Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Screw actuators solve a bag-positioning riddle

Flaws in bag consistency make it difficult for this bulk bag filling system to position bags accurately. Screw actuators meet the challenge.

September 4, 2009

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

Tortilla packaging efficiencies heat up

New bag and case sealing systems cut labor costs and improve line speeds.

September 4, 2009

Flow wrapping

High speed horizontal flow wrapper features the latest technology for full automation

The next generation Bosch horizontal flow wrapper extends the performance of Doboy wrappers to speeds up to 80 meters per minute, by combining proven technology and application know-how from Bosch Packaging Technology companies around the world.

August 4, 2009

Flexible packaging

Bag sealer boosts loose-leaf tobacco sales

A compact, flexible bag-sealing system enables Farmer’s Tobacco of Kentucky to enter the roll-your-own market. Solution minimizes costs and labor for startup product.

August 3, 2009

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

Candy maker refines packaging flexibility

Fully automated, easily programmable form/fill/seal/print systems reduce labor costs and packaging material waste.

August 2, 2009

Cartoning

Minor change saves $500,000/yr

In a follow-up discussion, this medical device manager elaborated on his response by adding the following details: “This project involved going from packages as singles to groups of five, and then someone suggested we could carton them at that point.

July 3, 2009

Flexible packaging

Awards push sustainability

The 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation honors 10 winners that all carry a sustainable packaging message in their design and construction.

July 2, 2009

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

High-speed f/f/s machine

WeighPack’s XPdius Elite VFS high speed v/f/f/s machine provides easy access to all operating functions.

June 30, 2009

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

Innovative Horizontal TFFS Machine from Hooper is resilient, resourceful and efficient

A customer recently reported that he achieved a 35% reduction in packaging costs by switching to Hooper.

June 22, 2009

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

Triangle appoints new Director of Engineering

Triangle Package Machinery Company announces that Detlev D. Ansinn, P.E. has joined its organization as Director of Engineering.

June 10, 2009

Sustainability

Inspired leadership and the power of innovation

Now is not the time to innovate. Innovation involves risk, and doing anything even remotely risky is unwise in times of economic uncertainty.

June 4, 2009

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

Rennco celebrates 40th anniversary

Rennco, a division of ProMach, is celebrating 40 years in the packaging industry.

May 26, 2009

Flexible packaging

Raising the bar on safety

A confectionery manufacturer installs 19 metal detectors at six of its production plants to ensure product quality.

April 5, 2009