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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Conveying & accumulation
New level of packaging technology reaches Jim Beam
Managers at Jim Beam's Clermont, KY, plant began with a filler/capper monoblock to build its modernized 1.75-L glass line for spirits. New techniques for inspection and conveying will enable line to handle future needs.
April 30, 1997
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Flexible packaging
What price flexibility?
Mexican pharmaceuticals maker Byk Gulden relies on ink-jet coding to react faster when economic conditions require price changes to already-marked packages.
April 30, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Cans are really shaping up at Coke
Hot on the heels of its curvy Coke can (see Packaging World, March '97, p. 8), Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. is shaking up the can industry again.
April 30, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Ultrasonic valve bag sealer
The new Bemis (Minneapolis, MN) ultrasonic valve bag sealer seals bags containing dusty, powdery and free-flowing products at speeds to 5 bags/min.
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Proximity sensor
The WTR photoelectric proximity sensor from SICK Optic-Electronic (Eden Prairie, MN) is specifically designed for accumulation, loading and unloading applications on roller conveyors.
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
J.R. Simplot weighs accuracy's advantages
Checkweighers improve accuracy by 75% on cases containing bagged frozen french fries for foodservice.
March 31, 1997
Sustainability
Setting up shop
Merck, Revlon and Clorox developed unique packaging technology for their own use. Now those developments are generating revenue through licensing to other firms.
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
El Jawhara bags snacks in burgeoning Egyptian market
Bagging equipment helps El Jawhara develop a strong presence in Egypt's rapidly growing snack food market. The equipment is expected to provide a three- to four-year payback by economically producing high volumes of bagged snacks.
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Supplier news: International agreements
Stork Bepak B.V., Stork Biviator B.V., and Stork Conveyor Systems B.V. have merged to form Stork BP&L B.V. (Raamsdonksveer, The Netherlands)
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Live roller conveyor
Model 190-ABEZ live roller conveyor from Hytrol Conveyor (Jonesboro, AR) is a general transport conveyor with the capabilities of accumulating products with zero pressure.
February 28, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
High-speed food inspection system
PakScan(TM) from EG&G Astrophysics Inspection Systems (Oak Ridge, TN) is a high-speed food inspection system that automatically detects for foreign materials in packaged products.
February 28, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
A well 'thawed-out' solution
J&J Snacks needed to automate pallet wrapping in its freezer warehouse. But only a specially insulated wrapper could function at temperatures as low as
February 28, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Proximity sensor
The WTR photoelectric proximity sensor from SICK Optic-Electronic (Eden Prairie, MN) is specifically designed for accumulation, loading and unloading applications on roller conveyors.
January 31, 1997
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