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

Bagger stands less than 4' tall and fits into any space

The Vertek Junior from WeighPack Systems is the most affordable vertical form/fill/seal bagger on the market. This servo driven stainless-steel bagger can produce 50 bags/min with a finished bag width of 5" wide. Great for fractional packaging of coffee, spices, cheese, liquids, and candies, the Vertek Junior stands less than 4' tall and fits into any space.

January 30, 2008

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

Bagger automatically opens, fills, and seals bags at 100/min

The Swifty horizontal bagger from WeighPack Systems is designed for pre-made stand up bag styles. Machine can automatically open, fill, and seal bags at 100 cycles/min depending on the model.

January 30, 2008

Cartoning

Embedding robotic functionality in packaging machinery

Part 1 of a 2-part series explores the trend toward packaging machinery integrating purpose-built robotic capabilities.

January 21, 2008

Flexibles

Reclosable bacon package

Oscar Mayer makes bacon more convenient with its Stay-Fresh Reclosable Tray.

January 21, 2008

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

New sales manager appointed at PTI Packaging Systems

PTI Packaging Systems’ new Sales Manager, Mark V. (Sparky) Ewing, will be responsible for stick pack and pre-made pouch packaging machinery.

January 21, 2008

Flexibles

Ovenable, peelable lidding

New Rocklid GP PET peelable, dual-ovenable lidding for foil containers is now available from Rockwell Solutions.

January 11, 2008

Flexibles

Swedish ready meals maker goes green

Sweden’s Gunnar Dafgård becomes the first to use a new molded wood-pulp tray that offers dual-ovenability and sustainability advantages.

January 11, 2008

Flexible packaging

Combating product separation, contamination

Seasoning blends and dry mix specialist installs easy-to-clean flexible screw conveyors for more efficient product delivery to filling lines.

January 11, 2008

Flexible packaging

High-volume retailers set the pace for packaging

Consumer packaged goods companies follow high-volume retailers’ packaging lead as they seek to align with retailer strategies, brand positioning.

January 11, 2008

Flexibles

Newman's Own Organics coffee bags restructured

Reshaped bags from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters boast new graphics in a 'greener' structure.

January 10, 2008

Flexibles

PLA: A converter's viewpoint

Chris Burger, coffee product manager of Fres-Co System USA, offers his take on using polylactic acid (PLA), a sustainable material derived from corn, in film structures for coffee bags.

January 10, 2008

Flexible packaging

2007 Pack Expo selects winner

Fold-over blister for Shure Music Phone Adapter from Shure Inc. received the highest number of votes in the 2007 Pack Expo Selects competition sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

January 10, 2008