Case studies and applications involving Packaging Machines International

Machine Case Study

| June 2, 2008

New BIB wine line toasts tried-and-true technologies

Mission Bell Winery’s 5-L bag-in-box wine line serves as a blueprint for a new 3-L line that provides ‘outstanding’ sterility, ergonomics, and productivity.

Machine Case Study

| January 10, 2007

That's a wrap

Six servo-driven shrink-bundling machines help a pickle company transition out of corrugated reshippers and into tray packing.

A short distance downstream from a new ink-jet date coder (inset), cans are collated and pushed into either an RSC or a tray; sh

Machine Case Study

| May 31, 2003

Coffee roaster sees packaging as a key to growth

F. Gaviña & Sons has plans to bust out of its California backyard and take on the competition nationwide.See in-plant video

NestlÃ© is testing this new 18-lb bag, which is easier for consumers to carry and store. NestlÃ© is looking for pet-food pac

Package Case Study

| March 31, 2003

Convenience is key

Pet-food manufacturers discuss the future of packaging and how innovation, customer convenience, and ease-of-use fit in with upcoming packaging plans.

Cartoned bottles march in single file into the entrance of the shrink wrapper at rates to 100/min (left) and emerge neatly bundl

Machine Case Study

| September 30, 2002

Carton bundler shrinks costs

Unilever’s latest shrink bundler for cartoned lotions replaces hand packing of chipboard sleeves to significantly reduce labor and material costs.

Marker flow on the clip conveyor can be directed to the cartoner. Flow automatically reverts to the bulk system in case of a car

Machine Case Study

| June 30, 2001

Sanford counts on oriented bulk filling (sidebar)

Integrated cartoning and casing

Sanford's bulk loading system also with cartoner and case packer features a conveyor bridge that permits one operator to attend

Machine Case Study

| June 30, 2001

Sanford counts on oriented bulk filling

Automatic system that replaces manual methods conveys and counts markers for oriented loading into bulk bins. As part of the same integrated system, markers can be cartoned and cased.

A customized pick-and-place arm places markers into blister cavities on the rotary table of an eight-station heat-sealing machin

Machine Case Study

| January 31, 2001

Sanford sold on 'cell' concept

In-line marker assembly and packaging, featuring an eight-station automatic heat-sealing unit, helps manufacturer increase production, save labor costs and meet just-in-time needs.

Machine Case Study

| January 31, 2001