Household/Automotive

75 cpm high speed case erector

See this video clip of the VCE Vertical Case Erector from Wayne Automation Corporation that runs RSC, HSC, and AFM cases at speeds up to 75 cases per minute.

September 7, 2009

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Recycling

Lost in the blogosphere?

September 6, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New equipment brings a boost to Pompeian

This maker of olive oils and other food ingredients is using new filling, labeling, and nitrogen-dosing equipment to improve its manufacturing efficiency.

September 6, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New forces shape packaging innovation

Faced with unprecedented pressure to keep costs in line, companies that play in the packaging space must rethink their approach to packaging innovation.

September 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

What's new at Pack Expo 2009?

The Brand Zone, which will house The Showcase of Packaging Innovations, is just one of the new features you’ll find at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2009.

September 4, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Cornstarch bottling from scratch and on a budget

A new line at ACH Food Co. relies on rebuilt machinery.

September 3, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

New case coders are consistent, convenient

September 3, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Sound off!

September 3, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Some bad news, some good news

So I’m talking to this crackerjack controls engineering guru about next year’s Packaging Automation Forum*, and by the end of our conversation it hits me: The U.S. manufacturing sector is cost-cutting itself into a heap of trouble. I know, in an economy where consumers who once engaged in aspirational spending have now shifted to desperational spending, being lean is what it’s all about these days.

August 31, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Kit package helps patients recover

New XTRAC® Laser Post-Procedure Kit is sold to doctors, who sell the treatment kits to their patients.

August 30, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Wine-box packaging line speeds sake filling

Centuries-old Japanese sake company Gekkeikan Sake invests in modern packaging technology to handle growing demand for its restaurant-bound bag-in-box product.

August 17, 2009

Contract Packaging

Secondary packaging: CPG companies that are in it plan to do more of it

25% of survey respondents who already use co-packers for work such as display cartons and sleeved multipacks will increase their volume. But quality, cost, and timeliness challenges remain.

August 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Estée Lauder strives to simplify the complex

New directives include sharing information between brands. This integration of ideas will improve contract manufacturing and packaging for the beauty care giant.

August 5, 2009