Machinery

Case/Tray Packing

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Machine Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Case erector

A cam-driven erector with vacuum cups prepares cases for filling on the 3000 Compack Automatic Case Packer (CACP) from Serpa (Visalia, CA). Operating at speeds to 10 cases/min, the machine seals cases with glue or tape and requires no tools for changeover.
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Machine Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Case packer

Standard-Knapp (Portland, CT) has developed Phoenix, a continuous-motion case packer incorporating new technology that stabilizes handling of unusually shaped products for vertical case packing.
Machine Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Case packer

Douglas Machine’s (Alexandria, MN) Model FTF Tray Former Loader is capable of packing flexible pouches at speeds to 20 trays/min. Unit features a random-timing infeed to compensate for inconsistent product flow.
Machine Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Tray stacker

Standard-Knapp (Portland, CT) has introduced the Continuum 296I tray stacker. Two tiers of trays are created before trays enter the shrink wrapper, thereby doubling tray output for the same packs/min rate.
Machine Case Study
| November 30, 2000

Tri-extrusion heightens Haremar's capability (sidebar)

Film wraps McDonald’s Canadian buns
The output from three extruders combines, then rises to form the bubble at the upper left side of the photo. The panel on the ri
Machine Case Study
| November 30, 2000

Tri-extrusion heightens Haremar's capability

A faster line yielding more consistent films lifts Haremar Plastics into three-layer capability, exemplified by a clear overwrap for McDonald’s buns.Highlights include comprehensive central control and remote monitoring and servicing.
At the first labeling station, a strip stamp label is applied over the top of the bottle (top). Small labels are used to show of
Machine Case Study
| October 31, 2000

Quintuplets!

New automated labeling system delivers five labels onto each glass bottle of Labrot & Graham’s premium bourbon whiskey, boosting output, reducing labor costs and improving placement accuracy.
The labeler uses two parallel conveyors (below). In this photo, an open, toothbrush-filled case enters the machine from the conv
Machine Case Study
| October 31, 2000

Radius applies labeler to Fisher-Price application

Unusual new labeler at Radius Corp. closes a plastic case around a Fisher-Price toothbrush, then applies a TE label that wraps around three sides of the case.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Shrink wrap system

Associated Bag’s (Milwaukee, WI) shrink wrap system features an impulse heat sealer with ready-temp sealing filament and a variable-temperature heat gun.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Pick-and-place machine

Polypack’s (Pinellas Park, FL) ROKH machine picks up small cartons or bottles from conveyors and places them on PE or PVC film for shrink wrapping. Grippers are fully adjustable to varying carton sizes and shapes.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Case sealers

The semiautomatic STA-52 Line case sealer from STA (Garden Grove, CA) can top- and bottom-seal any case up to 20.47” W, 23.5” H and any length.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Pack station

Belcor’s (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada) Ergo-Level semi-automatic case erector and pack station is said to enhance operator safety because of special height-adjustable legs.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Case erector

CE-12 Case Erector from Intertape Polymer (Bradenton, FL) folds all 4 bottom flaps pneumatically (no plowing). Spring-loaded, side-belt drives propel erected cases past the tape head.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Case packer

The Casestar™ Model 809 case erector/bottom sealer from Rockford Midland (Rockford, IL) is fully automatic and operates at speeds to 50 cases/min. Cases are handled by mechanical vacuum tooling, and the machine is controlled via touchscreen.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 2000

Print-and-apply labeler

Using a thermal-transfer printer, the Model 2800 print-and-apply labeler from Labeling Systems (Oakland, NJ) produces text and bar codes on p-s labels, then wraps them around case corners as it applies them.

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