Flexible packaging

Technical innovation on display

New oxygen-absorbing technology and a unique insulating liner for produce are two FPA winners admired for their technical innovation.

February 28, 2002

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Consumers power packaging (sidebar)

Suggestions that work

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Del Monte Foods Company: Labeler tandem in action for canned foods

For label roll switch-overs at the Del Monte Foods Company, a pair of interconnected label applicators from Universal Labeling Systems adds up to zero downtime, which equals high efficiency for this San Francisco-based food producer and distributor.

January 31, 2002

Converting equipment

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

January 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rules & Regs: EU proposed mandatory allergen labeling

The European Commission has proposed to amend its food labeling rules to require mandatory labeling of allergens including cereals containing gluten and products based on cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, and products based on crustaceans, egg and egg products, fish and fish products, peanuts and peanut-based products, soya and soya-based products, milk and milk products (including lactose), tree nuts and nut products, sesame seeds and sesame seed products, and sulphite in concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg.

January 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Suppliers focus more on contract packagers

Many packaging suppliers have realized a shift in sales toward contract packagers. Some say CP business has helped ‘sustain’ their companies.

January 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Global Beverage Systems: Tray packing for bottled water line

On this bottled water line, following automatic lane dividers, bottles are collated and tray packed on equipment from Vantage Pak. Pressure-sensitive print-and-apply labelers from Loveshaw apply product ID and date code to each side of the tray before it enters an Arpac shrink wrapper. Then an incline conveyor takes finished trays to a remote palletizer.

December 31, 2001

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Morningstar Foods: Accumulation on ESL dairy line

On this extended shelf life bottling line for dairy products, this pressureless accumulation system from Hartness International provides up to 15 minutes of crucial accumulation time between filling/capping and labeling.

December 31, 2001

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Morningstar Foods: Labeling on ESL dairy line

On this extended shelf life bottling line for dairy products, labels are cut from rolls and placed over the bottles by shrink sleeve labelers from American Fuji Seal, just ahead of a shrink tunnel.

December 31, 2001

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Anderson Erickson Dairy of Des Moines: Labeling room

On this single-serve plastic bottle line for milk and juices, PET bottles are uprighted by a Pace Packaging unscrambler and sent through a roll-fed labeler from Trine Labeling Systems. Labeled bottles are then elevated up and conveyed out of the labeling room.

December 31, 2001

Labeling

Krones, Inc.: Modular Labeling System Provides Maximum Flexibility

Krones Modul System delivers maximum application flexibility via modular, interchangeable labeling stations. Working off its plug-and-label principle, the Modul labeler combines multiple labeling techniques such as cold-glue, pressure-sensitive, hot-melt roll-fed, and hot-melt pre-cut wraparound labels all on a single machine base.

December 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Loveshaw: Print-and-apply case labeler

The LS-800/DT is a patent pending multi-purpose print and apply label application system. One applicator will cornerwrap, dual-tamp or single tamp on any top, side or back panel. Changeover is easy; switch the label stock and press a couple of buttons on the microprocessor driven controller.

December 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Label-Aire: High-speed, wipe-on, pressure-sensitive labeler

The NEW Label-Aire Model 3125 (shown in the video with existing conveyor, feedscrew and wrap belt) represents the ultimate in high-speed wipe-on pressure-sensitive labeling technology.

December 31, 2001