From PACK EXPO News

High-speed stretch wrapper wraps 200 loads/hour

Billed as world's fastest stretch wrapper, RS-6000 from Lantech.com,

Louisville, KY, cycles pallets every 18 to 20 seconds. Prominently

featured in front of North Hall at this week's PACK EXPO International,

system features mechanically powered film delivery system that

pre-stretches 50-gauge film 250%, eliminates problematic electrical

wiring in ring, keeps film from pulling on load. Patent-pending

Ring-Straddle design also eliminates film breaks, reduces film

consumption because single layer does job. Pallet-Grip system ropes edge

of film on initial pass to lock load on pallet. Capable of wrapping

loads up to 50 x 50 x 80 inches, RS-6000 Ring-Straddle stretch wrapper

features new cut-and-clamp system that combines with heat-free Press 'n

Seal film sealing system.

Temperature logger monitors package conditions

3M, St. Paul, MN, enters cold chain management market with addition

of temperature logger to its product lineup. Reusable, battery-powered

Temperature Logger TL20 records temperature experienced by product at

intervals ranging from 1 to 120 minutes. Designed for food, chemical

products, system can record temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius, logs

12,000+ data points over period up to 360 days, downloads data via USB

connection. Clock starts ticking at preset time or when manually

switched on. Light-emitting diode flashes if temperature parameters are

exceeded.

Flow-wrapped pack opens with tug on one end

Pull-Pack design introduced this week by Bosch's Sigpack Systems,

Beringen, Switzerland, in press conference at PACK EXPO International

overcomes struggle often encountered when opening flow-wrapped products

like breakfast bars by perfing film about 2 inches from end seal,

folding film over, sealing overlapped plies to protect product

integrity. To open, consumer holds one end of pack, tugs on other, which

releases fold, separates perfed area to provide access to contents.

Design allows end of pack to be removed in one piece. Concept reportedly

is compatible with any film, any flow wrapper, requires addition of

Pull-Pack module on machine.

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