Machinery

Conveying, Accumulation & Feeding

Machine Case Study

| April 9, 2011

Hamburger assembly, packaging gets synchronized

Kepak Group, one of Ireland’s leading food processing companies, is now benefiting from a new assembly and packaging line for its Rustlers brand of microwavable hamburger-and-bun products in which every individual unit responds flexibly to the product flow in the upstream and downstream sections of the line.

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Machine Product Brief

| April 5, 2011

High-speed automatic packaging line

Designed for confectionery products, CAMA’s high-speed automatic packaging line is composed of a multiple delta robot loading unit, combined with a high speed flow-wrapping machine and conveyors.

Machine Product Brief

| April 5, 2011

RFID-driven weighing and batching system

National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) fully-integrated bulk material handling system uses RFID-driven process communications to automate simultaneous batching of multiple, and varied, chemical mixtures during a single processing operation.

Video | March 31, 2011

Video: Infinity Rx vial accumulator

From Garvey, discharges vials 200-600 per minute, single file or into multiple lanes.

Machine Product Brief

| February 28, 2011

Bulk bag unloader for combustible input processes

National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) bulk bag unloader system is designed for use in highly contaminant-sensitive process areas handling bulk materials known to generate combustible dusts.

Machine Product Brief

| February 28, 2011

Electromagnetic screeners provide material separation

Eriez’ Electromagnetic Screener B and C models provide dedusting and other fine mesh (4 to 200 mesh) separation at a high frequency 3,600 vibrations/min. (3000 VPM @ 50 Hz), and low amplitude .060-in. (l.5mm) units.

Machine Product Brief

| January 16, 2011

USDA-certified belt conveyor for meat and poultry

Dorner’s AquaPruf 7400 Ultimate Series has been recertified by the USDA as the only modular conveyor on the agency's list of accepted equipment for the meat and poultry industry.

Machine Product Brief

| January 14, 2011

Robotic palletizers for tissue operations

Schneider’s Tissue Tough robotic palletizers easily handle tissue, toilet paper and paper towel palletizing in single or multiple lines and/or multiple SKUs.

STICK PACKS. Duda Farms markets celery sticks in 1.6-oz, 3-oz, and 8-oz bags.

Machine Case Study

| January 5, 2011

Celery packer installs flow-wrap machines with extended infeed conveyor system

Duda Farms doubles throughput, improves bag seal consistency, and cuts labor costs and film waste.

VERSATILE PRINTING. Variable label information is printed on demand so no additional stickers need to be manually applied to the

Machine Case Study

| January 5, 2011

Spray paint company cuts labeling costs and enhances label printing flexibility

In-line POD system and wrap labeler replace lithographed cans and manually applied UPC stickers.

Machine Case Study

| January 4, 2011

McKesson teams with IBM for sustainable supply chain

Prescription drug distributor McKesson Corp. announced that it is now using IBM’s new Web-based analytics offering, the Supply Chain Sustainability Management Solution (SCSM), to simultaneously minimize both its carbon dioxide emissions and its distribution costs.

Machine Product Brief

| January 3, 2011

Palletizer/depalletizer

The z.Zag Palletizer from Eagle Packaging Machinery uses a vacuum system to automatically pick up a specific case and place it on a pallet.

Machine Product Brief

| January 3, 2011

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Advanced Antivibration Components

Dorothena Bonham,
Assistant Vice President and General Manager

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Machine levelers and isolators to miminize airborne noise and structural vibration.
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Over 8000 off-the-shelf items in our portfolio with 24-hour online purchasing, pricing and availability. Levelers include FDA approved Teknoclean for Food, Dairy and Pharmaceutical Packaging. They are corrosion resistance which are ideal for washdown applications.

TEKNOCLEAN
CONSTANT NATURAL FREQUENCY MOUNTS
3-IN-1 CARRYING MOUNT
ANTIVIBRATION LEVELING MOUNTS
APACKS

Todd Cannon,
President

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Turn-Key Filling Lines, Liquid Filling Machines, Capping Machines, Conveyors, Labelers,
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We listen to your unique challenges and provide the best custom fillers, cappers, conveyors, and labelers that will increase automation, speed up production, improve accuracy, and reduce downtime while maintaining complete flexibility. Learn about our risk free guarantee.

Complete Filling Solutions
Automatic Piston Filler
Automatic Spindle Capping Machine
Bottling Conveyors
Columbia Machine

Ted Yeigh,
Sales Director of Palletizer Division

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High-level, floor-level, robotic hybrid palletizers, load transfer stations & systems
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Columbia puts the highest priority on safety, has the broadest palletizer line and offers the best value in the industry. With the most standard features, unparalleled machine flexibility and superior after sales support Columbia has a palletizing solution for your needs

High Speed, Floor Level Palletizer
Floor Level Palletizer with Stretch Wrapper
High Level Palletizer
High Speed High Level Palletizer
Eriez Magnetics

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Process equipment for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications.

E-Z Tec Metal Detector for Food
E-Z Tec X-Ray Inspection System
Vibratory Feeders, Screeners and Conveyors
Grate, Plate and Trap Magnets to remove Ferrous Contaminants
EXAIR Corporation

Bryan Peters,
President

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EXAIR manufactures products to blowoff, dry, cool, vacuum, convey, & eliminate static.
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EXAIR Corporation manufactures Intelligent Compressed Air® products that provide innovative ways to blowoff, dry, cool, vacuum, convey, lift & eliminate static electricity. EXAIR products have been engineered to improve the efficiency of a wide range of industrial processes.

PVDF Super Air Knife
Model 1114SS Large Super Air Nozzle
Award Winning Chip Trapper
Air Operated Conveyor - Line Vac
Heat and Control, Inc.

Brian Barr,
Sales manager, packaging systems

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Weighers, conveyors, inspection, filling, packaging, food processing equipment, controls.
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With Heat and Control, one call delivers the latest technology in weighing, conveying, packaging & inspection equipment. We support you from start to future with complete engineering, installation, service, parts, training and technical support from offices worldwide.

Multihead weigher
Proportional distribution conveyors, on-machine seasoning
Vertical form/fill/seal bagmakers
Metal detector, checkweigher
Ryson International, Inc.

Ole Rygh,
President, CEO

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Ryson Spiral Vertical Conveyors have a small footprint and are fast and reliable.
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Like to save space, increase throughput and minimize the cost of ownership? Ryson can help. Our Spiral Conveyors need less floor space than conventional conveyors and are faster and more reliable than any elevator or lift.

Ryson Unit Load Spiral Conveyor
Ryson High Capacity Spiral Conveyors
Ryson Mass Flow Spiral Conveyors
Multiple Entry Spiral Conveyors
SEW-Eurodrive USA

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Gearmotors, Frequency Inverters, Servos, Decentralized Drive Systems, Industrial Gears
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For over 81 years SEW-Eurodrive has been providing the highest quality products and solutions for the drive industry. Our modular product system allows for customized solutions without the "custom" price tag. Our goal is simple - keep our customers moving.

K Series Gearbox with DR Motor (standard product)
Movidrive
X Series Gearbox (Industrial Gears)
Movimot (motor with integrated frequency inverter)
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