Controls & Machine Components

One controller handles three delta robots

Easier installation at the customer plant is just one of the benefits gained by designing a multi-robot pick-and-place machine governed by a single controller.

June 9, 2011

Confection/Candy: Page 11

Confection/Candy

Nestlé's acquisition signals a deeper dive into the healthcare sector

Swiss company’s purchase of Prometheus Laboratories could be a sign of changing times for medical foods, pharmaceuticals, and personalized healthcare.

June 3, 2011

Flow wrapping

Easy open lap seal package

The BrightSide pack style from Bosch Packaging Systems uses a reclosable lap seal instead of a fin seal, making it easy for children and seniors to open.

May 25, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Case Study: How Hershey's thwarted SKU proliferation with hybrid palletizing solution

Detailed case study from Intelligrated highlights the drivers behind Hershey's decision to automate from manual palletizing, including high labor costs, an explosion in SKU's and pack pattern configurations, and worker safety concerns.

May 24, 2011

Contract packaging

Companies

April 12, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Bucket elevator sweetens chocolate egg production

Madelaine Chocolate’s product distribution system permits the smooth handling of 36% more product while ensuring considerably less damage to the chocolate pieces being wrapped in foil.

April 11, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

USDA awards Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. first Certified Biobased Product Label on its Renewable Thermo

Renewable thermoformed produce packaging developed by Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. has earned the industry’s first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label, part of a new voluntary labeling program to help purchasers choose products made with biobased commodities.

April 7, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Five lessons for building great packaging

Today’s purchasing decisions are made quickly. Here are some ideas for conveying your brand’s story while also standing out and educating consumers.

March 17, 2011

Beverage

Duane Reade finds a cure in private label

The drugstore chain’s private-brand sales double as redesigned stores, repositioned brands, and feels-like-home package designs win back New Yorkers with ‘attitude.’

March 9, 2011

Flexible packaging

Iconic candy meets stand-up pouch

Necco Sweethearts have been an American favorite since 1902, but even the most iconic confectionery can benefit from a packaging upgrade.

March 8, 2011

Labels

Parfait cups get 'gravure-quality' labels

Tampa, FL-based B.C. Bundt’s “Walk Away Parfaits” are decorated with attractive full sleeve shrink labels made of PVC and printed with UV-cured inks in up to six colors.

January 4, 2011

Confection/Candy

OFF THE SHELF: Gum aisle update

Jim George takes a look at recent developments in design and shelf impact in the packaging of chewing gum.

January 3, 2011

Secondary Packaging

600 bars/min for monoblock carton form/top load/hot-melt glue

The Monoblock IF296 system from CAMA runs at speeds to 600 bars/min, and it takes the bars from carton erection to top load into cartons to hot-melt glue closing.

December 15, 2010