors, high-speed linear...

PTFE hose. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... The AdvantaPure Division of New Age Industries, Inc. offers the APSOF Stainless Steel Overbraided PTFE Hose, manufactured specifically for pure fluid applications in the food and other industries. The APSOF provides long flexural life, low...

Particle coating. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Hosokawa Bepex's Turbulizer employs a protein particle coating process that has wide application in manufacturing food products that use soy and milk protein concentrates and isolates. The Tubilizer acts as a means to instantly mix and coat the...

Neck bands. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Seal-It, Inc. can print neck bands in up to 10 colors in a choice of rotogravure or modified flexographic. Clear colored or generically printed neck bands are available for immediate delivery, says Seal-It. Seal-It, Inc.; Tel. (800)...

Metal detector. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Fortress Technology introduced the Phantom Gravity-Feed Metal Detector for bulk inspection in food processing. The unit features automatic set-up and operation, automatic self-test and diagnostics, multiple product memory for test changeovers,...

Metal detector. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Lock Inspection Systems introduced the MET 30+ 3f triple frequency metal detector. The MET 30+ 3f operates at three crystal frequencies--high, medium, and low. The metal detector's Automatic Frequency Selection facility chooses the optimum...

Progressing cavity pumps. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Moyno, Inc. introduced the Moyno 301 Series Progressing Cavity Pump with a phenolic housing and rotor that makes it suitable for applications involving corrosive chemicals. This positive displacement general utility pump can handle a variety of...

Filter bags and cartridges. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Basco offers a line of dust collector filter bags and cartridges in a variety of sizes and configurations. Pulse Jet Dust Collector Filter Bags use high-pressure air to clean the filter bags and are provided in standard configurations such as...

Drain valves. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Strahman Valves' new rising and lowering disc-type drain valves feature 316 stainless steel construction. The rising and lowering disc-type drain valves are specially designed for on/off bottom drain tank applications where flushing or fluid...

Adjustable couplings. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Lovejoy, Inc. offers a new series of rigid adjustable type couplings designed for easy axial adjustment of impeller clearance in vertical pump installations. As an addition to the Lovejoy/Sier-Bath Gear Coupling Line, the new RA/RAHS Series...

Inspection system. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Packaging Technology and Inspection introduced the Pti-525 ABUS (Airborne Ultra Sound) seal inspection system which utilizes ABUS technology to inspect heat-sealed retort pouches without sample preparation. Unlike conventional seal...

Grid belt. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Intralox Inc. introduced a new small-pitch Flush Grid belt for beverage container warmers, coolers, accumulation tables, palletizers and depalletizers. The belt's 1-inch pitch facilitates tight transfers and allows the use of live transfers to...

Slicing accuracy. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Urschel Laboratories introduced a Double Ring Slicing Head for its new and installed Model CC Slicers. This patented slicing head features shoes (housing for the knife and knife holder) which are adjustable both at the upper and lower support...

Conveying systems. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Darner Manufacturing Corporation's 3200 Series conveyor systems are available in widths between 6 and 48 inches in 2-inch increments. Lengthwise, the 3200 Series is available in any size at 1/8-inch increments. Other features include a load...

Acrylic tapes. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Rohm and Haas' acrylic adhesives are suitable for use on carton-sealing tapes and can withstand severe storage and shipping conditions. These acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives perform well in temperatures as low as -10[degrees]C to as high...

Vacuum/pressure inspection. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Peco's VacTrac vacuum/pressure inspection systems are designed to search for under- or over-filled, misseamed, misshapen and under- or over-pressurized containers or containers with misapplied closures. Peco; E-Mail: jim@jesanda.com....

Reclosable package system. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Formost Packaging Machines, Inc. offers a new reclosable package created on Fuji-Formost Horizontal and Vertical Wrappers. This new resealable package system makes a perforation in the flow wrap film and then places a label exactly over the...

Mini-scale heat exchanger. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Armfield Limited's FT74X UHT/HTST research size system features two stage cooling and comprises a small footprint service cabinet containing a pressurized hot water circulator on which interchangeable plate and tube heat exchanges can be...

Hot melt adhesive. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... National Adhesives, a unit of National Starch and Chemical Company offers COOL-LOK 34-250A, a low-temperature, hot melt adhesive which saves energy consumption. According to National Adhesives, tests show that switching from 350[degrees]F to...

Pipeline delumper. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... The new Pipeline Delumper from Franklin Miller, Inc. is an in-line, fully-enclosed pipe-tight machine that is designed to operate in liquid, pneumatic or dry systems. It eliminates stoppages and clogging of pumps, breaks up clusters, and...

Slow-speed drum motor. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... USDA-approved internally powered drum motors that provide safe, slow speed operation for driving belt conveyors are available from Van der Graaf Inc. The oil-cooled motor uses a planetary gearing design that allows operators to run belts as...

Size reduction. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Gericke, a division of Buffalo Technologies Corporation, offers the Nibbler, a size reduction system that uses a cutting or grating action to produce consistent particle size with virtually no heat generation or dust. According to the...

Programmable limit switch. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... AMETEK Automation and Process Technologies released the Gemco Series 2500, a new family of fully electronic Programmable Limit Switches (PLS), including a main controller with eight isolated DC inputs and solid-state output relays, a fault...

Check weigher/metal detector. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Lock Inspection Systems, Inc. introduced the WeighChek Combi, an integrated check weighing and metal detection system. The metal detector is controlled via the checkweigher's user interface. Event reports for the check weigher and the detector...

Hygienic reel. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Nederman, Inc. launched the Series 886 Stainless Steel Hygienic Reel for food processing facilities. Its smooth and sloping surfaces help avoid buildup of bacteria. Its spring assembly is engineered for ease of use when pulling out or...

Multimeter combo pack. (Focus on Labeling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Fluke Corporation offers a combo pack of its 189 Logging Digital Multimeter and FlukeView Forms documentation and analysis software in a new kit. The Fluke 189 digital multimeter offers a complete range of DMM capabilities along with the...

Unit load workstation. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Eskay Corporation's new unit load system features rack-side workstations for picking full pallets of hot items. According to the manufacturer, the unit is 45 percent faster than a conventional unit load, boosting throughput to as many as 70...

PET bottle. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Schmalbach-Lubeca, Plastic Containers USA supplied a new 375 ml (12.6-oz), single-serve, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle with a 28 mm finish for Canandaigua Wine's Arbor Mist-a "wine with fruit" beverage. The average wall thickness of...

Multiline pumps. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... Lincoln's new 205 and 215 Multiline pumps feature high operating pressures that allow them to be used in either multiline systems or as a central pump in medium-to-large progressive systems. The pumps' housing features an integrated motor,...

Tilt tray sorter. (Focus on Labelling and Coding).
October 1, 2002... FKI Logistex Crisplant Inc. introduced a S-3000E Tilt Tray Sorter with a higher level of accuracy and capacity for high-speed sortation systems. Utilizing an electronic tilting mechanism, and operating at only 62 decibels, 12 decibels below...