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APS introduces Meg-A-Pak™ . . . A new size for low cost, two-component mixing packages.
APS' Meg-A-Pak™ is now available for packaging up to 800 grams for two-component reactive adhesives and sealants in flexible pouches. Meg-A-Pak™ is simple, safe & easy to use, and provides a combination packaging/mixing burst seal container for a variety of resin systems such as epoxies, acrylics, urethanes, silicones, conductives, polysulfides, adhesives and other materials.

For a Free Sample using your supplied material and for more information on other Custom Services, call ... 1(800) 222-1117, www.adhesivepackaging.com, or sales@adhesivepackaging.com.

Adhesive Packaging Specialties, Inc., 103 Foster Street, Peabody, MA 01960

News
Pallet Wrapper Puts Freeze on Higher Costs
Stretch wrapping machine with micro-controller offers freeze pop maker a cool way to shrink film costs. Check it out at link above.
Packaging Trade Group Reaches Milestone
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008. There will be an industry-wide celebration during the 2008 annual meeting (September 22--24; Washington, DC). More information is at link above.
All Kinds of Packaging Equipment on Display
Variety of packaging systems, including palletizing robots, conveyors, accumulators and bottling equipment are featured in videos at this site. Robotic case packing of brownies/baked goods is featured in one of the videos. Please visit at the link above.
Wealth of Packaging Information Here
White papers, new product announcements, and links to associations are all here at this packaging equipment and supplies industrial center. Click on headline.

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Design & Manufacturing South Show
March 19-20, 2008/Charlotte Convention Center
There is no better way to see, compare, and evaluate the full spectrum of solutions for the manufacturing enterprise - see design, automation, process, and packaging solutions and everything in between. Visit www.DMsouth.com for complete show information and register online for free expo hall admission.


Products
***Harsh Environment Tags Perform Where Others Can't***
LIBERTYVILLE, IL: With RFID tags and labels designed to function outdoors, on factory floors and in metal / liquid-rich environments, the SmartMark™ series are the most rugged tags available. Using a wide variety of materials, plastics, and embedding technologies, they deliver unparalleled read ranges in applications that would destroy most standard tags. SmartMark tags include encapsulated, domed and unique Snaparound designs. With read ranges of up to 20' they offer users Generation 2 passive RFID solutions for applications that have frequently required more expensive active tags. ---William Frick & Co.
***Overhead Product Orienter***
TARPON SPRINGS, FL: Hhigh speed overhead orienter accepts product for palletizing and turns it 90°, 180°, or 270° to automatically form the optimal pallet configuration for each product. The orienter can turn bags to form pallets with "butts-out" bag orientation, and rotate cases and trays for pallets requiring specific panel orientation. Servo-powered for smooth handling and reliable operation, the mechanism quickly and gently grips and rotates the product to the proper position during high speed product accumulation. Operation is fully automatic, and pre-programmed according to palletizing requirements, for one-touch operation at the palletizer's touch screen display panel. ---A-B-C Packaging Corp.

3M-Matic™ Case Sealer Offers Affordable Productivity
New from 3M-Matic™, the Case Sealer offers affordable productivity with it's Easy-to-Adjust Case Sealer.

To learn more, view the online demo here.




***RFID Wizard for EasyLabel Labeling Software***
BRUNSWICK, OH: EASYLABEL(R)'s RFID Wizard allows you to easily create EPC (Electronic Product Code) and DoD (Department of Defense) smart labels. The RFID Wizard will prompt you for the necessary information and EASYLABEL will do the rest. RFID projects that do not require the EPC or DoD RFID code can use EASYLABEL to directly program HF (High Frequency) or UHF (Ultra High Frequency) smart labels in a hexadecimal or ASCII format. With EASYLABEL, you have the option to import parts or all of your RFID data from sources such as: databases, serial files, user input, existing bar code or text fields, and external text files. You may also choose to print the RFID data, encoded in the RFID tags, on your smart labels as a text or bar code field. ---Tharo Systems, Inc.

January 2008 Industry Deck - Now featuring product demos!
View the latest Industry Deck to learn more about new products from Exair, Sealcon, Sprinter Markging, NewAge Industries and Deublin.

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