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

Flexibles

Postponement strategy and pack centers: Are they right for you?

August 5, 2009

Flexibles

Measuring value? Go beyond the 'box score'

As you put each expense under the microscope, do some extra critical thinking and understand the total value you’re getting in return for your check.

August 4, 2009

Flexibles

Industry watch

August 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

Medical device packaging takes center stage in New York

Johnson & Johnson executive addresses the growing sophistication of counterfeiters; operating room nurses evaluate medical device packaging.

August 3, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Pack Expo purchases spur a return to Vegas

For a bakery in Georgia and a potato chip manufacturer in Hawaii, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2007 was the place to buy equipment that brought greater productivity and company growth.

August 3, 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

Flexible packaging

Carrying a torch for sustainable packaging

A switch to PET jug preforms for lamp fuels improves sustainability and reduces in-transit package damage.

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

Flexible packaging

X-rays solve checkweigh/metal detection problems

TSC Foods Ltd., North Lincolnshire, England, produces a range of pouch-packed refrigerated and frozen sauces, marinades, soups, dressings, and entrees for retail and foodservice markets.

August 2, 2009

Flexibles

Bemis acquires Alcan Packaging Food Americas

Bemis Company, Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc, for $1.2 billion.

July 7, 2009