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New Bale Arm Containers from Mad About Boxes
Mad About Boxes now stocks a range of hardwearing bale arm containers. They stack when full using bale arms, which fold to allow empty containers to nest inside one another. This saves valuable transit and storage space, leading to significant cost savings. - April 21, 2010 - Mad About Boxes
Mad About Boxes Slashes Attached Lid Container Prices
Mad About Boxes, the leading UK online plastic container supplier, is offering a 10% discount on all attached lid models. This will come as good news to customers looking for the best deals. - April 15, 2010 - Mad About Boxes
Plascon Group Launches New Website
The Plascon Group has launched a new website featuring the company’s innovative turn key work programs and flexible packaging solutions for the food, institutional, pharmaceutical and bulk packaging industries. Visitors will find product information, photos and video from the six companies... - March 10, 2010 - Plascon Group
Contract Packaging Company Expands Blister Packaging Capacity for Vitamin and Pharmaceutical Companies
Compass Pharma Services, a GMP packaging company, recently expanded its blister packaging capacity for contract pharmaceutical packaging and contract vitamin packaging customers with the installation of a new high-speed blister packaging machine from Uhlmann USA. - January 15, 2010 - Compass Pharma Services
Cermex New Top Loading Case Packer with Numerical Axes
To satisfy the demands of the global pharmaceutical marketplace, Cermex has designed a number of solutions to collate and then case pack tubes. The SD top loading case packer is the solution designed for a major pharmaceutical company in the US. The SD offers case forming, loading, and sealing all on one machine. - December 02, 2009 - Cermex Inc.
Continuous Wrap Around Case Packer
Cermex has expanded its range of packing machinery with a new continuous wrap around case packer for high speed lines. - November 04, 2009 - Cermex Inc.
Desktop Precision Injection Molder from China
Harden Industries Ltd., in cooperation with National Engineering Center of Polymer Processing, has developed the first Desktop Precision Injection Molder in China. This exciting small precision injection molding machines is excellent for modeling, process testing, sample preparation testing,... - November 02, 2009 - Harden Industries Ltd.
Univenture’s Polypropylene Products Meet CPSIA Material Requirements
Packaging and Molded Plastic Materials Pass Lead and Phthalate Test Levels. - August 29, 2009 - Univenture, Inc
Arrow Tool Repair, Inc. Receives 2009 Best of Westland Award. U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
Arrow Tool Repair Inc has been selected for the 2009 Best of Westland Award in the Industrial Equipment Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). - August 05, 2009 - Arrow Tool Repair, Inc.
Special Liquid Plastic Bottle Shredder
Harden Industries, a manufacturer of specialized plastic recycling machines from China, announced availability of Liquid Bottle Shredder at NPE 2009. This newly developed patent pending liquid bottle crusher is an excellent option for HDPE plastic bottle recycling at auto car maintenance shops,... - July 08, 2009 - Harden Industries Ltd.
Think for You Only ---European Agent Rycobel Recollects Three-Year Cooperation with Labthink
Labthink ( www.labthink.cn ) European agent, Rycobel, re-visited Labthink. - June 26, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Labthink Introduces New PERME OX2/230 Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System
Labthink introduces new PERME OX2/230 Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System, it is applicable in oxygen transmission rate tests. - June 17, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Sun Packaging Technologies Expands Into Tape Dispensing Systems to Worldwide Clients
Sun Packaging Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of their new line of reinforced gummed tape dispensers and tape through a new partnership with Better Packages, Inc., the leader in the water-activated tape industry. For over a decade, Sun Packaging Technologies has been a leader in shrink... - June 10, 2009 - Sun Packaging Technologies, Inc.
Labthink Introduces New Master-Satellite Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System
In order to meet the demands for higher testing accuracy and efficiency, Labthink, with the support of large amount of permeation testing data and long term deliberate argumentation, introduces PERMETM OX2/230 Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System. PERME OX2/230 Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System... - May 16, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Labthink Introduces New Beer PET Bottle Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Permeation Testing Instrument
Labthink (www.labthink.cn) has newly developed beer PET bottle carbon Dioxide CO2 permeation testing instrument to test carbon dioxide permeation rate for beverage industry. - May 15, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
New Labthink Monocrystal Line Silicon Thickness Tester
Labthink introduces Labthink new PARAM CHY series of Thickness Testers for monocrystal line silicon thickness testing. With the development of silicon technology, better quality silicon ingot and wafer are more reliable and profitable. Therefore, there have been great demands for silicon quality... - May 14, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Nedpack Introduces Low-Budget, High-Quality Product Elevator
Nedpack has expanded its range of vertical conveyors with the addition of the Prorunner MK5. The latest issue of the Prorunner family offers the speed and quality of a continuous product elevator for the price of a discontinuous conveyor. A high-quality flexible application is guaranteed. - May 10, 2009 - Nedpack Components Materials Handling
Kuecker Logistics Group is Holding an Open House on May 7, 2009
Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc. (KLG) formerly Kuecker Equipment Company was established in 1980 by Stanley J. Kuecker, who has been in the material handling industry since 1971. Earlier this year, Kuecker Logistics Group moved into its new facility in Belton, Missouri. Kuecker Logistics Group is now a leader in the materials handling industry. - May 02, 2009 - Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc.
Labthink Will Exhibit New Products on Chinaplas2009 – A Display of Labthink Advanced Achievements
Labthink will Exhibit New Products on Chinaplas2009. - April 30, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
New Situation About BOPP Film Thickness Tester
BOPP thickness testing is vital in BOPP performance Testing. - April 24, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Moisture-proof Packages Testing News
The seal performance test of moisture proof package is very important. Recently Labthink produced a new instrument for Moisture-proof Packages. - April 18, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Labthink Will Exhibit New Products on Chinaplas2009
On May 18th to 21st 2009, one of the three most important global Plastic and rubber exhibitions, Chinaplas 2009–The 23rd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries will come back to China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou. Labthink is now making elaborate... - April 16, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Grand Opening of Pack Secure's Full Service Website
Pack Secure, formerly Pac-n-Seal, has completed its new full service website for your packaging and shipping needs. - April 05, 2009 - Pack Secure
Robotic Systems Increase Flexibility and Productivity in Multi-SKU Packaging Lines
The need for increased system flexibility makes the TaskMate Robotic System ideal for multi-SKU packaging lines. An integrated FANUC Robot and ESS-designed EOAT handle a variety packaging operations. - April 01, 2009 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
New PERME Series of Permeation Analyzers
New PERME series of permeation analyzer is introduced recently by Labthink, who is the world-famous permeation analyzing equipment manufacturer. - March 20, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Kuecker Logistics Group Announces New Headquarters with Automation Test Loop
Kuecker Logistics Group (formerly Kuecker Equipment Company) announces the opening of new headquarters. An important feature of this new facility is a test loop in the warehouse with the latest in automation equipment. Test loop includes Carousel ASRS The latest in 24 volt conveyor Various... - March 12, 2009 - Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc.
IV Bag Barrier Test Requirements and Prospect
Abstract: Labthink introduced PERME-DM2/330 tester with two methods gas permeation testing instrument, as a better option for medical packaging system and IV bag manufacturers. - February 20, 2009 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc. of Belton, Missouri Announces the Opening of Its New 42,450 Square Foot Headquarters, Demonstration/Training/Parts Depot and Warehouse
Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc. is one of the largest and fastest growing companies in the south Kansas City MSA. - January 22, 2009 - Kuecker Logistics Group, Inc.
Arrow Tool Repair, Inc. Received 2008 Best of Westland Award
Arrow Tool Repair, Inc. has been selected for the 2008 Best of Westland Award in the Strapping & Strapping Equipment category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). - December 11, 2008 - Arrow Tool Repair, Inc.
Robotic Case Packer Incorporates Advanced Automation Technologies
ESS’s next-generation Model V 30 Robotic Case Packer integrates a FANUC robot with ESS-designed end-of-arm tooling, and Allen-Bradley controls from Rockwell Automation to create a system that forms, loads, and seals cases while occupying a very small footprint. ESS Technologies, Inc. will... - September 13, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
Professional Contact Lenses Oxygen Permeation Instrument
It is well known that the level of oxygen permeation of contact lenses will affect the level of the comfort that they provide for the wearers, and then it would have an impact on contact lenses' sale, therefore, the contact lenses oxygen permeation test of attracts the most attention from the contact lenses manufacturers. Meanwhile ISO also constituted the relevant testing standards for the oxygen permeation test of contact lenses: ISO 9913-1 Optics and optical instruments — Contact lenses - September 09, 2008 - Labthink Instrument Co., Ltd.
Quantumatica and Bandera at 23 EU PVSEC 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition Feria Valencia, Valencia, Spain, September 1-5, 2008
Quantumatica and Bandera in a joint effort to develop new materials suitable for the creation of plastic photovoltaic solar panel via patented extrusion technology. - September 01, 2008 - Bandera Spa
New Case Packer Offers Small Foot Print and Fast Changeover
ESS Technologies, Inc., offers Bergami’s Model K 15 Automatic Horizontal Case Packer. This next-generation case packer uses high accuracy mechanics and offers a very small footprint. The cGMP balcony design and the rear drive allow complete access for product changeover, inspection, and maintenance. The case packer loads cartons, bundles, pouches, squeezable tubes, etc. into cases at up to 18 cpm. The machine is controlled via an Allen Bradley PLC with PanelView HMI for ease of operation. - August 05, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
Marcron Packaging Systems Receives 2008 Best of Westland Award
U.S. Local Business Association™ Award Plaque Honors the Achievement - August 01, 2008 - Marcron Packaging Systems
ESS Technologies, Inc. Expands Sales Focus to Include Mexico and Costa Rica
ESS Technologies, Inc. expands their sales focus to include Mexico and Costa Rica in addition to the USA and Puerto Rico. ESS participated in a trade mission to Mexico in Mid-May of this year and met with a number of manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, and consumer products industries who have increased their manufacturing presence in these countries. ESS is also exploring relationships with sales agents, etc. to represent the ESS’s of packaging equipment. - June 01, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
End-to-End Solution for High Speed Diagnostic Test Kit Assembly and Packaging
ESS Technologies, Inc., custom designed and built a complete end-to-end solution for the high speed assembly and packaging of diagnostic test kits. The system integrates material handling, product feeding and packaging equipment, and incorporates automated pick and place modules, multi-axis FANUC robots, vision, and inspection. The system assembles diagnostic test kits, visually inspects them, and loads completed test kits into trays at a rate of 45 test kits per minute. - May 01, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
Midbrook, Inc. Awarded Minority Business Enterprise Certificate
Michigan Minority Business Development Council recently awards Midbrook, Inc. with the 2008 Certified Minority Business Certificate. - March 12, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook, Inc. To Supply Custom Parts Washer to Domestic Manufacturer
Minority owned, world leading provider of part cleaning systems strikes deal to provide custom parts washer to domestic automotive supplier. - March 05, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook Inc. Employs Gravimetric Testing to Meet Today’s Industry Specifications
As the parts cleaning industry advances in technology, standards are becoming tighter. To deal with today’s stringent cleanliness specifications in the parts washing industry, Midbrook, Inc. of Jackson, Michigan is now routinely employing Gravimetric Testing. The Gravimetric (or Millipore) Test assures the manufacturer that a certain level of soil is not still left on the part after it has been cleaned in a production part cleaning system. - February 27, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
ESS Technologies, Inc. Offers Monoblock Filler/Capper with Intrinsically Safe Controls
The MB-XP Monoblock Filler/Capper with intrinsically safe controls bottles fragrances, nail enamel or other products that may contain concentrations of alcohol, acetone, etc., at speeds up to 120 bottles per minute. A unique and reliable pre-torque feature applies the cap, and final torque is accomplished using a stainless steel, magnetic clutch torque head. Product options include inserters for stoppers, pumps, brushes, positive shut off nozzles and a soft reject system. - February 23, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
Midbrook Inc. Diversifies Into Medical Cleaning and Decontamination
Midbrook, Inc., a recognized leading manufacturer of aqueous and sealed solvent cleaning systems has announced the diversification of their operations into the Medical and Health Care field. Midbrook currently serves the industrial, automotive, aerospace, and pharmaceutical industries with its customized cleaning equipment. - February 20, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook Offers Steam Venting Solution for Parts Washers
Midbrook, Inc., of Jackson, Michigan, the world leading provider of process specific, high volume aqueous part cleaning systems is offering an alternative to rooftop steam venting for parts washers. - February 18, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook CapSnap Continues Global Expansion
Midbrook, Inc. recently completed the sale of a CapSnap™ Water Bottling Equipment system to a major bottling operations company in Saudi Arabia, continuing the global expansion of the line. CapSnap™ systems can be found in most of the prestigious brand bottling plants in the world. CapSnap™ has been implemented in countries around the globe, including Saudi Arabia, Chile, Thailand, and Mexico systems in just the past year. - February 14, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook, Inc. Makes Gains with CapSnap Line of Bottling Equipment
Midbrook, Inc. is making gains through the manufacturing and licensing rights to CapSnap line of HOD bottling equipment. In August of 2004, Portola Packaging sold the manufacturing and licensing rights to Midbrook, Inc., an industrial custom machine and fabrication house located west of Detroit, Michigan USA. Along with this sale came the marketing, engineering, sales, service, and parts business for all of the legacy systems around the world. - January 30, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook Explores Ozone Options
Midbrook, Inc., of Jackson, Michigan is continuing their efforts to be a world leader in the washing industry through the research and development of ozone cleaning systems. - January 24, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook Announces Deal with Domestic Manufacturer
Midbrook, Inc. announced that it will build two custom designed Hurricane Model 5036 Industrial washers for a domestic customer in the coming months. These washers represent an impressive achievement in custom design and usability. - January 23, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Integrated Robotics and Custom End-of-Arm-Tooling Provide Solutions for Automated Machine Loading
ESS Technologies, Inc. integrates a FANUC LR Mate mini robot with ESS custom-designed end-of-arm-tooling to create the TaskMateTM Robotic Loading System. The TaskMate is ideal for automating machine loading at the infeed. The custom end-of-arm-tooling allows the system to robotically load machine infeeds on thermoform blister packagers, cartoners, wrappers, and other types of packaging equipment. Custom end-of-arm-tooling handles ampoules, syringes, bottles, tubes, etc. - January 11, 2008 - ESS Technologies, Inc.
Midbrook, Inc. Will Build 12 New Washers for a Domestic Automobile Manufacturer with Plants in Mexico
Midbrook, Inc., of Jackson, Michigan, announced that it has been awarded a contract to build 12 new washers for a domestic based automotive company. These cleaning systems will be used as part of a new 6-speed transmission program. The equipment will be installed in a transmission plant located in Mexico. - December 29, 2007 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Midbrook, Inc. Announces Partnership with Italian Leader in Solvent Cleaning
Midbrook, the minority owned provider of aqueous cleaning systems, is now the exclusive North American distributor and service agent for Firbimatic’s hermetically sealed solvent cleaning systems. Through this distributorship, Midbrook Inc. now provides a choice when water based systems do not provide the level of cleanliness necessary for parts cleaning. - December 29, 2007 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
Robotic Palletizer Cell Offers Small Footprint and Flexible Configurations
The ESS Technologies, Inc., M-16iC Robotic Mini Palletizer Cell incorporates a FANUC M-16iC robot to create single, dual, and multiple pallet cell configurations. The M-16iC robot can be specified for payloads of 22lbs or 44lbs. and has a reach of 68” or 59” depending on the payload capacity. As an authorized Fanuc system integrator, ESS Technologies has the experience needed to create a cost-effective, high performance mini-palletizer cell that can palletize 25-30 cases per minute. - November 07, 2007 - ESS Technologies, Inc.