Gretchen EdelbrockHomeJim Moss retires from ID TechnologyAfter 18 successful years with ID Technology – Southwest, Jim Moss is retiring.September 10, 2012Homexpedx to exhibit flexo solutions at LabelExpo AmericasXpedx, distributor of offset and digital printing supplies will exhibit and demonstrate its flexography expertise at LabelExpo Americas 2012, Booth #3608.September 10, 2012Coding, Printing & LabelingLinx Printing Technologies: CIJ printer softwareLinx Printing TechnologiesSee it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-2083! Linx Printing Technologies’ newly-launched Linx 7900 comes with state-of-the-art Linx Insight software, a remote web interface that allows users to monitor and control their Linx 7900 through a web browser, either via a PC or a web-enabled smartphone.September 8, 2012Feeding/inserting/unscramblingTheegarten-Pactec: Pick & place technologyTheegarten-PactecSee it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-1085! Theegarten-Pactec’s pick & place technology for packaging delicate, small-sized confectionery items achieves speeds of up to 1,000 products/min.September 8, 2012Secondary PackagingCBW Automation: Case packer/unpackerCBW AutomationSee it at PACK EXPO Booth #7153! CBW Automation offers a complete, integrated case packing solution including a case unpacker that unloads irregular-shaped lid and container designs.September 8, 2012Filling/capping, dryOPTIMA packaging group GmbH: Individual coffee pod machineOptima Machinery CorporationSee it a PACK EXPO Booth #4721! Optima’s CFL1 is an entry-level machine that produces smaller quantities of coffee in soft pods and espresso pods in paper filters—up to 75 pods/min.September 7, 2012Filling/capping, drySpee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc: Rotary auger fillerSpee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.See it at PACK EXPO Booth #4045! Spee-Dee’s all servo driven Rotary Auger Filler is designed to accurately fill a broad cross section of products, such as spices, non-dairy creamers, coffee, and cornstarch, into a variety of bottles and other rigid containers at rates of 100 to 400 units/min.September 7, 2012HomeSartorius Industrial Weighing: Metal detectorSartorius Industrial WeighingSee it at PACK EXPO Booth #2955! The Vistus metal detector from Sartorius Industrial Weighing uses a wide ranging frequency spectrum coupled with high-quality components to provide a flexible safe guard from a wide variety of contaminants.September 7, 2012HomeR&D/Leverage: Virtual prototyping toolR&D/LeverageR&D/Leverage's new Opti-Sim Virtual Prototyping process lets PET packagers anticipate a bottle concept's impact on engineering, operations, and marketing, to provide optimal design performance, cut prototyping costs, speed time-to-market, and optimize sustainability.September 6, 2012HomePayne appoints Martin Dallas managing director, Packaging SolutionsMartin Dallas joins Payne, manufacturer and supplier of pressure sensitive tear tape and a growing provider of labels, closures and seals, as Managing Director, Packaging Solutions, and will be based at Payne’s headquarters in Nottingham. England.September 6, 2012Previous PagePage 153 of 241Next PageTop StoriesSustainable PackagingCPGs Reduce Packaging Weight by 5 MMt Since 2019, Report FindsA joint industry report finds that companies are reducing packaging weight through lightweighting, redesigns, and material shifts while balancing recyclability goals and product protection.RecyclingColumn: With Recycling at an Inflection Point, CPGs to Shape What Comes NextWorkforceThree Insights on Operator Training from CPG LeadersPMMI NewsPMMI Announces Two New Work Products from the OpX Leadership NetworkSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency