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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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Currently, the system at the Geismar facility is comfortably filling approximately 80 drums per hour per filling machine.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Bulk liquid storage specialist expands customer services

Drum filling upgrade and turnkey system automation helps cut handling and transportation costs.
Bonfire Brewing uses a single-station, cam-driven, air-actuated seaming machine made by the same OEM that made the upstream filling system.
Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Digitally printed shrink labels open possibilities at craft brewer

Bonfire Brewing Co. buys bright stock cans and self-decorates them with shrink sleeve labels. Thanks to digital printing, ‘we can change graphics at the drop of a hat.’
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.
PPT3000 Packaging Pressure Tester
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 2013

Packaging pressure tester

Agr International offers its PPT3000™ Packaging Pressure Tester for testing aluminum bottles.
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IQ3+ metal detector
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.
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In-Sight® 7010C vision system
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.
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PKL® Series Interval Impactors
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.
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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.
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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.

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