Packaging and
nent or semipermanent installation. It h comprised of a drive section, with motor and drive pulley; intermediate sections ©f Rapids-Standard Rapid-Roller gravity conveyor; and. a take-up section. An idler roller to permit return o f the Power-Veyor belt is built i n t o supports provided for i n termediate g r a v i t y conveyor sections. T h e apparatus is equipped with a 3-pIy, 28-ounce canvas duck, rubber impreg nated a n d vulcanized friction top and fric tion backed belt. Construction of the drive and take-up sections i s of 10-ga.ge cLiannel steel, with welded pulley tear drop bearing mounts and four adjustable boot type legs with slotted feet for Jagging t o the floor. Both drive a n d take-up pulleys of the unit are equipped with SF Seal-I\!aster self-align ing ball bearings.
Materials Handling Aluminum
Packaging
An all-purpose container called Traypak introduced by Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond, Va., i s made of a single thin sheet of aluminum folded into a tray 1.5 inches deep and measuring 3.5 by 4.5 inches a t t h e bottom. An aluminum lid may b e attached by a manual crimping tool or by semiautomatic closure devices. I t is offered for commercial food packaging and home use, and is claimed to b e equally useful for freezer storage or oven heating of foods packed in them. Tests show that freezing time is reduced one-third to onehalf the normal time because of the high conductivity of aluminum. This is said t o effect an improvement in quality of the food frozen, as well as reducing freezing costs. Manufacturers of many products, such a s pastries and baked goods, may use Traypak in baking and processing and then cover t h e tray with a printed trans parent wrapper or insert in a transparent
bag. The l i g h t w e i g h t of Traypak is an outstanding feature.
Power Belt
Conveyor
The Ilapids-Sla,iidard Co., Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., announces the PowerVeyor, designed for horizontal application
Packaging
in handling cartons, boxes, bags, and parts. T h e unit is available in belt widths of 8, 12, 14, and 20 inches, and is built for perma
PROMPT DELIVERY HERCULES AeA* (RUBBER CUSHIONED) AND
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CARBOY BOXES available in 5 & 13 gallon sizes to comply with ICC-1 A.
Prices o f containers a n d packages are e x pected t o remain fairly stable in the first half of t h i s year, b u t some price reductions are foreseen during the remaining half, according to a field office survey re ported b y the Department of Commerce. T h e department's quarterly Containers and Packaging Industry Meport states that the consensus of opinion among users and manufacturers is t h a t a buyers' market is developing in this industry. The r a w materials outlook for the pro duction o f all t y p e s of containers i s gener al l y good. About the s a m e quantity of steel consumed by the industry in* 194:8 will be available this year, but some manu facturers may not b e able to obtain all of the sheet steel and nails t h e y need, accord ing to t h e report. Supplies of tin, lead and aluminum, including foil, are still fairly tight, b u t paper a n d paperboard, lumber, and raw materials f o r glass production will become increasingly plentiful during t h e year. Glass containers are plentiful, and the production outlook f o r the first half of this year appears t o be fairly satisfactory. Demand is not too strong at present, but it is expected to. improve w i t h the coming of spring. Production a n d demand for wooden containers i n t h e Florida area has increased recently because of the heavy citrus crop and better marketing prospects resulting from damage t o California fruit caused b y recent snow storms.
High Lift: Platform Truck
Available in 6 Tfegallon size to comply with specifica tion ICC-1D.
NATIONAL BOX & LUMBER COMPANY H O M E OF HERCULES CARBOY BOXES · NEWARK 5, Ν J 938
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CHEMICAL
Yale & TowTie Mfg. C o . of Philadelphia announces t h a t their n e w high lift plat form truck s p e e d s barrel handling, and handles from three to 1 2 times a s many barrels p e r industrial truck a s is conven tionally done by the electric fork or platform truck:. I t is u s e d in transporting barrels and i n lifting loads from street levels t o receiving platforms. Barrels are prevented from rolling off during transit by metal prongs inserted into the platform.
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