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Bagging & Form/fill/seal

Machine Product Brief

| December 31, 2002

Vf/f/s machine

Key-Pak Machines (Lebanon, NJ) introduces its V-Series flat-bottom bag vf/f/s systems, including a machine designed for dependable high-speed operation called the cantilevered V-Series.

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Machine Product Brief

| November 30, 2002

Parsons Scale Systems (De Pere, WI) offers an automatic bagging system capable of handling premade paper and plastic bags. Machine is controlled by new PC-based systems with full-color touchscreen interface.

Machine Product Brief

| November 30, 2002

Vf/f/s machine

The new model VPP-250 Servo manufactured in Germany by Wolf Packaging Machines is now being introduced as a high-performance, yet low-capital-cost vf/f/s machine by its North American dealer, Technik Packaging Machinery (Covington, GA).

Video | October 31, 2002

Pack Expo video coverage: Stand-up pouches at 500/min

R.A. Jones & Co. (Cincinnati, OH) demonstrated its new Pouch King continuous-motion, horizontal form/fill/seal machine running at 500 stand-up pouches/min.

Video | October 31, 2002

Pack Expo video coverage: Air cushion inflating system

FP International's (Redwood City, CA) Novus C air cushion packaging system inflates preconfigured, low-density polyethylene film in four different air cushion shapes at speeds to 70 fpm. The four different cushion configurations can be used for void fill, blocking and bracing, corner cushioning, or as a replacement for traditional bubble material. The preconfigured film is stored deflated on a roll, saving space compared to premade air cushions and bubble packaging.

Video | October 31, 2002

Pack Expo video coverage: High-speed case/tray packer for drink pouches

BluePrint Automation (Colonial Heights, VA) demonstrated a servo-driven, robotic top-loading machine packing stand-up drink pouches into a corrugated display case at speeds of about 450 pouches/min, though the manufacturer says the machine can reach speeds to 500 pouches/min. Applications include liquid drink pouches and retortable pouches such as pet food. Accommodates multiple pack sizes, product sizes, and carton configurations. Manufacturer claims no changeover is required between varying products or pack configurations.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Triangle takes cartoner to a new platform

A new intermittent cartoner from Triangle has a smaller footprint and higher speeds enabled by integrated, digital servo motion control.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Slider for thermoforms

The Zip-Pak® Slider from Minigrip/Zip-Pak (Manteno, IL) is now available for thermoformed packaging applications. Providing convenience for resealable meat packages, the Slider is designed for in-line application, working with existing thermoform/fill/seal equipment.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

High-speed bagger

Thiele’s (Minneapolis, MN) UltraStar bagging system packs 20 to 110 lb of product into multiwall and plastic bags at speeds to 30 bpm. System provides automatic discharge of unsatisfactory bags and quick, tool-free changeover.

Video | September 30, 2002

Crunch Pak: Apple bagging output soars with vf/f/s units

Low-profile vf/f/s units from EaglePack are designed to reduce bruising of apple slices pack up to 50 bags/min of different sizes at Crunch Pak, Wenatchee, WA. Shown in medium and closeup views are 1-lb bags as they are formed, filled, and sealed.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Thermal printer

The Jaguar II ThermalPak™ printer from Norwood Marking Systems (Downers Grove, IL) uses up to six thermal heads for printing variable information onto several packages at once, at speeds to 250 mm (9.85”)/sec.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Slider pouch maker

Pactiv’s (Lake Forest, IL) Hefty Slide-Rite Model SR-202 pouch-making machine offers licensees the benefits of integrating the slider closure onto pre-made bags with a stand-alone machine.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Traversing printing system

The compact EasyPrint II MLP Direct Thermal Traversing System moves on a linear rail to code up to 30 packages in a single pass. From Bell-Mark (Pine Brook, NJ), the system prints an area up to 5” in width for coding and bar-code printing on Multivac, Tiromat, Dixie, Doyen Medipharm machines, and all hf/f/s machinery.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Stand-up bagmaker

Ilapak’s (Newtown, PA) Vegatronic 2000 v/f/f/s machine for the first time will produce a stand-up, Doy-style pouch. The machine produces a true hermetically-sealed stand-up bag with gusseted bottom and full graphics on front and rear panel.

Machine Product Brief

| September 30, 2002

Horizontal tf/f/s

Multivac (Kansas City, MO) offers R550-Soluform, a new horizontal tf/f/s system configured specifically for water-soluble packaging such as laundry detergents, concentrated cleaning products, fertilizers, pesticides, and medical/pharmaceutical applications.

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machinery: Bag sealing

All Packaging Machinery Corp.

Lynn Miranda,
Sales & Marketing Manager

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Pouch and bag sealing machinery designed for a wide range of applications
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View our USDA-approved vertical and horizontal conveyorized band sealers for sealing pouches and bags. APM line includes validatable band sealers for medical pouches, portable tabletop sealers, vertical form-fill-seal systems, and bag loaders for wicketed bags.

Horizontal Conveyorized Model
Validatable Model
Vertical Conveyorized Model
Tabletop Conveyorized Model
Automated Packaging Systems

Cliff Brehm,
President

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Form, Fill and Seal Baggers.
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Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing flexible bag packaging systems for 50 years. We are the original inventor of genuine Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags-on-a-roll.

Autobag® AB 180™ OneStep Bagger
FAS SPrint Revolution™ SidePouch® Bagger
Script Pack™ SPrint™ System
Autofulfillment™ SPrint™ System
Fres-co System USA

Pat Rocchi,
Manager, Marketing Communications

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Complete flexible packaging systems for the coffee, food & beverage and specialty markets
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Click to learn how Fres-co System USA, Inc. serves Fortune 500 leaders in the coffee, food industrial/chemical markets by solving their packaging challenges rapidly and creatively, from our engineered materials, to our world-class equipment and superior service.
Matrix Packaging Machinery

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Vertical Form Fill & Seal Systems
Rennco LLC

Robin Thurgood,
Vice President/General Manager

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Vertical Form Fill Seal Packaging Machinery
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See how Rennco packaging equipment can save money on bagging material costs by utilizing centerfolded material versus pre-made bags. Rennco supplies basic hand load units to fully automated packaging lines.

Vertical Form Fill Seal
Automated Vertical Form Fill Seal
Medical Heat Sealer
Sharp Packaging

Micah McDowell,
Vice President of Sales and Marketing

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Poly bags, packaging equipment, from semi-automatic machines to fully automated systems
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Sharp manufactures a full range of poly bags and packaging equipment, from semi-automatic machines to complete inline fully automated packaging systems. We develop the best system for each particular company.

Automated Bagging System
Vertical form/fill/seal
Table Top Bagger
WeighPack Systems Inc.

Nicholas Taraborelli,
Vice President Sales

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Weighing and filling technology Vertical and Horizontal Bagging Complete systems
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WeighPack Systems is a manufacturer and systems provider of quality packaging solutions that include filling, bagging, conveying, case erecting and robotic palletizing. Visit any of our three facilities in Las Vegas, Miami and Montreal.

Fill Pre-Made Bags with Swifty Bagger
Mix Multiple Products with the PrimoWeigher
Bulk Fill Cases with the V-25
High Speed & High Performance VFFS - XPdius Elie i-130

machinery: Form/fill/seal

Aagard Group, LLC

Steve Mulder,
President

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Flexible FFS, Cartoners, Sleevers, Retort, Case/Tray Packers, and Palletizers/Unitizers.
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Aagard is delivering our customers a competitive advantage. Aagard’s equipment will meet and adapt to your evolving packaging challenges, reduce installation time and cost, reduce line labor, reduce utility costs, and significantly increase overall line efficiency.

Maksimal FPS
All-In-One Combination Equipment
Retort Loader/Unloaders
Cartoners
All Packaging Machinery Corp.

Lynn Miranda,
Sales & Marketing Manager

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Pouch and bag sealing machinery designed for a wide range of applications
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View our USDA-approved vertical and horizontal conveyorized band sealers for sealing pouches and bags. APM line includes validatable band sealers for medical pouches, portable tabletop sealers, vertical form-fill-seal systems, and bag loaders for wicketed bags.

Horizontal Conveyorized Model
Validatable Model
Vertical Conveyorized Model
Tabletop Conveyorized Model
Bosch Packaging Technology

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Process technology, primary-, secondary-, end-of-line packaging, automation, services
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Based in Waiblingen near Stuttgart, Germany, and employing 4,700 associates, the Bosch Packaging Technology division is one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technology. The solutions are complemented by a comprehensive after-sales service portfolio.
Formost Fuji Corporation

Dennis Gunnell,
Vice President Sales and Marketing

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Horizontal Bagging and Horizontal Wrapping, Veritcal Bagging, Automation, conveying
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Click to see our full line of capabilities. Custom packaging solutions that are unique, value oriented and backed up with outstanding service and parts availability. Our people set us apart through hands on expereince and dedication to quality execution.

Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal Wrapper
Automatic Horizontal Bagger
Fres-co System USA

Pat Rocchi,
Manager, Marketing Communications

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Complete flexible packaging systems for the coffee, food & beverage and specialty markets
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Click to learn how Fres-co System USA, Inc. serves Fortune 500 leaders in the coffee, food industrial/chemical markets by solving their packaging challenges rapidly and creatively, from our engineered materials, to our world-class equipment and superior service.
Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Heidi L. Harlfinger,
VP Marketing

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Tray seal, flow pack, F/F/S, meal assembly, cartoning, sleeving, case packing, robotics.
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Harpak-ULMA offers solutions for all packaging needs - from individual components to fully integrated packaging lines – primary, secondary and robotics. We develop custom applications and provide training, service, and ongoing technical support.

Tray Sealer
Flow Wrap
Thermoform
Cartoning / Secondary Packaging
Kliklok-Woodman

Ross Long,
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

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Topload, endload, wraparound cartoners; vffs bagmakers; product handling.
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For 65 years KW has been the #1 supplier of long-lasting machinery to leading food and consumer products companies. We provide 24/7 PMMI-certified service, support and training, and our parts availability is second-to-none. Learn why our customers keep coming back to KW.

Enterprise Horizontal Endload Cartoner
Vantage Multi-Bag Baler
P3c Constant Motion VFFS Bagmaker
Vari-Straight Straight-Line Tri-Seal Topload Carton Closer
MARQ Packaging Systems, Inc

Kelli Barton,
Vice President Sales

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Case erecting, case sealing, random case sealing, case settler/sealer, tray/blissforming
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View our entire line of more than 80 machines built from the ground up with input from "YOU" our customer. From our semi-automatic machines to our self adjusting random machines, our dedicated team works with you to guarantee a perfect fit for your application.

Case Erector Bottom Sealer (HPE-NS)
Random Side Flange Bliss Case Sealer
Case Settler / Sealer (HPV-FB-144-T-TB)
Trayformer - Protein Industry (HPT-P)
Matrix Packaging Machinery

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Vertical Form Fill & Seal Systems
Polypack Inc.

Emmanuel Cerf,
Vice President of Sales

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Shrink-wrapping equipment, wraparound case packers, corrugated sleeve and shrink systems
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See how Polypack end-of-line packaging equipment can reduce your packaging costs, decrease the required storage space for packaging supplies, increase your line efficiencies and deliver a rapid Return On Investment.

Printed Film Shrink Wrapper
Sleeve/Bullseye Shrink Wrapper
Inline Shrink Bundler
Compact Pharmaceutical Shrink Bundler
Rennco LLC

Robin Thurgood,
Vice President/General Manager

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Vertical Form Fill Seal Packaging Machinery
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See how Rennco packaging equipment can save money on bagging material costs by utilizing centerfolded material versus pre-made bags. Rennco supplies basic hand load units to fully automated packaging lines.

Vertical Form Fill Seal
Automated Vertical Form Fill Seal
Medical Heat Sealer
Sacmi USA

Roberto Casadei,
Vice President of Sales North America

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Compression, Injection and Blow Molding, Filling, Labeling.
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View our comprehensive portfolio of turnkey solutions for the beverage industry. Innovation, quality, spare parts, support and assistance to meet all your needs.

Roll-fed labeler
Stretch Blow Molding machine
PET and glass bottle filler
Form-fill-seal technology
Sharp Packaging

Micah McDowell,
Vice President of Sales and Marketing

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Poly bags, packaging equipment, from semi-automatic machines to fully automated systems
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Sharp manufactures a full range of poly bags and packaging equipment, from semi-automatic machines to complete inline fully automated packaging systems. We develop the best system for each particular company.

Automated Bagging System
Vertical form/fill/seal
Table Top Bagger
Starview Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Mario Carlomusto,
President

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Blister, Clamshell, Skin, Medical & Food Tray Packaging; Thermoforming & Die Cutting.
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Starview manufactures machines for Blister & Clamshell, Skin, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical, Food Tray Packaging, Die Cutters and Thermoformers. Our ability to modify standard designs and produce custom machines to meet client’s needs sets us apart from the competition.

Automatic Rotary Bister Packaging Machine
Automatic Carousel Clamshell / Blister Packaging Machine
Automatic Inline Film to Tray Food Packaging Machine
Impulse Heating Skin Packaging Machine
Synerlink USA, LLC

Harry Marovskis,
Director of Sales Synerlink USA

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Engineering packaging lines, Form-Fill-Seal machines,overwrapping machines, case-packers
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Learn how we support our clients starting at the product and packaging design phase, continuing to full-line industrial optimization and complete line engineering with performance warranties. Discover our innovative and cost-effective solutions for dairy, food, beverage,...

Horizontal-FFS-machine
Paperboard sleeving machine
ultraclean-piston-filler
Paperboard sleever/casepacker
tna North America, Inc.

Alfredo Blanco,
VP, Americas

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VFFS baggers, multi-head scales, conveying, seasoning, spraying and verification equipment
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tna is a leading global supplier of integrated food packaging solutions including spraying, distribution, seasoning, weighing, packaging, metal detection and identification solutions, plus system controls & integration solutions.

vertical form, fill and seal
seasoning systems
horizontal and vertical motion conveying systems
spraying systems
Triangle Package Machinery Co.

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VFFS Baggers, Combination Weighers, Cartoning and Tray Loading/Depositing Systems
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Superior engineering, world-class manufacturing, and unparalleled customer support, as well as a Faster, Cleaner, Smarter solution to your packaging needs. FSMA-ready solutions include our X-Series bagger, designed to meet USDA/3A sanitation standards.

Vertical Form/Fill/Seal
InLine Combination Weigher / Scale
Tray Loader / Depositor
Horizontal Cartoning / Bag-In-Box System
WeighPack Systems Inc.

Nicholas Taraborelli,
Vice President Sales

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Weighing and filling technology Vertical and Horizontal Bagging Complete systems
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WeighPack Systems is a manufacturer and systems provider of quality packaging solutions that include filling, bagging, conveying, case erecting and robotic palletizing. Visit any of our three facilities in Las Vegas, Miami and Montreal.

Fill Pre-Made Bags with Swifty Bagger
Mix Multiple Products with the PrimoWeigher
Bulk Fill Cases with the V-25
High Speed & High Performance VFFS - XPdius Elie i-130