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

Heinz shakes foodservice market

In February, H.J. Heinz launched Heinz Fry Shakers dry seasonings throughout much of the United States.

February 29, 2004

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

American Italian Pasta Co.: Weighing of pasta on a weigh scale

Pasta moves through a Triangle combination scale on its way to the bagging machines.

January 31, 2004

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

American Italian Pasta Co.: Vf/f/s on a pasta packaging line

Film is fed to the vf/f/s machine from Triangle from a floor-level unwind stand. Bags as small as 8 oz or as large as 10 lb are filled on the machine.

January 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

Poore: Snack line conveying to f/f/s

At Poore Brothers, three FastBack conveyors from Heat and Control carry snacks from three fryers to downstream vertical form/fill/seal machines.

December 31, 2003

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

Poore: Vertical form/fill/seal for snacks

This continuous-motion bagger from Heat and Control uses patented twin heat-sealing jaws that simultaneously seal the top of the leading pack and the bottom of the subsequent pack. These vf/f/s machines produce 1- to 3-oz bags for vending machine and multi-pack sales, at speeds to 150/min. That rate is three times faster than previous vf/f/s equipment.

December 31, 2003

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

Large bagging system

Automated Packaging Systems offers the new Autobag AB 255 Large Bagging System. Machine provides improved operating efficiencies for bags to 16”W, including faster operating speeds, enhanced reliability, built-in diagnostics, and minimized downtime, company says.

December 31, 2003

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

Campbell acquires EaglePack

Campbell Wrapper Corp. has purchased EaglePack Corp. from Johnson Industries Intl.

December 31, 2003

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

Bagger's better control is set into motion

Kliklok-Woodman improves the reliability and speed of its Cyclone vertical form/fill/seal machine with new motion control.

December 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Pouch maker for customized applications

Polyair offers its Kangaroo automatic pouch maker designed for organizations such as pharmaceutical and electronics companies, small parts distributors, and custom converters that require just-in-time packaging solutions involving small volumes of customized or odd-sized shipping pouches.

November 30, 2003

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

Conflex moves its manufacturing operations

Conflex Inc. has moved its manufacturing operations for shrink wrapping equipment to a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Germantown, WI. The new facility is triple the size of its previous location.

September 30, 2003

Cartoning

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 3)

New developments from U.K. machine builders (Part 3 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Flexible packaging

Retort zippers

The Presto Products Fresh-Lock® zipper brand launched a new line of polypropylene zippers for retort and other high-temperature packaging applications.

August 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Pregrilled brats bagged beautifully

Johnsonville Sausage LLC, Sheyboygan, WI, has bagged a way for people to enjoy fresh grilled sausage without having to fire up a grill.

August 31, 2003