Machinery

Machine Product Brief
| May 8, 2013

Cloud-based inspection app

For only $1 per inspection, QCanywhere from Global Vision inspects documents, artwork, and print using a cloud-based business app to provide quality control and protect brand integrity.
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Machine Product Brief
| May 8, 2013

Label manufacturing equipment

3C! Packaging introduces state-of-the-art label manufacturing equipment.
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Machine Product Brief
| May 7, 2013

Handheld barcode readers

Cognex has upgraded its line of DataMan 8000 series of industrial handheld barcode readers, equipping the line with proprietary Cognex Hotbars image-analysis technology for fast 1-D barcode reading performance, and Cognex 2DMax+ algorithm for decoding of 2-D printed and DPM matrix codes.
Flexicon bag dumping system
Machine Product Brief
| May 7, 2013

Bag dumping system

A new Flexicon bag dumping system with glove box, bag compactor and flexible screw conveyor, isolates bulk material from the operator and plant environment throughout opening, dumping and compaction of bags, and the conveying of material downstream.
High Speed Pick & Place robot
Machine Product Brief
| May 7, 2013

High speed pick and pack packaging solution

QComp Technologies, Inc., announces the latest addition to its comprehensive line of packaging systems, the High Speed Pick & Pack robot.
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Machine Product Brief
| May 6, 2013

High-speed vertical cartoner

The VC-VCA Vertical Autoload Cartoner from AFA Systems features a very compact rotary turret loading system that replaces the traditional racetrack vertical loader to allow easier operator maintenance because it has fewer parts and is at an ergonomic level.
Machine Case Study
| May 6, 2013

Metal detector meets challenges of ice cream conductivity

English ice-cream maker Cheshire Farm replaces outdated metal detector with new system that can handle temperature fluctuations for high contaminant sensitivity.
Pic-N-Place module
Machine Product Brief
| May 3, 2013

Pick-and-place module

Perfect solution for partitionless packing and gentle product handling.
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Machine Product Brief
| May 2, 2013

High-volume mixing system

National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) high-volume material mixing system is fully integrated with twin, high-speed, 2,500-lb. capacity box dumpers, and two 8-in. diameter discharge spouts to completely process--from introduction to downstream supply--25,000 lbs./hr. of homogeneously blended material.
As many as four robots can be integrated into one of Schneider’s RVCL systems, but regardless of the number, each robot controller has integrated within it the hardware and software tools for vision processing.
OEM Application Note
| May 1, 2013

Machine vision processing made easy

A leading robotic integrator and maker of secondary and end-of-line packaging equipment, Schneider Packaging Equipment makes a line of Robotic Vertical Carton Loaders that are suitable for food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and other industries.
Nonni’s packs eight- and 10-count cartons and tubs of its Italian-style biscotti dunking cookies in a range of flavors at its Ferndale, NY, facility.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Case packer provides 'phenomenal' uptime for biscotti baker

Nonni’s Foods installs a wraparound case packer for its boxed biscotti products, resulting in increased production and flexibility, and consistent product presentation.
The final package comprises two layers of material sealed tightly together around the product, suspending it and protecting it during shipping.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Custom-sized envelopes cradle gemstones

Automated packaging systems at Jewelry Television’s fulfillment center create easy-open, custom-size envelopes for each order that securely contain a range of jewelry products.
Currently, the system at the Geismar facility is comfortably filling approximately 80 drums per hour per filling machine.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Bulk liquid storage specialist expands customer services

Drum filling upgrade and turnkey system automation helps cut handling and transportation costs.
Bonfire Brewing uses a single-station, cam-driven, air-actuated seaming machine made by the same OEM that made the upstream filling system.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Digitally printed shrink labels open possibilities at craft brewer

Bonfire Brewing Co. buys bright stock cans and self-decorates them with shrink sleeve labels. Thanks to digital printing, ‘we can change graphics at the drop of a hat.’
A preprinted pharmaceutical carton showing the GS1-128 bar code (on right, with 20 digits) required by China’s PIATS program is printed by RSI printheads using HP’s TIJ (thermal ink-jet) 2.5 cartridge technology. HP’s TIJ 2.5 can print at resolutions up to 600 dpi. RSI optimizes bar-code resolution and print-cartridge life using patent-pending Variable DPI and nozzle-flipping features. Hailong incorporated RSI’s HP-based printers into its track-and-trace system for PIATS.
Feature Article
| April 30, 2013

Printing technology helps Chinese firm meet that country’s product identification requirements

Hailong Machinery Group uses thermal ink-jet technology to print high-density, high-resolution bar codes and text on primary and secondary packaging.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 2013

Integrated valve print head

Delivering a compact code with sharp definition on both case coding and primary product marking, FoxJet’s VX12 print head prints up to 1⁄2-in. high, including two lines of stacked print, and print speeds up to 650 ft./min.
PPT3000 Packaging Pressure Tester
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 2013

Packaging pressure tester

Agr International offers its PPT3000™ Packaging Pressure Tester for testing aluminum bottles.
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IQ3+ metal detector
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 2013

Upgrades to metal detector

Loma introduces a number of innovative upgrades to its flagship IQ3+ metal detector to ensure it continues to offer unsurpassed levels of detection performance, whilst keeping compliant with the latest inspection Codes of Practice set by key industry standards.
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