Machinery

Machine Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Integrated valve print head

Delivering a compact code with sharp definition on both case coding and primary product marking, FoxJet’s VX12 print head prints up to 1⁄2-in. high, including two lines of stacked print, and print speeds up to 650 ft./min.

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Machine Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Packaging pressure tester

Agr International offers its PPT3000™ Packaging Pressure Tester for testing aluminum bottles.

Machine Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Upgrades to metal detector

Loma introduces a number of innovative upgrades to its flagship IQ3+ metal detector to ensure it continues to offer unsurpassed levels of detection performance, whilst keeping compliant with the latest inspection Codes of Practice set by key industry standards.

Machine Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Entry-level vision system for color applications

Cognex Corporation introduces the In-Sight® 7010C, an entry-level color vision system that can distinguish parts by color.

Machine Product Brief

| April 29, 2013

Interval impactors

The new PKL® Series Interval Impactors from Martin® Vibration Systems are designed to deliver the force needed to dislodge sticky materials from process vessels, chutes, pipes, storage bins and dust collectors.

Machine Product Brief

| April 26, 2013

Hi-resolution ink jet printing system

Featuring reliable bar code printing, ease of use, no-mess ink cartridges, and reasonably priced inks, the AutoPilot hi-resolution ink jet printing system from Squid Ink is an affordable solution for printing hi-resolution characters and other product information directly on porous or non-porous products.

Machine Product Brief

| April 24, 2013

Belt tension meter

The New Generation SM5 Universal Tension Meter from BRECOflex measures the frequency (Hz) of all belt types, regardless of the belting and tension member material, providing belt-frequency readings of 7Hz to 450 Hz +/-5 Hz.

Sanitary stainless steel Material Master™ bulk bag discharging system

Machine Case Study

| April 23, 2013

Sanitary stainless steel bulk bag discharging system

Patented system from Material Transfer features the exclusive heavy-duty Flo-Master™ “breaker bar” bulk bag massaging system to promote material flow.

Machine Product Brief

| April 22, 2013

Filler uses twin filling bowls

Fogg Filler’s new filler combines two F6.2 filling bowls on one filler base with one capper; the twin bowls reduce waste rates by providing a combined maximum capacity of 340 gallons, which is also very helpful when maintaining temperatures and flavor changes.

Machine Product Brief

| April 19, 2013

Manual aggregation packing station for track & trace, serialization

Suitable for high-tech packaging lines where some packaging steps need to be carried out manually, the IM-400 mobile manual packing station from Laetus can be connected at any point during the packing process when customer orders may not match previously aggregated products.

Machine Product Brief

| April 18, 2013

Ice palletizers

Designed to meet the specific needs of the ice industry, Premier Tech’s AC-110 and AC-120 automatic palletizers offer increased reliability, which means reduced down times, and a rugged design, that allows for extended operation periods.

Machine Product Brief

| April 17, 2013

X-ray detection system

The NextGuard X-ray Detection System from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an affordable, yet sophisticated and easy-to-use X-ray detection platform that combines three key attributes—performance, simplicity-of-use and price point—to make X-ray product detection more affordable for food, pharmaceutical, and other applications.

Column/Opinion

| April 17, 2013

OMAC Packaging Workgroup elaborates on plans for standardized HMI

Recently in this space we presented a summary of a Webinar in which Nestle’s Bryan Griffen, manager of electrical and automation engineering and chairman of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, outlined Nestle’s perspective on the business value of OMAC PackML.

Machine Product Brief

| April 16, 2013

Dual seal bar machine

Polypack’s newest Dual Seal Bar total closure machine achieves faster speeds than previous models--up to 100 bundles/min.

Controls Case Study

| April 15, 2013

Converter adds business management software

Rice Packaging Solutions, a converter serving the food and beverage industry, has selected a business management software solution built specifically for packaging operations.

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