Secondary Packaging

Gen3 performance moves downstream

Generation3 performance is no longer the sole domain of high end packaging machinery.

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Controls & Machine Components

The best thing...since packaged bread

If you look at recent developments in packaging machinery automation, a lot has changed for the better. And it’s primarily been thanks to software advances.

March 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

AMBEC appoints new president

AMBEC’s (Owings Mills, MD) board of directors announced the appointment of Jeff O’Donnell, Jr. as president.

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Controls & Machine Components

Best practices: implementing the PackML™ state model in Sequential Function Chart

While developing guidelines for interoperability, OMAC members recognized the fundamental benefit of a common state model and naming conventions for machine states.

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KUKA Robotics Corporation: PC-based motion controller

Kuka Robotics Corp. (Sterling Heights, MI) offers the Kuka Motion Controller, a standalone version of its PC-based robot controller that can control the logic of packaging lines, and the coordinated motion of any machine with up to 8 servomotors.

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Phoenix Contact Inc: Temperature controller

Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) now offers a new PID temperature controller. The IB IL Tempcon module is suitable for packaging machinery temperature control when thermal cutoff is required in forming applications. The module is designed as either a stand-alone unit or integrated into a device-level network (CanOpen, DeviceNet, Interbus, or Profibus) or Ethernet.

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Unlocking plant-floor packaging data at Unilever

Accurate, timely information on which to make business decisions is already on the packaging floor, according to Unilever’s Andrew McDonald (left), global automation and control manager.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Labels

Sensing success

Specialized label sensor permits fast setup on new labeler designed for contract packagers.See video

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Flexible packaging

SouthPack serves up three pavilions

Running April 30 and May 1 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, SouthPack will feature three pavilions. In the Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Packaging Pavilion, visitors will be able to source specialty equipment, medical-grade materials and supplies, kits, blister packs, and TE containers.

March 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Unlocking plant-floor packaging data at Unilever

Accurate, timely information on which to make business decisions is already on the packaging floor, according to Unilever's Andrew McDonald, global automation and control manager.

March 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Indexing conveyor

Nalbach Engineering (Countryside, IL) released the Model ICS-8 indexing conveyor with product settling system. Combined with Nalbach’s line of servo driven auger and cup fillers, it’s a complete, integrated, filling station, ideal for the consistent and accurate dispensing of a broad range of powders, granulars, flakes, and other free-flowing products.

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Side flow air conveyance system

Whisper Side Flow[tm] air conveyance system for PET and other plastic containers accommodates various container sizes, heights, and neck finishes.

February 28, 2003