Flexibles

Combination stick-pack serves double-duty

A segmented tube holds all the ingredients needed for a sweetened cup of coffee or tea.

July 1, 2008

Confection/Candy: Page 18

Confection/Candy

Integrated packaging line animated demo

Animated demo of a chocolate bar production and packaging line showcases Bosch Rexroth’s advanced GenNext™ technology on a variety of packaging machines.

June 29, 2008

Cartoning

interpack video report 3: conclusions

This report reinforces attributes that recurred in interpack machinery introductions: automated format changes as fast as 5 minutes, machines designed to run trendy package designs, and purpose-built packaging robots.

June 6, 2008

Sustainability

Sustainability News & Events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

June 1, 2008

Cartoning

Round 2: more interpack machinery video

In this edition, exclusive video shot live at interpack includes robotic rainbow tray packer, a true rotary gravimetric filler, servo-changeover case packer, ingenious new candy cartons…and more

May 16, 2008

Confection/Candy

Robotic product orientation and feeding from Theegarten

Theegarten-Pactec is well known for their incredibly high speed candy wrapping systems. But how to feed a shaped chocolate that must be oriented into the wrapper at speeds of 300 to 400 pieces per minute?

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

PRB introduces servo overwrapper

PRB's new high-speed fleXE FAR servo bundler/overwrapper is one of the smallest and fastest film overwrappers on the market.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

ACMA's ingenious cartons...and cartoner

You may recall the May 2006 article featuring ACMA's ‘pocket pack' lozenge and candy cartons Now ACMA has expanded its offering to a family of value-added cartons – and the cartoning machinery to form, fill and seal them.

May 13, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New candy packaging is sweet on the environment

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Sustainability news and events

May 12, 2008

Confection/Candy

In-line weigher and vf/f/s bagger for candy

The Selectacom In-Line Weigher A918 and Advantage B5 intermittent motion vf/f/s bagger from Triangle were on display at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Watch how even product distribution and fast film change and thread-up help pack bags of candy at more than 100 packs/min.

April 17, 2008

Reusable/Returnable

2008 packaged goods trends--top 10 countdown...

#10—Probiotics are everywhere.

April 17, 2008

Recycling

Market overview of confectionery sales in Africa and the Middle East

Confectionery retail sales in Africa and the Middle East are expected to reach the US$4.5 billion mark in 2007, up 3% on the previous year.

April 8, 2008