Gretchen Edelbrock

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Citronix: Continuous inkjet printer series improvements

The new ci3200, ci3300, ci3500, and ci3650 continuous ink jet (CIJ) printers from Citronix’s next generation of the ciSeries range of printers feature significant enhancements to the fluidics system, electronics, and software that help improve overall capability, reliability, simplicity, and value.

November 13, 2014

ciSeries range of printers

Bosch Packaging: Flow wrapper for packaging individual vials

Packaging up to 300 single blow-fill-seal (BFS) vials/min, the Sigpack HCUL horizontal flow wrapper from Bosch Packaging Technology helps ensure hermetic packages at high speeds using long-dwell cross-sealing technology, and also features vial separation technology, giving manufacturers the flexibility to package both vial cards and single vials, and accommodating the requirements of agencies such as the FDA.

November 12, 2014

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Secondary Packaging

Motion Controls Robotics: Servo-adjustable EOAT for palletizing

Designed to handle various configurations, make process adjustments on the fly, and start/stop palletizing operations easily, Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI) uses Fanuc’s Servo Adjustable End of Arm Tool (EOAT) with vacuum grippers that can dynamically adjust to a variety of case sizes and pallet patterns.

November 11, 2014

Servo-adjustable EOAT for palletizing

Controls & Machine Components

Parker: High moment rodless (HMR) linear actuators

Designed to reduce overall design time and simplify installation and integration, the High Moment Rodless (HMR) electromechanical linear actuator series from Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division includes five different frame sizes, two different drive train options, multiple motor mounting, carriage and sensor options, an IP54 protective cover option, along with many other customizable features.

November 11, 2014

Essentra: Double-sided foam tapes

Remo One double-sided foam tapes from Essentra Specialty Tapes (formerly Duraco Inc. and Duraco Express) feature a removable adhesive system on one side that allows users to cleanly remove or change temporary signage, displays, and many other items, without leaving any residue behind.

November 10, 2014

Thermoform/fill/seal

Multivac: Vacuum skin packs

The new Multivac R 575 MF Pro thermoforming packaging machine comes with an integrated upper web forming station to produce skin packs for products with heights of up to 90 mm.

November 7, 2014

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Balluff: High-resolution light array

Designed for applications involving measurement and detection of multiple objects during manufacturing, packing, or quality control, the BLA high resolution light array sensor from Balluff identifies, compares, or sorts objects based on minimal size or height differences, object diameter, object position, gap width, gap position, edge position, and more.

November 6, 2014

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

WeighPack: Vertical form/seal machine

Weighpack Systems Inc.

Weighpack’s recently re-engineered XPdius i130 vertical form & seal machine, which provides high-speed, automatic vertical bagging, roll stock bagging, v f/s, and v f/f/s bagging, features dual (left and right) inside access and an unobstructed film path and film sealing to enhance serviceability and cleanability.

November 5, 2014

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Ampac: Laminate film alternative to aluminum foil

When incorporated in a laminate, Ampac’s Flexi FoilFree HB ultra high barrier film technology is said to achieve moisture, oxygen, and vapor barrier properties approaching aluminum foil laminates without the use of foil, and provides sustainability and economic benefits for manufacturers.

November 4, 2014

Flexi FoilFree HB ultra high barrier film

Thermo Fisher Scientific: Checkweigher for high-rate food can lines

Thermo Fisher Scientific

The certified-accurate Thermo Fisher Scientific Versa Teorema checkweigher combines the latest Versa checkweigher controller technology with the Teorema “no moving parts” weigh table to provide worry-free, accurate operation in harsh environments at line rates up to 660 cans/min.

November 3, 2014

Versa Teorema checkweigher

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Under the 2018–2025 Global Commitment, participating brands reduced virgin plastic use, tripled recycled content, and cut 775,000 tonnes of problematic packaging — avoiding the use of one barrel of oil every second.

With EMF’s New 2030 Plastics Agenda Targets, Signatories Pivot from Ambition to Scale

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new 2030 Plastics Agenda, released today, turns lessons from earlier shortfalls into a pragmatic blueprint for scale. It aims to trade isolated ambition for collaboration, policy alignment, and systems change. Nearly a decade after setting (a maybe too) ambitious 2025 plastics reduction goals, global brands and CPGs are rethinking what real progress looks like.

Nextloop Americas Receives FDA LNO, Develops AI Sorting

The scheme eliminates the use of single-use beverage cups across all fan zones, clubs, and suites, replacing them with a closed-loop system involving more than 42,000 reusable cups.

Bold Reuse, Wype, and Tubex Design Reusable and Refillable Packaging

(l. to r.) Tom Szaky and Jen Eichorst of TerraCycle and Aurora, Ill., Mayor John Laesch cut the ribbon at the grand opening of TerraCycle’s new North American Operations Center in Aurora.

TerraCycle Launches Aurora, Ill., Operations Center

Innovative packaging solutions

Innovative packaging solutions