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Bagging & Form/fill/seal

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.
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Machine Product Brief
| March 21, 2013

Horizontal flow wrapper for food

Designed for bakery, confectionary, dairy, frozen foods, sandwiches, and more, Campbell’s sanitary, wash-down Revolution Wrapper is a horizontal flow wrapper capable of handling polypropylene, cellophane, poly-coated paper, laminates, high-density polyethylene, polyethylene, and shrink or PVC film, and achieves speeds from 100 to 600 packages/min.
Mercury HS form-fill-seal machine
Machine Product Brief
| March 12, 2013

Form-fill-seal machine

The Mercury HS is rugged, easy to maintain, and delivers high speed packaging in form-filled bags.
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Toad-Ally Snax specializes in the production of chocolate-coated pretzels and chocolate-drizzled caramel popcorn.
Machine Case Study
| March 6, 2013

Pretzel maker navigates new twists in packaging

Toad-Ally Snax installs pouch vf/f/s and case coder upgrades to accommodate growing product demand.
Machine Product Brief
| March 1, 2013

Pouch filling system

The new SUPer Dispense Pouch & Flx SpoutPro Filling System from AlliedFlex, which is available in semi- and fully-automatic models, fills the SUPer Dispense Pouch in a variety of fill volumes from 1.5 to 5 liters at 5-40 pouches/min.
Off The Shelf: Stand-up pouch for rice delivers innovation
 Video | February 19, 2013

Off The Shelf: Stand-up pouch for rice delivers innovation

Lundberg Family Farms recently launched a new pouch for its organic rice that employs Velcro® closure technology that allows consumers to easily open and reclose the pack without having to align zippers.
Machine Case Study
| January 4, 2013

Automation hastens case-packing speeds and pack-pattern changeovers

Giant Snacks seeds growth in productivity with robotic pick-and-place packing equipment.
Machine Product Brief
| December 13, 2012

Vertical bagger, pouch packer

The Model 301SF vertical bagger with belt infeed unit from Rennco, a division of Pro Mach, provides rapid changeover and higher throughput; the Model Vertic·L-PP (pouch pack) system is designed for packaging multiple items in a pouch configuration.
Pouching system forms from roll stock
Video | December 13, 2012

Pouching system forms from roll stock

The Maksimal FPS pouching system from Aagard takes flat film in at one end, forms pouches, and fills pouches--all in continuous motion.
Machine Product Brief
| December 13, 2012

Inserting/labeling system

When tied to any V/F/F S cartoning or flow-wrapping application, Unique Solutions’ In-Pak & On-Pak continuous-feed systems assist in designing and producing either 2- or 3-dimensional items for insertion into primary packaging (In-Paks) and labels for attachment onto primary packaging (On-Paks), creating a complete, integrated packaging system.
Innovative dispensing spout for a Heinz juice pouch
Video | December 12, 2012

Innovative dispensing spout for a Heinz juice pouch

Editor Pat Reynolds takes a close look at a uniquely functional dispensing spout applied to a standup aseptic pouch marketed by a Heinz division in the Netherlands.
Machine Product Brief
| December 11, 2012

Intermittent motion bagger meets USDA/3A sanitation standards

Designed for poultry, seafood, individually quick frozen (IQF), and meat applications, Triangle’s Model XM15 Intermittent V/F/F S Motion Bagger runs pillow, gusseted, and flat bottom bags at speeds up to 100 bags/min., while providing durability, sanitation, and flexibility.
Three packs from Tokyo Pack
 Video | December 3, 2012

Three packs from Tokyo Pack

Editor Pat Reynolds demonstrates the world's first recloseable blister pack, a novel single-serve coffee package, and an unusual plastic container for Kikkoman soy sauce--all items he discovered while attending TokyoPack.
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.
Pack Expo 2012: Stand-up pouch machine with top spout closure applicator
 Video | November 29, 2012

Pack Expo 2012: Stand-up pouch machine with top spout closure applicator

Shown at the AlliedFlex Technologies booth is the Mespack H-220 stand-up pouch machine that automatically applies a special top spout closure for products including baby foods and applesauce.

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