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Containers
Ultra-concentrated car-wash chemicals part of unique delivery system
A car wash-chemical dispensing system that replaces 30- and 55-gal high-density polyethylene drums with 1-gal containers and film bags of ultra-concentrated product has won an Environmental Impact award in the Secondary/Large-Format Packaging category of the 2011 Greener Package Awards.
July 20, 2011
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European preform maker expands recycling facility
APPE, one of Europe's leading converters of PET performs and bottles, has been recognized with a Beyond the Package Award in the 2011 Greener Package Awards competition for the expansion of its PET recycling plant.
July 20, 2011
Beverage
Film-only multipacks gently conveyed with activated roller-belt technology
So much of the sustainability discussion typically surrounds packaging materials. But it is often the packaging equipment that makes possible the use of some of these new materials.
July 20, 2011
Bakery/Snack
Private Label Smackdown: Doing battle in the olive category
Melinda Wooten of KW Strategems looks at both regular and upscale private brands of olives and compares design cues to national brands. Packaging spans glass metal and plastic.
July 17, 2011
Labels
OFF THE SHELF: Labeling makes drinks stand out
Anne Marie Mohan demonstrates how colorful full body shrink sleeve labeling is making these beverages leap off the shelf and into the consumer's hands.
July 14, 2011
Secondary Packaging
High-speed secondary packaging line for cosmetic jars at 120/min
Watch this video of a state-of-the-art cosmetics packaging line from Bergami for cosmetics jars at 120/min. Complete line includes booklet feeder, robotic pick-and-place cartoner, high-speed overwrapper, lid stamping, carton closing, and positive transfer to downstream equipment.
July 13, 2011
Flexible packaging
Top-loading, 2-axis robotic cartoner for flexible packs
Video shows state-of-the-art, Italian-engineered Bergami top-loading cartoner for flow packs. Includes servo-driven bucket chain conveyor, 2-axis robotic pack-and-place, forming and gluing station from flat blanks.
July 13, 2011
Containers
Water bottler shrinks supply chain with in-house closed-loop recycling
"First rate," "inspiring," and "outstanding": These are just some of the words used by the Greener Package Awards judges to describe the closed-loop recycling system implemented by private-label water bottler Ice River Springs, based in Feversham, ON, Canada.
July 12, 2011
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Nutrilite rides 'K-Line Express' to big benefits
Rotary labeler and employee input help California facility reap major gains in line productivity.
July 8, 2011
Flexibles
Poucher has 22 axes of servo motion
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. The Model K260 Poucher from KHS has 22 axes of motion thanks to Bosch Rexroth servo technology, and the system handles pouches from 125 mm Wide to 260 mm Wide and heights to 325 mm.
July 8, 2011
Containers
Unique cost-saving film labeler
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. Roll-fed labeler from Sidel takes flat roll-fed film material from 80 to 150 microns thick (PET, OPS, OPP) and forms it into a tube before applying it over a bottle and discharging the bottle into a shrink tunnel.
July 7, 2011
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Multi-technology labeler now handles roll-fed sleeve labels
Video shows Sacmi Opera R.F.S.T. labeler applying wrap-around thermo-shrink plastic film labels from machine-direction-oriented rolls, by means of laser welding technology. First-of-its-kind labeler accommodates full body/partial sleeve, roll-fed, pressure sensitive, cut & stack labeling modules.
July 6, 2011
Beverage
OFF THE SHELF: Espresso shots from Italy
Anne Marie Mohan thought she was vacationing while in Italy. Little did she know she was on the clock for another edition of Off The Shelf Video.
July 6, 2011
Secondary Packaging
Minced meat line
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. High-speed minced meat line from Sealpac denests trays automatically and loads minced meat loaves at 120 packs/min before sending filled trays into the A-10 tray sealer.
July 5, 2011
Labeling
High-speed tray casing
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. From Multivac comes a high-speed system for loading trays of MAP meat into cases, including a twin-lane tray sealer, a converging system for single filing of trays, metal detection, checkweighing, top and bottom labeling, and a robotic case loader.
June 30, 2011
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Digital printing expands
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. The WS-6000 from HP Indigo produces folding cartons and changes over to a new job in about 30 seconds.
June 30, 2011
Protective/transport packaging
OFF THE SHELF: Mushroom-based protective packaging
One of two Diamond Award winners in this year's DuPont Awards is from Ecovative; it's a protective packaging material that's "grown" in a mold from mycelium and ordinary crop waste.
June 29, 2011
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Two-side pallet labeler
VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. Labeling of two pallet sides and flexible adjustment of label positioning are among the key benefits of this pallet labelling system from Bizerba.
June 27, 2011
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