Flexible packaging

Video shows latest multi-lane stick packaging f/f/s technology

Fres-Co video shows Alfa form/fill/seal machine for stick packs, with up to 24 lanes and 100 cycles/min. Video explains dosing options for both liquids and powders.

December 9, 2011

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Flexible packaging

Food, beverage, and pharma liquid aseptic f/f/s machine with closure applicator

Video from Fres-Co shows FDA-validatable FSU1000 form/fill/seal machine for liquid food, beverage and pharma applications. Video shows automated fitment applicator for applying closures. Includes demonstration of clean-in-place/sterilize-in-place capabilities.

December 9, 2011

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

Continuous-motion vf/f/s machine for coffee

Fres-Co G14C is shown in this video applying valves in-line to f/f/s rollstock and then forming, squaring and sealing bags at up to 80/min. Includes gas flushing capability.

December 9, 2011

Flexible packaging

Aseptic hot-fill f/f/s for liquid products

Watch this video of the only system on the market capable of aseptically hot-filling liquids into pouches from 50 mL to 10 L with a product temperature ranging to 195 deg F.

December 9, 2011

Flexible packaging

Sachet adds unit-of-use cachet to iconic lubricant brand

Vf/f/s pouch machine allows HR Pharmaceuticals to launch a sachet version of its medical and personal lubricants.

December 1, 2011

Flexibles

Sack kraft paper carries cement

Siam City Cement introduces a bag made from high-porosity sack kraft paper that meets the requirements for quick, dustless filling and tough handling

November 28, 2011

Flexibles

Produce packaging gives consumers that traditional feel

UK supermarket leader Sainsbury’s has developed an innovative new packaging format for their fresh produce that withstands the existing distribution and supply-chain processes while at the same time enhancing the consumers’ experience.

November 23, 2011

Flexibles

PTI adds machine for stick-pack production

New equipment forms, crimps, fills, and seals up to 600 stick packs/min across 10 lanes, for production of OTC pharmaceutical packs.

November 23, 2011

Flexibles

Raw pet-food bag uses renewable, compostable materials

Flexible, reclosable pouch for raw dog food from Steve’s Real Food is made from renewable compostable materials and is ‘green from the zipper to the sealant.’

November 10, 2011

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

Giving sight to packaging lines

Machine modifications and facility-wide organization help the Lighthouse for the Blind’s visually impaired employees fulfill orders for government and corporate customers.

November 7, 2011

Weighing/combination scales

Bagging snacks goes best in class

With state-of-the-art technology for weighing and bagging, Alimentos Bermudez S.A. is set to conquer the snack food markets of Central America, the Caribbean, and the U.S.

November 3, 2011

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

Bagger offers quick changeover for multiple styles

At Pack Expo Las Vegas, Triangle Package Machinery Co. exhibited its A612 model computer scale and XYT vf/f/s bagger, with an integrated transverse zipper applicator. Triangle’s focus on centerlining allows for easy changeover of a range of bag styles, including pillow, flat-bottom, quad-seal, and gusseted.

October 30, 2011

Secondary Packaging

New 250 cpm rotary shrink wrapper

A new high speed rotary shrink wrapper from Extreme Packaging Machinery has a throughput of 250 packs per minute with smooth cross-seal operation. An integrated servo-driven control system from B&R Industrial Automation simplifies control software and hardware, allows bag size changes while staying in synch with the product, and assures strong seals at high speeds.

October 27, 2011