Conveying & accumulation

Programming standards are the future

Resting firmly on the programming language standard PLCopen and the ‘packaging machine language’ known as PackML, this system represents the future of packaging.

November 27, 2010

Bagging & Pouching: Page 43

Flow wrapping

Ilapak revolutionizes pizza packaging

Imagine a fresh – not frozen – pizza that will last months in your refrigerator. That's the aim of vacuumizing technology implemented in Ilapak's innovative new MAP flow packaging systems. And the B&R-enabled control system is PackML compliant, too.

November 16, 2010

Flexible packaging

HMC Products offers new and rebuilt servo pouchers

Pouchers offer zipper, stand-up pouch, trailing edge clamps, net weigh scale, metal detector, platform, thermal printer, and now high performance B&R automation.

November 15, 2010

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

Rovema v/f/f/s runs up to 200 bpm

Vertical bagger from Rovema raises the bar on productivity with its new B&R control platform.

November 15, 2010

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

Vf/f/s bagger boasts ultrasonic sealing technology

Triangle Package Machinery partners with Herrmann Ultrasonics for ultrasonic sealing on its XYM vf/f/s machine to reduce materials, maintenance, and energy, while improving OEE.

November 8, 2010

Flow wrapping

Servo controls make cartoner special

A high-speed cartoner introduced by FMS, part of the Ilapak Group, uses servos to drive multiple axes of motion on a high-speed cartoner.

November 2, 2010

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

Vf/f/s pouch machine reduces packaging material use

Pouch machine is capable of producing up to 1,200 packs/min.

November 2, 2010

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

Vertical form/fill/seal machine for liquids

Watch this continuous-motion Rovema vertical form/fill/seal machine fill liquid into a pouch at Pack Expo.

November 1, 2010

Palletizing/depalletizing

High-speed bag palletizer packs 40 lb bags at 24 bags/min

Video from KUKA Robotics shows flexible high-speed palletizing solution of 40 lb bags at more than 24 bags/min.

October 19, 2010

Cartoning

Leadership in Packaging category leaders announced

Packaging World’s 2010 Leadership in Packaging program was launched in January to recognize leadership and excellence among suppliers of packaging machinery, materials and services; as this year’s program concludes, twenty companies have earned the honor of Category Leader.

October 14, 2010

Flexible packaging

Convenience and patient compliance drive contract packager's business

Tee Noland, director of business development for Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), a contract manufacturer/packager, shares his views on why pharmaceutical companies are turning to contract packagers, and discusses the latest developments

October 12, 2010

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

Rockwell Automation: 3 component servo drive

The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 3 component servo drive from Rockwell Automation, which comes in models as small as 50 watts, provides the flexibility to tailor axes to a machine’s actual power requirement to minimize system size and cost.

October 5, 2010

Palletizing/depalletizing

B&R demonstrates new automation capabilities at PACK EXPO 2010

B&R Industrial Automation will introduce advances in safety, robotic, ease-of-use, connectivity and automation technology at PACK EXPO Booth S-1073. Several respected OEMs will introduce B&R-enabled machines.

October 4, 2010