Jim ButschliBag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)Vf/f/s percolates at S&D CoffeeTo meet the growing sales demands of its foodservice and institutional customers, this Concord, NC, roaster fills ground coffee into a paper filter bag then overwraps between one and five bags in plastic film on the same machine. Strong sales help S&D reap a six-month payback on the unusual machine.November 30, 1997SustainabilityTreated paper focuses on foodserviceTreated paperboard containers provide grease resistance and reduce material use and costs for pizza and breadsticks.November 30, 1997Flexible packaging'Alternative' packs milk salesIn an effort to recapture market share lost to rival beverages, milk processors are turning to more contemporary containers-with strong sales results.October 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationSeagram salutes the end of tweakingSeagram combines two bottling lines into one medium-speed line for a broad variety of spirits in glass bottles. Quick-change parts for cleaning, filling, capping and conveying equipment reduce downtime and labor costs.October 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationFiller enables DriWater to eject rejectsAuger filler more accurately fills 1-qt paperboard cartons containing DriWater, a time-release liquid gel for areas where water is scarce. Greater fill accuracy reduces product and packaging material waste, and labor costs.September 30, 1997Conveying & accumulationUSPS ups efficiency with 'smart' conveyor controlsPowered rollers and photoelectric sensors are networked by computer throughout 11ꯠ' of retrofitted conveyor used to direct mail within the U.S. Postal Service's Carol Stream, IL, facility. Noise levels, maintenance costs and electrical consumption are all reduced.September 30, 1997Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)Components help conveying system find its bearingsSelf-lubricating bearings make for smooth sailing of pasta-carrying buckets at Dakota Growers Pasta plant in Carrington, ND.September 30, 1997Conveying & accumulationInsourcing springs savings for AquaPennIn an on-site container production partnership first, bottle maker Schmalbach-Lubeca leases a portion of AquaPenn's facility to reheat and blow PET preforms into bottles that AquaPenn fills at the same site.August 31, 1997Coding, Printing & LabelingPrint-and-apply units compute for Bay Networks (sidebar)The software side of computer controlAugust 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationInsourcing springs savings for AquaPenn (sidebar)HDPE container production 'captiv-ates' AquaPennAugust 31, 1997Previous PagePage 185 of 192Next Page
