Flexible packaging

Multi-bag baler

Kliklok-Woodman’s Woodman Vantage™ Multi-Bag Baler is designed to produce multi-bag merchandising for single-serve, 100-calorie snacks, and variety packs for snack foods and low density products.  See it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-1601.

September 7, 2010

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Flexibles

OFF THE SHELF: Pouches stand up and stand out

On a recent trip to a Walgreen's store, Packaging World editor Anne Marie Mohan found two varieties of stand-up pouches that really caught her eye. Hear her description of Dial's Eco-Smart Refill pouch and Rolaids Antacid Softchews.

August 27, 2010

Flexibles

2010 Greener Package Awards honor eight sustainable innovations

The second-annual Greener Package Awards competition recognizes innovations in five categories that significantly reduce packaging’s environmental footprint.

August 26, 2010

Flexibles

Eagle Flexible Packaging opens new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility

Eagle’s new facility will house their entire team--sales, marketing, operations, finance, prepress and manufacturing.

August 20, 2010

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

Video shows semi-automatic kit packaging for plumbing parts

Application video from Rennco shows semi-automatic bagger for kit parts. Operator hand-loads plumbing parts, and machine seals and discharges finished packages.

August 16, 2010

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

Application video shows bagging of extremely wide-format objects

In this video from Rennco, watch as roughly 2-ft-wide printed signs are semi-automatically bagged. Operator hand-loads and machine seals and discharges finished packages.

August 16, 2010

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

Application Video: vertical bagging of paint rollers

Video clip from Rennco shows automated vertical bagging of paint rollers. Footage shows single-file infeed conveyor belt as well as close-up of sealing area.

August 16, 2010

Flexible packaging

Sustainability is at the root of personal care packaging trends, says PMMI

A new PMMI study shows that companies are responding to the call to reduce their packaging and its carbon footprint.

August 16, 2010

Flexible packaging

Mixing up fruits and nuts in weight-reliable bags

Sophisticated weighers and product transfers facilitate consistent blending of up to eight fruit and nut components per bag

August 9, 2010

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

Harpak and ULMA complete merger

Harpak, Inc. and ULMA Packaging Systems, Inc. merged on July 19, 2010.

August 9, 2010

Flexibles

Robots handle sensitive parenteralia bags in pharma facility

Bayer Schering Pharma, an affiliate of Bayer HealthCare, is one of the 10 largest specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world, with facilities in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Robotics rallies in 2010; packagers automate for profit

After the past couple years’ serious sales slump, the industrial robotics industry is beginning to rebound, with food and consumer goods applications showing strong gains. Recent packaging installations testify to the value of automation.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Shrink-wrapped packs serve floor sample converter

Sierra Group increases line speed 400%, reduces material costs 40%, and eliminates 1 million corrugated cases with transition to shrink packaging for its flooring samples.

August 8, 2010