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

See how you can easily switch bagging formats in under 10 minutes

Operators can now switch bagging formats in 10 minutes or less—without complicated tools—with Triangle's new XYT Vf/F/S Bagger with rotatable jaws. The constant motion machine can run a variety of bag styles with simple change-out as demonstrated, including three-sided seal, pillow, gusseted, flat bottom, and four-corner/quad-seal stand up bags.

October 16, 2015

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Flexible packaging

Learn about flavor-preserving, cost-effective replacements to rigid packaging

With a full line of vf/f/s equipment and innovative packaging designs, such as the new Fres Bag, Fres-co provides cost-effective, shelf stable, environmentally friendly options to rigid packaging. Fres Bag, which features a one-way degassing valve, is being used successfully in coffee packaging to preserve fresh-roasted flavor and extend shelf life.

October 15, 2015

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

F/f/s partnership for machines and materials

The Orics form/fill/seal system thermoforms APET material and is good for food, medical devices, hardware, electronics, or anything needing either a permanent or reclosable flexible film lidding. A partnership among Orics, lidstock provider Berry Plastics, and forming web supplier Klockner Pentaplast brings global advantages.

October 12, 2015

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

Vf/f/s machine has ultrasonic cross seal and vertical

The Vf/f/s machine shown at the Emerson booth has Branson Ultrasonic sealing on both the cross seal and vertical sealing. Benefits of ultrasonics include the ability to seal through contaminants. There's also a material savings on each package made and energy savings as well.

October 8, 2015

Flow wrapping

Flow wrap automated mailer system

From Sealed Air came a flow wrap system designed specifically for the e-commerce and mail order applications that are becoming so increasingly popular. Horizontal in-line bagging system runs at high speeds.

October 8, 2015

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

Vertical form/fill/seal detects product in the seal area

New vf/f/s bagger from Rovema has "sense-and-seal" technology that detects product in the seal area and prevents the knives from cutting the bag, avoiding downtime related to seal jaws and cut-off knives. Seal force can be precisely calibrated for smoother operation.

September 30, 2015

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Servo-driven horizontal f/f/s line for pouches and fitment application

Bossar's new all-servo-driven horizontal f/f/s pouch-making machine enables higher speeds, higher efficiencies, fewer moving parts, and less maintenance. Video demo shows single-serve pouches with fitments being applied.

September 29, 2015

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

21st Century packaging model: make/fill

In its broadest sense, “form/fill/seal” continues to be a disruptive innovation with a more profound impact on packaging than any technology since the Phoenicians discovered how to make glass 2,400 years ago.

September 27, 2015

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Dual-motion hf/f/s produces 90 packs/min

Italian soap manufacturer Gruppo Desa expands into stand-up pouches for some of its liquid products using the first hf/f/s machine that combines intermittent and continuous motion.

September 27, 2015

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

Video shows how Langen integrated pouch filling, cartoning, case packing, palletizing and more

See this demo of Langren Group's applications and packaging line engineering expertise, where the company served as a single-source provider and integrator for a soup pouch filling line.

September 3, 2015

Flexible packaging

Clear Lam and Triangle announce licensing agreement for PrimaPak

Clear Lam Packaging Inc. and Triangle Package Machinery Co. offer high-speed, continuous-motion vertical bagging machines featuring PrimaPak equipment interface.

September 3, 2015

Flexible packaging

Pouching hard-to-handle pet treats

As global demand for its pet foods has risen, World Pet needed more capacity in the standup pouch machine category, but the equipment had to be good at odd shapes.

August 26, 2015

Flexible packaging

The Schubert Group finds new HQ in Charlotte

The U.S./Canadian company will also transition to new name—Schubert North America—in concert with the move.

August 10, 2015