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Column/Opinion

| May 17, 2013

Crowdsourced packaging at Wrigley, Heineken

Few consumer packaged goods companies are better at promoting their brands than Wrigley or Heineken.

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Podcast | May 17, 2013

Podcast: Automated, wireless replenishment of packaging materials

At The Automation Conference 2013, contract OTC pharma manufacturer Perrigo presented their Stage By Component process, where Automated Guided Vehicles bring packaging materials to packaging lines on demand. Packaging World’s Pat Reynolds talks with Perrigo’s Trent Martin, Lean Sigma Black Belt, about the project.

Sanitary Lift & Seal container discharger

Machine Product Brief

| May 16, 2013

Sanitary container discharger

Unit accepts a container of material loaded above floor level and discharges the contents into an existing hopper.

Column/Opinion

| May 16, 2013

Lots to learn at The Automation Conference

Not everybody was able to attend The Automation Conference May 14-15 in Chicago. So I figured I’d share a few things I heard while there.

Machine Product Brief

| May 14, 2013

Continuous ink jet printer

Using a new i-Tech (intelligent Technology) service-free ink system Domino’s A420i continuous ink jet (CIJ) coding solution delivers ultra-low makeup usage and new print head variants to increase efficiency and functionality, and reduce costs and operator intervention to provide the lowest total cost of ownership of any ink jet printer on the market, according to the company.

Machine Product Brief

| May 13, 2013

Digitally configurable stack lights

The software-configurable Smart Light from Baluff eliminates complex hardware selection by providing visual indication solutions with just a single part number.

Machine Product Brief

| May 10, 2013

Continuous-motion case sealer

Suitable for high-speed sealing of primed flap and re-shipper cases (RSC), the Model 199 continuous-motion case sealer from Standard-Knapp, uses a high-efficiency inline design for high speed, consistent sealing of up to 50 cases/min., whether close-coupled with a case packer discharge or installed as a stand-alone machine.

Machine Product Brief

| May 10, 2013

Integrated hot melt packaging solution

Nordson’s Freedom Integrated Hot Melt Packaging Solution combines the company’s tankless Freedom Series hot melt dispensing equipment with Henkel’s high-performance, Technomelt Freedom-certified family of adhesives to help customers contain costs, simplify operations, and increase productivity, reliability, and sustainability.

Machine Product Brief

| May 9, 2013

Elevating prefeeder

Designed to handle a variety of medium-sized, mid-weight parts, Shibuya Hoppmann’s stainless steel EP-10 Elevating Prefeeder has a 10 cu. ft. capacity hopper that delivers product at an average belt speed of 32-ft./min.

Machine Product Brief

| May 9, 2013

Robot for biomedical applications

Yaskawa Motoman’s MH3BM (BioMedical) robot handles specimen processing, drug dispensing, and medical research applications.

The Linx 7900 continuous ink jet printer.

Machine Case Study

| May 9, 2013

Fish processer counts on CIJ printers

Two printers are meeting the exacting demands of Espersen Lietuva UAB, a Danish company that is one of the most modern fish processing companies in Europe.

Machine Product Brief

| May 9, 2013

Combination sealer/shrink tunnel

The VS1620 Combo Unit from Eastey combines an L-sealer and shrink tunnel on a common frame with one power source to provide quick setup, perfect alignment, and consistent product sealing.

Machine Product Brief

| May 9, 2013

2-D barcode scanner

Designed for situations that require high-speed scanning in a small space, Denso’s element-resistant QB30 stationary 2-D barcode scanner scans twice as fast as the previous QB20 model, and can scan moving objects, such as products or containers on a conveyor belt.

Machine Product Brief

| May 8, 2013

Dual lane tray denester

Able to denest up to 140 trays/min., the Rotary Dual Lane Tray Denester from MGS Machine is an efficient, high-speed machine designed for the food-packaging industry, as well as applications with multiple products or line space constraints.

Machine Product Brief

| May 8, 2013

Liquid adhesive pneumatic applicators

Nordson Corporation introduces two new fast-cycling, high-speed liquid adhesive pneumatic guns designed to improve production efficiency and product quality with bead or slot pattern application.

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