EastPack and MD&M East 2010

The annual MD&M East and EastPack shows will be co-located in New York City from June 7–10 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The show is scheduled to be co-located under one roof with Atlantic Design & Manufacturing, Automation Technology Expo East, EastPack, PLASTEC East, and Green Manufacturing Expo East. At EastPack 2010, participants can find new equipment, technology, and materials to lower costs, reduce waste, and increase efficiencies. Exhibitors will feature the latest in bags, containers, contract services, custom automation equipment, machinery and machinery components, materials, packages, package design and printing, robotics, supplies, and software. At the show, participants can identify new, more cost-effective process methods to help improve product and business performance margins. Five special show features include Contract Packaging and Outsourcing Services, Cosmetic and Personal Care Packaging, Green Packaging, Material Handling & Logistics, and Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Packaging.

The Medical Design & Manufacturing conference on Thursday, June 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be chaired by Kevin Zacharias, engineering program manager, Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging.

Complete details are posted on-line at http://www.canontradeshows.com/expo/.

Exhibitor Product Previews

Thermoforming

T.O. Plastics offers a full-service operation including product and package design, prototyping, tooling, custom in-line thermoforming and cut sheet forming of heavy and thin gauge parts. T.O. Plastics forms a wide variety of materials including HIPS, KYDEX T, ABS, ESD, PP, PE, PC, PET, PETG, PVC and PEEK. Gauges from 0.007 to 0.250 mil. T.O. Plastics Inc.; Clearwater, MN; 320/558-2407; www.toplastics.com.

Booth # 3442

Label Applicators

Tronics Series 3 pressure-sensitive label applicator handles a range of package shapes and label configurations. Available in standard-, medium- and high-speed models, applicators can apply up to 2400 in. of label web per minute. The systems apply front, back, wrap-around, top, and bottom pressure-sensitive labels for a broad range of package goods markets. Weber Marking Systems Inc.; 800/843-4242; www.
webermarking.com.

Booth # 2755

Sterilization Equipment

One company’s EOGas EtO sterilizers use a unique gas diffusion system that matches plastic sterilization bags with unit-dose EtO cartridges. By eliminating chamber dead space, the high-efficiency EOGas system sterilizes with as little as 5 grams of EtO per cycle. The EOGas system meets new EPA requirements for sterilization and aeration in the same chamber. The Sterijet system injects EtO directly into final product packaging. This unique gas injection system allows you to package and sterilize in one step. Andersen Products Inc.; Haw River, NC; 800/523-1276; www.anpro.com.

Booth #951

Banding Solutions

One company’s machines run paper or polyfilm to create a solid bundle while reducing the overall material coverage needed for a package. Sound waves are used rather than heat to seal the material. Materials can be preprinted to customer specifications and allow for on-demand printing of bar codes, expiration dates, and more, providing a smart alternative to expensive chipboard sleeves or adhesive labels. Wexler Packaging Products Inc.; Hatfield, PA; www.wexlerpackaging.com.

Booth # 3101

Band Sealers

The MPS 6300 line of validatable band sealers has undergone a major upgrade designed to offer a more powerful, flexible machine. The functionality of the control package has been improved and the capacity of the sealing section has been improved. The standard sealer is more flexible and can handle a broader range of applications. The new design allows for the easy customization of the machine, either at time of order or in the field. PlexPack Corp.; 800/265-1775; Toronto, Canada; www.plexpack.com.

Booth # 3037

Tray Sealers

Belco Tray Sealers are built to published specifications for time, temperature, pressure, as well as parallelism. Belco’s unique frame construction holds a tolerance of three thousandths an inch in the seal area. These tight tolerances deliver verifiable process control equivalency among multiple Belco sealers in the same or remote clean rooms. Belco Packaging Systems Inc.; Monrovia, CA; 626/357-9566; www.
belcopackaging.com.

Booth # 1933

Wrap Labeling Systems

The SynerG XP front/back wrap labeling system is not new, but the 16 in. media wheel capacity in order to accommodate larger rolls with fewer changeovers is. The application is optimized for bottles, sprayers, jugs, cans, and pails. Gradient rulers on adjustments display into a touch screen recipe, positioning memorization of labels on products.
Nita Labeling Equipment Inc.; Terrebonne, Quebec; 450/961-
4000; www.nitalabelingequipment.com.

Booth # 3309
 

Advanced Scientifics 2560

Alcan Packaging Medical Flex 1925

All Packaging Machinery 3255

Amcor Flexibles 1819

Andersen Products Inc. 951

Aspect Automation 2905

ATL (Ad Tape & Label Co.) 1761

Automated Packaging Sys 3043

Beacon Converters Inc. 2127

BeamOne LLC 2325

Belco Packaging Systems Inc. 1933

Catalent Pharma Solutions 2163

Centurion Sterilization Services 2326

Cobham/Test-A-Pack Sys 1926

Cryopak 2425

Delta Industrial Services 2911

DDL Inc. 2425

Doyen Medipharm/J-Pac LLC 2007

DuPont Medical and Pharma 1725

Enercon Industries Corp. 832

Formost Fuji Corp. 2919

Mangar Industries Inc. 2268

Multivac Inc. 3123

Nelson Laboratories Inc. 2546

O/K International Group 1928

Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Pkg 1831

PAC Machinery Group 2025

Packrite, Mettler Toledo 3441

Packworld USA 3324

Perfecseal, a Bemis Co. 2226

Placon Corp. 2258

Plastic Ingenuity 1366

PlexPack 3037

Prent Corp. 1731

Promens Medical Packaging 2547

Rexam Healthcare 2458

Sealed Air Medical Packaging 2031

Sencorp Inc. 2026

Sterigenics International 1843

STERIS Isomedix Services 2319

Sure Torque/MDC Eng 3540

Tapemark 1546

Technipaq Inc. 1924

TM Electronics Inc. 2024

T.O. Plastics Inc. 3442

Videojet Technologies 959, 3009

Weber Marking Systems Inc. 2755