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Push-to-start medical tray sealer from Belco Packaging minimizes material waste, maximizes package quality and improves safety. Belco Press Medical Tray Sealing: PC-Based Control Systems and New Belt Actuator Offer Precision Push-to-start medical tray sealer from Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. minimizes material waste, maximizes package quality and improves operator safety. by Keren Sooke Nov 6th, 2019 In medical tray sealing, balancing high precision, speed, operator safety, and per-unit cost are all critical. To meet these needs, Belco Packaging Systems introduced its BM2030-PC Medical Tray Sealer at PACK EXPO Las Vegas in Sep. 2019. Awarded with a PMMI Technology Excellence Award at the show for new innovation, the system is designed for consistency and repeatability, producing high quality seals for FDA-monitored operations such as implantable device packaging. Based in Monrovia, CA, Belco has served the manufacturing industry for over 60 years. The company explains that the BM2030-PC represents customer feedback and wishes collected over 45 years of manufacturing medical tray sealers. “The system is designed for customers in FDA-regulated environments who need the machine-generated evidence that they’re complying with their quality management system,” explains Belco Vice President Tom Misik. “The machine will let you know if something is not working right. When it is functioning properly, it will provide the data for the MDM [medical device manufacturer] to upload into their permanent device record.” The system offers speed and control, thanks to two Festo belt driven linear actuators, a Beckhoff industrial panel PC and several other features for safety and ease of use. One of the hallmarks of Belco designs is “No ifs, ands or bolts.” The machine is built with a welded structural steel foundation, robust for avoiding metal distortion or warping in heat sealing operations that combine high temperature and pressure. Sealer operation To seal the trays, the operator places pre-made thermoformed trays in each of the machine’s precision-machined seal fixture cavities with a die-cut Tyvek, laminate or foil lid on top of each. With the touch of its Single Start Button, the cycle is initiated. The shuttle drawer slides in and the custom-engineered seal fixture contacts the stationary heat platen for the predetermined cycle time to heat seal the trays. To see the machine in action, visit: http://hcpgo.to/357 After the shuttle drawer slides back out, the patented automatic tray ejector elevates the trays up and out of the cavity, so that the operator doesn’t disturb the still-warm seal when removing the trays. Belt actuator smooths motion When Belco set out to improve shuttle performance for the new sealer, they selected Festo’s ELGA series belt driven linear actuator which is designed for use in food and cleanroom environments, offering controlled linear motion at quiet speed and improved performance. “It was engineered to allow the shuttle drawer to move smoother at higher speeds than we could with our old linear actuator,” says Tom Volby, R&D Project Engineer at Belco, in a company video. Misik adds that this design represents a significant improvement in the availability (lead time) of this linear actuator over previous components they’ve used. With the shuttle speed increased, Belco set its sights on the tray ejection rate. Volby adds, “It made sense for us to improve the speed of the product ejector. Festo came in with a guided linear actuator that had a right-angle motor that was much quicker and had fewer components that would mount directly into the machine, and it was capable of lifting or ejecting any load that the machine would possibly see.” The seal fixtures are custom-engineered and machined as precision tools for each MDM’s components. Because of the fixture’s size and weight, Belco opted to automatically raise the seal fixture out of the machine to make it easier for operators to install or remove the fixture. The height is also helpful for removing trays after sealing. Advanced controls for speed and ease of use Operators control and monitor the BM2030-PC using a Beckhoff CP3716, 15.6 inch high resolution touch screen Panel PC with an Intel Atom processor. The system features a color HMI multi-touch screen and enhanced operator interface screens—the screen resolution allowed Belco to use previously developed screen graphics from other Beckhoff projects. The System Configuration screen displays the current machine configuration, while the System Limits screen displays the upper and lower limits of all system parameters. Says Volby, “It was an easy decision to go with Beckhoff control systems… we’ve been using Beckhoff for better than 15 years.” The open PC architecture provides for real-time Package Data Acquisition, monitoring of cycles for process alarms, and LAN capability. With documentation so critical to medical device packaging operations, Beckhoff’s comprehensive modular I/O system for all signal types and Fieldbus systems capture data for generating reports for machine level errors versus cycle level errors. Operations are fast thanks to the EtherCAT high speed Ethernet communication and Beckhoff’s Windows 10 embedded Process Controller. Belco notes that process alarms for time, temperature, and pressure monitoring functions are handled by separate terminals within the system’s EtherCAT network. The machine was designed so that operators can easily access control, power, and utility components when needed. RFID, bar code scanners and vision systems The machine features a built-in RFID antenna, and every tool is also produced with an RFID tag—every seal fixture is identified using RFID prior to allowing a cycle to run. “We've been using RFID technology for a while,” says Misik. “We need to verify every time we cycle the machine that the validated process parameters of time, temperature and pressure are only being used for that tool. That’s what gives the customer confidence that their machine is performing to their quality requirements.” “The advantage we’re introducing now is that we’ve moved the RFID reader to the top edge of the tool,” says Greg Fox, Project Engineer, Medical. The centralized placement of the RFID tag on the upper tool edge allows seal fixtures of varying length to take advantage of this identification feature without requiring increased top plate size. The result is a faster response time with a minimum amount of potential for interference or misreads. EtherCAT and Ethernet protocols integrated into the control system allow for easy integration of bar code scanners and vision systems. Light Curtain Protects Staff and Packages The BM2030-PC features a unique light curtain that is placed at the front edge of the tool area, that projects the safety curtain through the seal area to a receiver mounted on the back side of the seal chamber. “Belco added this to be able to detect whether someone’s placed their hand in an unsafe area in the moving zone of the machine, but it’s also able to detect if a package has been unintentionally introduced into the machine and gotten stuck onto the heater platen,” says Fox. “Safety is a primary concern,” explains Misik. “The light curtain has given us the flexibility to pursue the new design. It’s also given us safety support tools, not just for the operator, but also for the customer’s product. “If something happened with the materials, and a package became hung up in the machine, rather than the machine continuing to cycle, it would recognize there was a jam, shut down, and the operator could carefully remove the device. The devices could be several thousands of dollars, and in the case of a tissue bank, the product may be priceless as it’s a human tissue.” Read the article here

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Located in beautiful Monrovia, California, Belco Packaging Systems is a worldwide leader producing Industrial Shrink Packaging Machinery and Medical Tray and Pouch Sealers. We are always looking for outstanding talent to join our team. Career Opportunities Located in beautiful Monrovia, California, Belco Packaging Systems is a worldwide leader producing Industrial Shrink Packaging Machinery and Medical Tray and Pouch Sealers. We are always looking for outstanding talent to join our team. If you are an expert in one of these fields, we want to hear from you: Fabrication Engineering (Solid Works, Software Programming) Technical Service Sales Quality Assurance Machine Assemb ly Please email a cover letter with your resume to: HR@BelcoPackaging.com We look forward to hearing from you! IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING Electro-Mechanical Assembler Learn More IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING Purchasing Agent Learn More IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING Shipping & Receiving Clerk / Driver Learn More IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING Draftsman Solidworks / EPDM Learn More

Belco’s Model STC Sealer-Tunnel Combinations with the Hot Knife Sealing System eliminates the traditional impulse wire used for sealing and cutting the film during the packaging process. STC Hot Knife Sealer / Tunnel Combination Belco’s STC with hot knife sealing system is an excellent value for a complete shrink packaging system with an L-Sealer and Fan Style Shrink Tunnel built onto one compact frame. This system delivers all the packaging performance you would expect from separate components. The welded construction of the seal head prevents any flexing or misalignment to the sealing base during the constant, daily use of the machine. This unique construction produces even seal pressure resulting in consistently strong seals, fast cycle times and years of trouble free performance. The Fan Style Shrink Tunnel features a micro-processor based digital temperature control, adjustable speed fan controls for top and bottom air flow and a variable speed conveyor to give you the ability to perfectly shrink your products. Multiple shift operation and years of trouble free production can be expected from these machines. Available in two popular sizes with all the standard options, these machines can easily handle production speeds up to 20 packages per minute or more depending on your package size and shape. Available Models STC2016HK STC2520HK Standard Features: - Welded Tubular Steel Frame and Sealing Head - Watlow Temperature Controls for the Front Seal and Side Seal - Mushroom Style Seal Blades with Radius Corner Cutoff - Adjustable Tilt Table/Conveyor - Watlow Digital Tunnel Temperature Control - Variable Speed Fan Controls to Regulate Tunnel Air Flow - Variable Speed Tunnel Conveyor - Lighted Viewing Window (STC 2520) - Heavy Duty Locking Casters and Leveling Pads Optional Features: - Multiple Tunnel Conveyor Choices - Magna-Lock Sealing System - Air Operated Sealing System - Product Take-Away Conveyor - Powered Film Unwind - Inverting Heads - Multi-perforator Hole Punches - Lighted Viewing Window (STC2016) - 240/480 Volt 3 Phase Power Download the Belco Industrial Brochure Want More Information on an IMPULSE WIRE machine? Click Here! You May Also Be Interested in These. . . 180 Conveyor Learn More 180 Conveyor Rotary Tables Learn More Rotary Tables ALS Learn More ALS Want More Information? MORE INFO GET A QUOTE

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The Merlin is a fully automatic F/F/S wrapper designed and built on a modular frame to form and seal flat film around your product without producing any waste or trim. Four models are available and each will produce the lowest cost per package possible for film wrapping and shrink packaging needs. Introducing MERLIN When You Need The Best! The Merlin is a fully automatic F/F/S wrapper designed to form and seal flat film around your product without producing any waste or film trim. This design produces the lowest cost per package and can maintain production speeds up to 100 packages or 120 feet of film per minute depending on model and configuration. The Merlin Sealer comes with a 16” or 24” wide hot knife cross seal and your choice of a static overlap or thermal bottom seal to satisfy any film requirement. Four configurations of sealing modules are offered to best meet your specific packaging needs. How Do I Choose? The Merlin Sealer with Rotary seal head is an excellent choice for low profile packages and best suited for hi-speed operations requiring up to 100 ppm or more. It is perfect to use with most shrink films and comes with the static overlap bottom seal to create a retail level package appearance. Choose the 16” cross seal for package widths up to 14” wide and no taller than 1” high. Choose the 24” cross seal for product sizes up to 22” wide and 1” or less in height. This sealer design requires a minimum amount of maintenance due to very few moving parts and is generally chosen for dedicated product size packaging lines. The Orbital Merlin Sealer is a great choice for packages that have a wide range of cutoff lengths, are taller or grouped in similar size and height ranges and where speeds up to 80 packages per minute are needed. This sealer has a minimum of moving parts and is easy to maintain. It is available in a 16” or 24” cross seal size and comes standard with a static overlap or optional thermal bottom seal based on your film preference. The Stationary Merlin Sealer has the capability to package tall and wide products, utilize flat film for the lowest cost per package and run multiple production shifts in operations where speed is not an issue. This machine design, with its stop and start conveyor system, allows product to be fed into the sealer automatically at speeds up to 15 ppm or more depending on product length. The Reciprocating Motion Merlin Sealer can accept tall and wide products at up to 80 ppm depending on product size and length. The variable speed discharge conveyor has the ability to close the gap between products during the sealing process to minimize overall bag length and further reduce the cost per package. This servo driven sealer is a perfect choice to achieve the lowest overall cost per package compared with other packaging methods including automatic L-sealers and side sealers. Merlin: Rotary Standard Features: - 16” Wide Rotary Hot Knife Sealing System - Digital Temperature Control - Hand wheel adjustable controls for simple product change over - Package speeds up to 100 packages per minute - Vacuum Belt Transfer Conveyor - 3-1/2’ Flighted infeed conveyor - Fixed Height Film Former - Multi-Perforator Hole Punch - Heavy Duty Welded Tubular Steel Frame - Heavy duty locking casters and leveling pads - No Product/No Cycle Photo-Eye - No Air required - 120 Volt, 20 Amp, power requirement - Static Bottom Overlap Seal Optional Features: - 8’ or 12’ Flighted Infeed Conveyor Module with Paper Guides (Replaces 3-1/2’ Module) - Product Management Devices - Adjustable Height Film Former - Thermal Bottom Seal - Belted and Low Pressure Accumulation Infeed Modules - Reverse Flow Operation - Custom Integration Download the Belco Industrial Brochure You May Also Be Interested in These. . . 180 Conveyor Learn More 180 Conveyor Rotary Tables Learn More Rotary Tables ST-HS Recirculating Learn More ST-HS Recirculating Want More Information? MORE INFO GET A QUOTE

Kindness, Compassion, Respect, and Excellence - Belco is deeply committed to these four great values in honor of the great legacy of (Late President) Michael Misik. Kindness, Compassion, Respect, and Excellence - Belco is deeply committed to these four great values in honor of the great legacy of (Late President) Michael Misik. Mike’s inspirational leadership continues to challenge each member of the Belco family to constantly provide the best possible service. For over 50 years, his character and commitment to excellence has blessed the team and clients of Belco. We aim to continue with that same great commitment to kindness, compassion, respect, and excellence - all in honor of Mike’s legacy.

The MAXX 5 Bag Top Sealer-Labeler is designed with the operator in mind. In one smooth motion, hand fed, pre-filled bags are labeled, hermetically sealed, hole punched and returned to the operator – all in less than one second. MAXX 5 Simple. Efficient. Cost Effective. The MAXX 5 Bag Top Sealer-Labeler is designed with the operator in mind. In one smooth motion, hand fed, pre-filled bags are labeled, hermetically sealed, hole punched and returned to the operator – all in less than one second. A new header label is then automatically transferred from the label box to the sealing position, signaling the machine is ready for the next cycle. The MAXX 5 replaces the manual operations of bag sealing, hand folding and stapling a header label to a bag. The MAXX 5 uses labels that require no heat seal coating while also providing an inexpensive header label for hand-filled and/or pre-filled and sealed bags made on automatic weigh scale systems. The MAXX 5 is height adjustable to accommodate a variety of operators and work station configurations. The controls are simple to operate, consisting of a main on/off switch, a heater on/off switch and a temperature control. The sealing process is activated through a touch plate located at the lower front of the machine. The MAXX 5 is built for continuous daily operation, using hardened timing cams, a brushless motor drive, machined seal jaws and a heavy duty stainless steel folding blade. This engineered machine design uses no clutch or vacuum pump to further eliminate costly maintenance items. Average production rates are 27-29 packages per minute up to 35 ppm maximum. MAXX 5 Standard Features: - Produces hermetically sealed bags - Labels require no heat seal coating - No perforation or scoring of labels is required - Accepts a wide range of label sizes - Serrated style, Teflon Coated Constant Heat Seal Bars - Watlow digital temperature control provides precise and repeatable sealing temperature - Standard round hole punch allows for convenient hanging display of product - No tools required for instant label change-over - The machine requires no compressed air - The “Soft Touch” activating plate reduces operator fatigue - Adjustable elevating feature adjusts the machine to a comfortable working height - Heavy duty stand with 4-locking casters Optional Features: - Inkjet Date Coder Material Recommendations and Specifications Below is technical data for the labels and bags that work well for food items such as wrapped and unwrapped candies, trail mixes, nuts and spices. Many other products can also use these materials and be sealed on our MAXX 5 Sealer-Labeler machine. Labels In general, printed label materials should be 80-100# Chrome Coat or Clay Coat paper stock - basically glossy magazine cover stock. Most of the time the labels are 3.5 to 4.5 mils, but some customers do have heavier labels with the thickest at 5.5 mils. No glues or adhesive coatings should be used in this process and no scoring or perforating of the label is necessary which means most local printers can quickly fulfill your order for cut labels. The MAXX 5 seals the bag and label through the basics of time, temperature and pressure, hermetically sealing the bag and laminating the label to the plastic. *Any adhesive coating will interfere with the lamination process. Bags The bag material should be cellophane or biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). We have found that 164 BOPP works well for maintaining freshness with Saran on one side and Acrylic on the other. Approved Material List for Bags 164 BOPP is a 1.64 mil Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene. It has an Acrylic coating on one side and a Saran (PVdc) coating on the opposite side. The Saran adds Oxygen protection, the Acrylic adds a better sealing surface for labels and header cards. This film is also available in a 2.0 mil version. *Note - BOPP and OPP are interchangeable terms. Seal Jaws The seal jaws are solid steel, with a cartridge heater in each jaw. The temperature is sensed by a thermocouple and read by a temperature controller, assuring that the temperature will remain stable. The temperature controller will remember the last setting after you turn off the machine. Drive Motor The MAXX 5 uses a stepper motor to assure consistent speed and start/stop points. The drive is housed in the main control box and requires no service. Reinforced Hole Punch Heat sealed 5/16" diameter hole punch provides a strong, tear resistant, hanging display. Label Dispensing System The label dispensing system consists of the label hopper, vacuum cylinder and suction cups. The vacuum cylinder is driven by the main motor. The suction cups are mounted on a traveling bar, pulling the label from the hopper and then releasing them into the label chute to be delivered to the folding plate/seal jaws. "Soft Touch" Activating Plate Finger touch operation reduces operator fatigue and promotes safe machine operation. Inkjet Date Coder The optional inkjet date coder provides Alpha-Numeric print for date or lot code. The programmable controller provides a 1/8" high font. Machine Setup Parameters A temperature setting of 275-300 degrees works well, although with the thicker labels, one customer is around 350 to 360 degrees. No other machine settings are necessary. Sealing Dimensions 8” Wide x 2.25” Deep Label Sizes 3” to 8” Wide 2.5” to 6” Long Operating Height 40” – 55” Download the Belco Industrial Brochure You May Also Be Interested in These. . . 180 Conveyor Learn More 180 Conveyor Rotary Tables Learn More Rotary Tables STC - Impulse Wire Learn More STC - Impulse Wire Want More Information? MORE INFO GET A QUOTE

The All New 2019 Belco BM2030-PC Medical Tray Sealer is here! Industry leading features by the premier manufacturer in Medical Tray Sealing. BM2030 PC The All New MEDICAL TRAY SEALER FASTER Designed to insure the highest level of consistency and repeatability, Belco’s BM PC controlled and monitored sealers are precision packaging systems designed to produce repeatable, high quality seals for an FDA monitored environment. The open PC architecture provides for real time Package Data Acquisition, monitoring of every cycle for process alarms, reports both machine level and cycle level errors and LAN capability. Standard RFID identification of any seal fixture prior to allowing a cycle to run plus, integration of bar code scanners and vision systems are easily handled thanks to the EtherCAT and Ethernet protocols already integrated into the control system. Features -- All New: Single Start Button - Operator safety has been significantly increased with a front to back “Thru Machine” Light Curtain Technology - Improved Linear Shuttle performance - Patented Sealed Tray Ejector System - All New: Tool Change-Over System - All New: Improved Cycle Start Time Control - Enhanced Operator Interface Screens - Color HMI Multi-Touch Screen - Windows 10 embedded Process Controller - Easily accessed Control, Power, and Utility components - RFID with Barcode tool verification available - Improved cycle pressure monitoring - Process Verification of Cycle Time, Temperature, and Pressure PC CONTROL SYSTEMS The quality of the Beckhoff control components allow the new BM2030-PC to provide state of the art PC machine functionality. Beckhoff components allow implementation of open PC-based control systems that are supported by a worldwide engineering and distribution staff. Control components are optimized for Industry standard EtherCAT high speed Ethernet communication. Process alarms for time, temperature, and pressure monitoring functions are handled by separate terminals within the system’s EtherCAT network. Beckhoff’s comprehensive modular I/O system for all signal types and Fieldbus systems capture data for generating reports for machine level errors versus cycle level errors. System Configuration screen displays the current machine configuration. System Limits screen displays the upper and lower limits of all system parameters, plus limits are now displayed for each entry in the keyboard window. WINNER The PMMI Technology Excellence Awards returned this September at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019. The awards recognize exhibitors’ innovative technology they have developed that has not been shown at a PACK EXPO or Healthcare Packaging EXPO in the previous calendar year. This year PMMI has selected our all-new 2019 BM2030-PC as the winner of this prestigious award. The BM2030 PC is the best Medical Tray Sealer on the market. We offer features and technologies not seen anywhere else. PMMI acknowledged this innovation by selecting us as a Finalist, and You, our Business Partners, Customers, Colleagues, and Friends for choosing us as the winner of this award. Thank You! CUSTOM SEAL FIXTURES Belco seal fixtures are custom engineered and machined as precision tools to package your medical device components. They are used to heat seal your thermoformed trays with a Tyvek, laminate or foil lid. We perform a comprehensive review of your package materials submitted for heat-sealing. We include sealed tray product ejectors. We discover initial seal parameters as a starting point for your design-of-experiments work We provide documentation of the Seal Fixture to keep you ISO-11607 compliant We have a full maintenance program for the life of the Seal Fixture. We guarantee the seals. You receive the Seal Fixture and go straight into seal studies. Find out More Download the Belco Medical Sealer Brochure The All New BM2030 PC is Available for Order, TODAY! CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE. Need More Information? Let Us Know! N A M E P H O N E E M A I L C O M P A N Y Submit

Belco Employee Portal for day to day operations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 Business Status Current Status OPEN FOR BUSINESS Belco has been categorized as an "Essential Business." What that means is, with a few exceptions, we will be operating business as usual. All employees are encouraged to have an open dialog with your direct supervisor if situations in your life change. We also ask that you check back to this page each day for any potential changes in business operation. We have also posted (below) information on current protections to your job and income. This is a constantly evolving situation. Please check back for updates. Los Angeles County to Implement Tighter Safeguards and Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread Starting this Friday, New Restrictions Will be in Place as COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Significantly Increase Effective Friday, November 20 , Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase significantly. These safeguards and restrictions protect the public health and safety of our residents, and their ability to be served in our hospitals. COVID-19 cases have more than doubled since the beginning of November and hospitalizations have increased from an average of about 900 a day to well over 1,000 a day in same time period. The first measures, effective this Friday, are: For non-essential businesses permitted to operate indoors—including retail stores, offices, personal care services—occupancy will be limited to 25% maximum capacity. The number of patrons at outdoor restaurants, breweries and wineries will be limited to 50% max outdoor capacity. The number customers at cardrooms, outdoor mini-golf, go-karts and batting cages will be limited to 50% maximum outdoor capacity. Services at personal care establishments may only be provided by appointment to customers wearing face coverings by staff wearing face coverings. Services that require either the customer or the staff to remove their face covering, such as facials and shaves, are not permitted. Food and drinks cannot be served at these establishments to customers. Restaurants, breweries, wineries, bars, and all other non-essential retail establishments must close from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Outdoor gatherings remain the only gatherings permitted, and they must only include 15 people maximum who are members of no more than 3 households. April 15, 2020 Memo: To All employees From: Mike Misik, President Re: Covid-19 Virus Belco Packaging Systems is classified as an “Essential Business” in a letter by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 19th, 2020. Due to the support we continually provide to the medical industry, we will continue operating with standard business hours. Business Hours: Monday – Friday. 7am to 6pm. Weekend overtime schedule to be determined by management. Please continue to operate under your standard work schedule unless directed otherwise by management. To follow Federal, State, and Local government requirements, we are requiring everyone to wear a masks while you are in the building. We will provide to all employees who enter the building and any vendors and contractors as well, hand sanitizer, gloves, and masks. Some of you may choose to wear your own bandannas, masks, face shields, etc. Please exercise caution around other employees and with your family and friends when not at work. The best thing we can continue to do is practice Social Distancing when at work, in meetings and at home and outdoors. The accepted distance is 6 feet. We do not want to have any or our loved ones, friends and co-workers exposed or put at risk when there are practices we can do to help in this situation. Please be vigilant and wash your hands! Thank You, A. Michael Misik March 20, 2020 Memo: To All employees From: Mike Misik, President Re: Covid-19 Virus This memo is to you inform you of the changes that have taken place with respect to your employment with Belco Packaging System, Inc. The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020. This is an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded Family and Medical Leave Act to the nation’s employers. This act goes into effect on April 2, 2020. There are two provisions providing paid leave to employees forced to miss work because of the COVID-19 outbreak: an emergency expansion of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and a new federal paid sick leave law. Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Expanded Coverage and Eligibility The act significantly amends and expands FMLA on a temporary basis. The current employee threshold for FMLA coverage would change from only covering employers with 50 or more employees to instead covering those employers with fewer than 500 employees. It also lowers the eligibility requirement such that any employee who has worked for the employer for at least 30 days prior to the designated leave may be eligible to receive paid Family and Medical Leave. However, the act now includes language allowing the Secretary of Labor to exclude and to exempt small businesses with fewer than 50 employees if the required leave would jeopardize the viability of their business. Belco has fewer than 50 employees. Reason for Emergency Leave Any individual employed by the employer for at least 30 days (before the first day of leave) may take up to 12 weeks of job protected leave to allow an employee who is unable to work or telework to care for the employee’s child (under the age of 18 years of age) if the child’s school or place of care is closed or the childcare provider is unavailable due to a public health emergency. This is now the only qualifying need for Emergency FMLA. Paid Leave The first 10 days of Emergency FMLA may be unpaid. During this 10-day period, an employee may elect to substitute any accrued paid leave (like vacation or sick leave) to cover some or all of the 10-day unpaid period. After the 10-day period, the employer generally must pay full-time employees at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate for the number of hours the employee would otherwise be normally scheduled. This new act now limits this pay entitlement to $200.00 per day and $10,000.00 in the aggregate per employee. Calculating Pay for Non-Full Time Employees Employees who work a part-time or irregular schedule are entitled to be paid based on the average number of hours the employee worked for the six months prior to taking Emergency FMLA. Employees who have worked for less than six months prior to leave are entitled to the Employee’s reasonable expectation of the average number of hours the employee would normally be scheduled to work. Job Restoration Employers with 25 or more employees will have the same obligation as under traditional FMLA to return any employee who has taken Emergency FMLA to the same or equivalent Position upon the return to work. However, employers with fewer than 25 employees are generally excluded from this requirement if the employee’s position no longer exists following the Emergency FMLA leave due to an economic downturn or other circumstances caused by a public health emergency during the period of Emergency FMLA. This exclusion is subject to the employer making reasonable attempts to return the employee to an equivalent position and requires an employer to make efforts to return the employee to work for up to a year following the employee’s leave. Effective Date and Expiration These provisions become effective on April 2, 2020 and remain in effect until December 31, 2020. Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Reason for Paid Sick Leave This act now allows an eligible employee to take paid sick leave because the employee is: Subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19; Advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns; Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking medical diagnosis; Caring for an individual subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation o rder or advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns; Caring for the employee’s child if the child’s school or place of care is closed or the childcare provider is unavailable due to public health emergency; or Experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. Of note, caring for another who is subject to an isolation order or advised to self-quarantine as described above is no longer limited to just family members. Eligibility This provision requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide full-time employees (regardless of the employee’s duration of employment prior to leave) with 80 hours of paid sick leave at the employee’s regular rate to care for qualifying reasons 4, 5 or 6 listed above. Cap on Paid Sick Leave Wages This act places limits on paid sick leave. Specifically, paid sick leave wages are limited to $511 per day up to $5,110 total per employee for their own use and $200 per day up t o $2,000 total to care for others and any other substantially similar condition. Carryover and Interaction with Other Paid Leave This paid sick leave will not carry over to the following year and may be in addition to any paid sick leave currently provided by employers. Calculating Rate of Pay Employees who work a part-time or irregular schedule are entitled to be paid based on the average number of hours the employee worked for the six months prior to taking paid sick leave. Employees who have worked for less than six months prior to leave are entitled to the average number of hours the employee would normally be scheduled to work over a two-week period. A business employing fewer than 500 employees is required, at the request of the employee, to pay a full-time employee for 80 hours of mandated Emergency Paid Sick Leave instead of the initial 10 days of unpaid leave permitted by the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Effective Date and Expiration This program will become effective 15 days after it is enacted by President Trump and remain in effect until December 31, 2020. HealthNet Recommendations for COVID-19 Prevention March 20, 2020

When product orientation is necessary and end-of-line space is limited, these Rotary Accumulators can accept bottles, jars, jugs and other shapes without toppling over. Accumulation Tables Simple. Perfect. When product orientation is necessary and end-of-line space is limited, these Rotary Accumulators can accept bottles, jars, jugs and other shapes without toppling over. The variable speed control of the table can match your line speed and gently move product toward the center of the table, making room for more unrestricted product flow. The Belco Model BLS Rotary Accumulators feature four sizes of flat top turntables with product side guides that can be customized for your particular needs. Adjustable height side guide rails along with infeed and exit chutes and guides make custom integration of this accumulator into your production line easy to do. Standard Features: - Stainless Steel Turn-Table Top - Variable Speed Direct Drive Motor - Fused electrical protection - 200-250 pound load capacity - Adjustable Height Side Guide Rails - Leveling pads - Powder Coat Paint Finish Available Accumulation Table Models BLS360 BLS480 BLS600 BLS720 Optional Features: - Stainless Steel Model - Stainless Steel Washdown Model - FDA White Powder Coat Finish - Custom Chutes and Guides Download the Belco Industrial Brochure 36" 48" 60" 72" You May Also Be Interested in These. . . 180 Conveyor Learn More 180 Conveyor ST Fan Learn More ST Fan ALS Learn More ALS Want More Information? MORE INFO GET A QUOTE