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Confection/Candy

New servo platform brings costs down

A roll-fed, two-axis, continuous-motion card sheeter benefits from servo technology that eliminates the need for external motion-control hardware.

April 4, 2008

Containers

New bagger brings sweet rewards

Constant breakdowns and an increase in production prompt Windy Acres to invest in a new vf/f/s machine.

April 4, 2008

Confection/Candy

Drive & control in food processing: Chocolate bar manufacturing

Bosch Rexroth’s GenNext™ technology boosts uptime, productivity, ease of use of food processing.

March 12, 2008

Closures

'Zenergized' tube suits Walgreen's, other retailers

Tubes make effervescent energy tablets portable for consumers.

March 2, 2008

Flexibles

When the oil runs out: Take a second look at biodegradable cellulose packaging films

Must-read white paper for all users of petroleum-based plastic packaging weighs impact of staying the course vs. using newer technologies for biodegradable films. Compares/contrasts the newest crop of bio films from different suppliers.

February 3, 2008

Flexible packaging

High-volume retailers set the pace for packaging

Consumer packaged goods companies follow high-volume retailers’ packaging lead as they seek to align with retailer strategies, brand positioning.

January 11, 2008

Sustainability

The evolution of natural as a lifestyle choice

It’s all about stewardship, life, and energy, and it’s playing out in the beauty and health and wellness categories.

January 9, 2008

Dairy

Weight-loss shake embodies the 'new natural'

Valerie Jacobs makes her living by helping consumer product companies identify and capitalize on consumer trends, and the director of trend analysis at LPK notes a rise in the number of “natural” products. Not in the sense of natural versus organic, but natural as a barometer of aesthetic enjoyment.

November 7, 2007

Confection/Candy

Self-lube bearings bring smooth motion to vf/f/s machines

A special polymer injection-molded with dry lubricants blended in is at the heart of the self-lubricating bearings used on these machines.

November 7, 2007

Confection/Candy

Fiber laser system

The new e-SolarMark FL fiber laser marking system from Matthews provides on-the-fly or stationary permanent high-quality small-character marking/coding of metallized or plastic materials, such as packaging foils.

October 4, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Picking, packing, and palletizing with robots

Robotics—a flexible automation system that improves productivity, quality, and workforce capabilities—continues making inroads into packaging.

August 9, 2007

Cartoning

Automation initiative brings sweet results

A robotic solution lets Necco put its popular Sweethearts Conversation Hearts on a fast track to greater throughput at higher speeds with reduced labor costs.

August 8, 2007