Conveying & accumulation

'Opa!' Greek yogurt company celebrates state-of-the-art filling lines

An authentic Greek import, FAGE Total yogurt is packaged at a new U.S. facility that boasts three aseptic filling lines that race to keep up with consumer demand.

June 4, 2010

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Omron Electronics LLC: Pre-engineered automation packs

Omron’s Lean Automation Packs deliver a fully integrated, pre-engineered solution for small machines.

May 13, 2010

Flexible packaging

Industry watch

May 5, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Strategically designed canning line kicks up coffee filling

Extreme changeover flexibility, operator safety and convenience, and increased capacity are key considerations for new 120-can/min coffee filling line for Melitta USA.

May 3, 2010

Sustainability

90-day shelf life + sustainability gains = progress at Byrne Dairy

Byrne Dairy has a proven track record in ESL products. Now it’s using a new technology called ‘dry sterilization’ to get 90-day shelf life and get greener at the same time.

May 3, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Web plus

May 3, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

A-B-C's high speed Model 450 case erector/bottom sealer offers speeds to 55 cpm

You need a workhorse machine to feed, erect, and seal corrugated cases every 1.1 seconds, shift after shift, and A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.'s Model 450 is a heavy duty, production-proven unit to handle this challenge.

April 19, 2010

Sustainability

New dry lubrication technology for conveyors reduces water consumption, improves line efficiency

White paper from Hartness explains financial and environmental benefits of non-aqueous dry-lubrication technology vs. soap-and-water lubrication. Personal care packaging lines especially can increase line efficiency and prolong conveyor life.

March 31, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyor platforms

The X45 and X45e conveyor platforms from FlexLink are a compact and efficient solution for handling small products.

March 31, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

PET line brings capacity, flexibility to Coke plant

Anchored by a blow/fill/cap Combi system, this new line handles three bottle sizes and reaches 32,000 bottles/hr on 1.5-L bottles. Just two 'pilots' are required to guide it.

March 31, 2010

Cartoning

MGS introduces new Carton Inspection Module as part of its Serialization Solution

Carton Inspection Module can be used for a wide array of pharmaceutical, medical and food products. With this development, MGS Machine Corp. can now add a label applicator in addition to printing, vision, and open flap detection.

March 23, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Intralox complex switching, diverting, and laning solution

A simpler, more cost-effective solution for handling very complex switching, diverting, and laning of a variety of package types.

March 7, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Intralox activated roller belt sorters

A cost-effective sorter solution capable of sorting bi-directionally as well as at 90 degree angles.

March 7, 2010