Flexibles

Balance Bar redesign is wrapped in decadence

Positioned as ‘craveable nutrition,’ Balance Bars now use packaging graphics that use delectable images of chocolate, peanut butter, and caramel poured across the canvas.

December 11, 2016

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A clear three-layer lamination for hot- and cold-fill blister seals

Klöckner Pentaplast's LiquiGuard blister films solve common technical limitations posed by emerging medication forms, which can now be packaged in crystal-clear, thermostable laminate film.

December 9, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Axon appoints Latin American sales, customer support manager

Axon promoted Jose Arroyo to Latin American sales and customer support manager to provide sales service activities for a growing customer base.

December 6, 2016

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

A continuous motion f/f/s machine maximizes efficiency

The BVC vertical bagger from Rovema features ultrasonic film tracking, servo-driven film carriage correction and adjustable pressure. The Sense and Seal feature detects product in seal areas and the preheating Premium Seal feature maintains high quality at high speeds.

December 5, 2016

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

Advanced technology, increased production line efficiency

At PACK EXPO 2016 in Chicago, Masipack introduced their latest vertical form/fill/seal machine, the Ultra VS 300. Equipped with B&R HMI systems, the Ultra VS bagger has flexibility and high performance as its main differentiators. Masipack 2017 machines are completely enclosed in accordance with current international safety standards. This design feature contributes to a cleaner work environment, and continues to facilitate machine operation.

November 30, 2016

Flexibles

Premium tea and coffee in a portable, brew-in-the-bag pouch

Coffeebrewer Nordic engineers a stand-up pouch for its premium tea and coffee products. An integrated coffee/tea filter allows consumers to brew the products right in the bag for on-the-go convenience.

November 29, 2016

Flexible packaging

Stick sachet line helps Almac Group meet pediatric formulation demand

Machinery expands Almac Group’s commercial packaging facility by packing pediatric drug products—powders, minitabs or granules—in stickpack sachets.

November 29, 2016

Flexible packaging

An Automated Sealer Handles Horizontal or Vertical Pouches

An L-belt style conveyor on the Emplex bagging system from Plexpack rotates to accommodate horizontal or vertical pouch applications at sizes from 5x5 inches to 10x18 inches and up to 15 lbs.

November 27, 2016

Flexibles

Barrier food cups offer freshness and convenience

Printpack explains how the trend of replacing cans with barrier cups and flexible lids continues to provide convenience, quality, freshness, taste, single-serve options and shipping weight savings.

November 22, 2016

Flexible packaging

Ultrasonic sealing protects nut-butter pouches

Yumbutter selects ultrasonic sealing to protect the seal integrity of its on-the-go pouches.

November 19, 2016

Flexibles

Meat shrink bags improve puncture-resistance with less material

The Nextrus shrink bag line by Coveris offers both clarity and performance for protein packaging, achieving high levels of vacuum tightness and seal integrity for protection throughout the supply chain.

November 17, 2016

Flexibles

An impact-resistant pouch film also provides better clarity

The SealTOUGH family of coextruded films from Jindal Films can replace sealant layers for equal strength at lower gauges, targeted to replace sealant layers in a lamination or single layers in mono-web applications.

November 17, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Integrated multi-lane printer serves single-serve market

Diagraph's new Allen MLi-TE multi-head thermal-transfer printer, accommodating up to 12 printheads, replaces traversing technology or multiple coders for printing on single-serve sachets or stick packs, for faster speeds, reduced maintenance, and less cost.

November 17, 2016