David NewcornControls & Machine ComponentsPCs penetrating packaging linesIn an exclusive PW survey, nearly half of packagers now report using PC-controlled packaging equipment, with more growth projected. However, commitment to PLCs remains strong.May 31, 2000Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)Progress on standardsOn a gray day in mid-March, engineers from eight packaging end users, 21 machinery builders and 12 controls suppliers filed into a conference room in a downtown Chicago skyscraper.April 30, 2000HomePackager survey: details & prices, yes; e-commerce, noBuying machinery or materials over the Internet is among the least important things packaging end users seek on packaging vendors’ Web sites, an exclusive Packaging World survey says.April 30, 2000Tamper-evident machineryVideos demo equipment onlineVideo on the Web is nothing new. However, only recently has video begun to be a useful tool for business.March 31, 2000BeveragePackaging PortalmaniaInternet “portalmania” for vertical markets has become the rage, and packaging is no exception. (A vertical “portal” is a site that’s designed to be an independent information source with information on multiple suppliers in a given field or industry.) At last count, there were no less than three big contenders for the packaging portal throne: the Packexpo.com (www.packexpo.March 31, 2000FlexiblesSimmons saves $400,000 in 3 hoursReverse auction for polyethylene film yields instant savings. Other materials are next.March 31, 2000HomeNet Buying 101While business-to-business e-commerce dominates today’s media headlines, no one is talking about this startling fact: Purchasing agents and buyers aren’t using such sites in any volume.March 31, 2000Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)OMAC group tackles packaging motion standardsOMAC (Open Modular Architecture Controls) Motion for Packaging Working Group hammers out a specific mission and four key areas to simplify motion controls for packaging machinery. Areas include: defining business benefits of open controls; standardize on programming languages; standardize on network protocols; foster education in motion control technologies in tech schools and colleges.February 29, 2000Conveying & accumulationControls push speed limitU.S. Sugar fills two 5-lb bags/sec with better than ±0.1% accuracy thanks to a state-of-the-art sugar-filling line powered by the latest in servo drive, PLC and networking technology.February 29, 2000Controls & Machine ComponentsNetworks on the rise, packagers sayNearly half of survey respondents have few or no networked packaging lines. Yet more than half anticipate specifying them in the next two years, say packagers in an exclusive PW survey.February 29, 2000Previous PagePage 10 of 26Next PageTop StoriesSustainable PackagingGlobal Plastics Treaty Talks End Without ConsensusNegotiators in Geneva wrapped up INC-5.2 without consensus on a global plastics treaty, leaving industry, NGOs, and governments urging compromise but pointing to progress that could guide the next round of talks.Sustainable PackagingFrom Registration to Reporting: EPR Gets RealContract packagingWhat CPGs Want from Co-Packers NowSustainabilitySurvey: Cost Tops List of Biggest Barriers to Sustainable PackagingSponsor ContentThe Small CPG Brand’s Guide to Co-Manufacturing and Co-Packing
