Flow wrapping

Snack bar packaging at 500 products/min

Food producer Nature’s Path installs an automatic packaging line for its organic rice and granola bars that provides up to six times the output of its previous system.

October 1, 2013

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Flow wrapping

Stick pack packaging machine produces packs up to 8 in. long

Stick pack systems from Viking Masek are available with servo augers, volumetric, and liquid fillers, and produce stick packs up to nearly 8 in. long by 2 in. wide. Machines can be constructed from 2 to 20 lanes depending on the stick pack width and overall web width; they produce stick packs at the rate of 30-50+ bags per minute per lane!

September 29, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Bag maker does 160/min

Apache CM bag maker from Kliklok-Woodman does up to 160 bags/min in continuous motion. Has an open, low-profile design and is available with ultrasonic sealing.

September 29, 2013

Flow wrapping

Horizontal long-dwell flow wrapper

Bosch Packaging Technology's new Pack 301 LD (long dwell) flow wrapper allows for longer sealing times compared with traditional rotary cutting heads, resulting in air-tight seams. Applicable for a variety of products, including fresh, perishable goods, and products packed in thick film such as medical goods.

September 25, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Versatile automatic sachet machine

The Beta 200 sachet machine for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications can dose for powders, granules, pastes, liquids, and wet wipes of various shapes and sizes.

September 25, 2013

Flexible packaging

Video: Matrix showcases the Inever multilane stickpack machine

The compact, modular, and robust Inever BY300 multilane stickpack machine is ideal for low-to-medium production of quality stickpack seals of dosing powders, granules, solids, liquids, and pastes with minimal investment required.

September 19, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Video: Matrix offers high-speed packaging solution for bagged health foods and snacks

The Matrix high-speed, high-accuracy Mercury HS vertical form-fill-seal machine with the patented Smart Gate™ product concentrator significantly improves throughput for contract packagers and brand owners filling both narrow and wide bags, increasing their profits.

September 18, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Video: Matrix showcases the Toyo Jidoki premade pouch filler sealer

The Toyo Jidoki fill and seal pre-made pouch machine is rated at up to 55 flat, standup, or press-to-close pouches per minute and offers a stainless steel, wash-down construction. The new machine is ideal for packaging frozen foods, seafood, snacks, rice, pet foods, medical devices, and other products.

September 12, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Video: Matrix introduces the new Metis continuous & intermittent motion vertical form-fill-seal machine

While other continuous motion bagging machines are locked into a narrow band of production speeds that make it hard to accommodate changes in product flow, the new Matrix Metis™ PackML compliant machine can operate effectively over a wide range of speeds and dependably produce quality packages hour after hour.

September 12, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Linear bearings reduce downtime

For more than 50 years, Sealstrip has been delivering package reclosure solutions to customers such as Kellogg’s, Kraft, Keebler, Pillsbury, and more.

September 12, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Vf/f/s system invigorates packaging operations

Tortilla chip maker vanquishes material waste, while pumping up output and product shelf life.

August 2, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Spanish dairy debuts first aseptic 'carton bottle'

Innovation-driven dairy CAPSA is the first to launch a new combination carton bottle package for its new line of value-added, functional aseptic milk products.

July 1, 2013

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

High-speed bagging, less downtime with Triangle's X-series VFFS baggers

With fast changeover and speeds up to 150 bags per minute, Model XYS08 from Triangle Package Machinery is a continuous motion bagger that saves customers valuable time and improves productivity.

May 29, 2013