Emballage 2012

New indicator for monitoring the cold chain
 Video | December 3, 2012

New indicator for monitoring the cold chain

New time/temperature indicator for use in monitoring the cold chain must first be activated before it begins functioning.
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New PET tray simplifies recycling
 Video | November 30, 2012

New PET tray simplifies recycling

MAPET II from Faerchplast is a monolayer PET tray that has a special heat seal adhesive only on the flange that lets the tray move more readily through the post-consumer recycle stream.
Combisteam: small footprint plus energy savings
 Video | November 30, 2012

Combisteam: small footprint plus energy savings

The Combisteam from Sleever International puts shrink sleeve label application and the shrink tunnel into one compact frame capable of handling 500 containers/min and of reducing energy costs significantly.
Robotic cartoning of aseptic pouches
 Video | November 30, 2012

Robotic cartoning of aseptic pouches

Ecolean aseptic pouch is robotically packaged by Schneider Electric delta-style robots on a pick-and-place machine from AMC2.
Ink-jet printer requires no maintenance
 Video | November 26, 2012

Ink-jet printer requires no maintenance

The A420-CIJ printer from Domino requires no maintenance beyond changing consumables. New quick-change module replaces ink and filters in 10-min. Easy for operators to select, verify, and send message to printer with easy-to-see interface. Printhead guarantees clean, error-free printing.
A 7-layer coex thermoformed into what looks like a Le Crouset pot.
Package Case Study
| November 22, 2012

Emballage 2012: Day three

A seven-layer coextruded Le Creuset look-alike, a PET jam jar for a Marks & Spencer brand of jam that can withstand thermal processing at 95 degrees C, some impressively crisp printing of QR codes on shrink bundling film, and a tool-change twist on a blow/fill system.
Orangina's aseptic juice drink in an Ecolean pouch.
News
| November 21, 2012

Emballage 2012: Day 2

Notable at the Emballage exposition in Paris on Tuesday were the following: a first in aseptic packaging in Europe, a novel Nestle pouch for food on-the-go, Heinz ketchup in a standup pouch with a dispensing fitment, and news of Krones making a move to linear motors in place of pneumatic cylinders.
The Heineken PET Chill Pack.
News
| November 20, 2012

Emballage 2012: Day one

Gorgeous 4-L kegs of Heineken sold at retail, a light-as-a-feather ISBM PET container for dispensing hand soap in institutional settings, and a new PET tray for chilled meat and fish that’s compelling from a sustainable packaging standpoint—all this and a whole lot more were on display at Emballage 2012 on day one.

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