Beverage

Black Bear hugs new labeler

Regional beverage bottler adds a p-s labeler that increases packaging speeds compared to its former paper label applicator.See in-plant video

January 31, 2003

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Flexibles

Easy-opening pouch, tough-to-open box

Paradise Tomato Kitchens, an innovator in fresh tomato products about 10 years ago, adds case security and easy-open pouches.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

Canine candy for all markets

Chomp is a ‘virtual’ company that now sells candy for dogs just about anywhere candy for people is available.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

A softer, gentler packet

When product development and packaging engineers at Kodak came up with a more patient-friendly dental film, a new approach to packaging was part of the package.

January 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Onboard drives enable Plug-and-Play

Sidel uses a new kind of washdown variable-frequency drive mounted right on its Plug-and-Play conveyors to reduce installation costs by more than 20%.

January 31, 2003

Beverage

Guides for shipping security

Two handbooks on cargo security offer useful tips for companies that want to reduce theft of shipments.

January 31, 2003

Labeling

Drug companies send FDA mixed message on bar codes

Brand-name, OTC and generic drug firms voice varying degrees of qualified acceptance of bar codes on pharmaceutical packages.

January 31, 2003

Containers

Aluminum tube for 'best results'

Novitra is the brand name for a new cold sore treatment that’s packaged in a 0.25-oz aluminum tube inside a colorful five-panel folding carton.

January 31, 2003

Containers

Sunsweet gets grip on market

Prune juice was one of the few juice products that had not been repackaged to take advantage of new technologies.

January 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Kliklok-Woodman (Product): Vari-Right right-angle top-load carton closer

New Vari-Right right-angle top-load carton closer is the first system of its kind to offer a continuously variable pitch conveying design, according to supplier. Combines the carton size flexibility of lugless systems with the positive control of conventional flighted machines. I

December 31, 2002

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Omstead: Smooth vf/f/s for IQF chicken

On this vertical form/fill/seal machine at Omstead, a servo motor-driven cross-seal assembly is synchronized with side belts. Seal jaws make a smooth “D”-shaped cycle to close on the film tube, simultaneously sealing the top of the filled bag and forming a bottom seal for the next bag.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

J.L.Clark upgrades to computer-to-plate

J.L.Clark (Rockford, IL), a manufacturer in the fields of metal decoration and fabrication as well as plastic injection molding, now offers in-house computer-to-plate (CTP) technology.

December 31, 2002

Detergents/cleaners

Chemical dispensing system

RD Industries (Omaha, NE) offers the automatic self-venting chemical dispensing system designed for product containers. Closed loop configuration features anti-reversing dry break valve that protects end user from toxic spills.

December 31, 2002