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Steel canmakers show off in DĂĽsseldorf
The 3rd International Steel Packaging Congress, held in DĂĽsseldorf April 25 during interpack 2002, was highlighted by the awarding of Steel Packaging Effectiveness awards.
May 31, 2002
Food: Page 291
Conveying & accumulation
Golden Flake: Conveying, spicing, weighing of potato chips
Specialized vibrating conveyors from FastBack (via turnkey system supplier Heat & Control) help reduce potato chip breakage through a slow-forward, fast-backward gliding motion.
May 31, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Golden Flake: New vf/f/s for potato chip bagging
Printed rollstock unwinds from the back of one of Golden Flake's new vf/f/s machines from Heat and Control. After a knife cuts between the seal area, the filled bag discharges at the bottom of the machine.
May 31, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Frozen Specialties Inc.: Wrapped pizza inspection
Shrink-wrapped pizzas are checked by the first of FSI's two-part pizza inspection system from Cognex. The machine vision sensor is the metal cylinder near the top center of the first video segment.
May 31, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Frozen Specialties Inc.: Cartoned pizza inspection
The second, downstream system from Cognex checks the cartoned pizza's two end flaps for seal integrity, as seen in this overhead view. This setup features below-conveyor backlighting. Monitor shows each pizza carton image as it is analyzed by measuring it across three segments to within 1/8"" accuracy.
May 31, 2002
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Superior Dairy: Blow molding of plastic milk bottles
At this Ohio dairy manufacturer, one floor above the filling line, HDPE bottles are blown and flash is trimmed. Then bottles are transported through a pneumatic tube to a bagging machine.
May 31, 2002
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Superior Dairy: Filling/capping for dairy products
Superior's 16-valve electronic weigh filler and eight-head capper are enclosed in a HEPA-filtered room.
May 31, 2002
Secondary Packaging
Superior Dairy: Stretch bundling of diary products
On Line Two, counter-rotating roll carriers on this stretch bundler stretch the film 150% as bundling is completed
May 31, 2002
Secondary Packaging
Superior Dairy: Robotic palletizing
The end effector on the robotic palletizer lifts and places slip sheets as well as layers of bottles.
May 31, 2002
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
SUPPLIER LISTING for Heinz N. A. and ConAgra's Hunt's brand
Here are the suppliers for the July News item on the upside-down ketchup bottles for Heinz North America and ConAgra's Hunt's brand:
May 31, 2002
Dairy
Metal detector
Eriez (Erie, PA) offers the user-friendly E-Z Tec® DSP metal detector with an electronic design that combines a 4”x5” touchscreen interface with advanced digital signal processing to provide detailed analysis and reporting.
May 31, 2002
Bakery/Snack
Pipeline: When big isn't big enough
There were a number of developments to report on from interpack 2002, but one of the most worrisome issues might be the importance of company size to success in marketing and selling packaging machinery.
May 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
FDA updates voluntary nutrition labeling
FDA is required to update its voluntary nutrition labeling regulations at least every four years. The agency recently proposed updating the list of the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish and their nutrition labeling values based on new data.
May 31, 2002
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