Flexible packaging

Bag placer brings speed and big ergonomics benefits

The TRV valve-bag placer from Taylor Products uses robotics to pick valve bags from a magazine and place them on the fill nozzles.

December 30, 2010

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Delta style robot lifts 20 kg

This Delta-style robot from Edson uses stabilizing cables instead of carbon fiber links from servo arm to end effector. The system is highly accurate because there is no backlash, and it can handle payloads to 20 kg.

December 30, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Unique cap sorting needs no compressed air

No compressed air is required for this Aidlin Cap sorter that was featured at the Sidel booth.

December 30, 2010

Cartoning

Bottle cartoner includes leaflet insertion

At the Bivans booth, bottles are loaded into cartons, including automatic insertion of leaflets; speeds to 100 cartons/min.

December 30, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bottle and jar unscrambler

Watch this video of the Orientainer bottle unscrambler in operation at Pack Expo.

December 2, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Robotic changeover in under three minutes

For flexibility in your packaging operations, the new Talon Series Packaging System from JLS integrated with a Reiser Repak form, fill, and seal machine offers quick changeover. During Pack Expo, the system was packaging not one, but three different meat and poultry products with changeover in less than 2-3 minutes.

November 29, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Flow-wrapper infeed systems can be rapidly adjusted, disassembled

Bosch Packaging Technology exhibits an example of its new Pack Feeder 4 portfolio of flow-wrapper infeed systems, recommended for packaging bakery and confectionery items. Top and side guides can be rapidly adjusted without tools, while easy disassembling of parts allows for quick and simple cleaning.

November 26, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Unscrambler keeps pace with pharmaceutical production

Pace Packaging Corp.'s new Pharma-Line 400 bottle unscrambler has been designed to meet the high-speed demands of pharmaceutical packaging lines.

November 26, 2010

Sustainability

OCME shrink-wrap packer reduces costs and environmental impact

Using film as thin as 30 microns, low energy consumption shrink tunnel and 17 high efficiency B&R servo motors, OCME's sustainable shrink-wrap packer doesn't miss a beat on throughput, changeover, ease of use and maintainability, either.

November 16, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Omega Design makes bottle unscramblers more affordable

Same patented rotary pocket technology as on full-featured servo model.

November 15, 2010

Flexible packaging

HMC Products offers new and rebuilt servo pouchers

Pouchers offer zipper, stand-up pouch, trailing edge clamps, net weigh scale, metal detector, platform, thermal printer, and now high performance B&R automation.

November 15, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Modular Packaging: turnkey tablet bottling

Tablet counting and filling specialist integrates complete pharma lines.

November 15, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

Industry watch

November 13, 2010