Conveying & accumulation

Micro Flo: Indexing bottles of agrichemicals

At Micro Flo, a worker places empty F-style containers onto this infeed conveyor table. At the end of the table, suction cups grab six containers and transfer them onto a perpendicular conveyor that carries them single file towards an indexing filler-capper.

February 28, 2003

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Conveying & accumulation

Leominster plant hosts open house

While the economy continues to struggle, there are indications that it hasn’t reached a complete standstill. That’s the impression Packaging World had after attending a March 19 open house at the expanded North American headquarters facility of DT Packaging Systems (www.dtindustries.com) in Leominster, MA.

February 28, 2003

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

Servo auger filler/bagger

The Phaser Bagger from EaglePack (Oakland, CA) will be shown at the 2003 SCAA coffee exposition in Boston, held April 25-28.

February 28, 2003

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Filling and closing machine

The Contiline linear, continuous-motion liquid filling and closing monobloc style machine from the Kugler Div. of Optima Packaging (Green Bay, WI) has 6 rotary piston pumps and a centrifugal sorting device that conveys the containers to the capping area.

February 28, 2003

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

ARC issues pharma report

Just in time for the Interphex show, ARC Advisory Group has released a new Insight report analyzing the business drivers for Gen3 packaging automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

February 28, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic leak detection system

The Pack’Réalisations automatic leak detection system from Pack’R North America (Batavia, IL) is located on the outfeed conveyor of the capper.

December 31, 2002

Filling/capping, dry

Dual auger filler

Building on its line of servo-driven auger fillers for dispensing powders, granulars, and flakes, Nalbach Engineering Co.

December 31, 2002

Filling/capping, dry

Hot fill bottles: Opting for diversity

For PET bottles, the HR process accommodates variations in product, bottle size, weight, fill temperature, blowing rate, and more. Sidel has been developing an array of solutions to respond to these many different packaging criteria.

November 30, 2002

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Monoblock filler/capper change parts

Morrison Timing Screw Company (Glenwood, IL) introduces quick-change parts for monoblock filler/capper machines. The change parts feature a unique starwheel design that combine precise container and bottle control with fast, simple, and tool-less changeovers.

November 30, 2002

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

Valve bag system

Taylor Products (Parsons, KS) offers a brochure detailing information on its safe, clean valve bag placing, packing, and weighing equipment.

November 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Machine builders speak out on servos (sidebar)

Are servos worth it?

September 30, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Web Plus: Researching equipment online is not just window shopping

Surfing the Internet is more than a pastime for Another Day Ltd. manager David Lickhalter. It’s an efficient way to research equipment that the San Diego-based pet-supply company needs to package its liquid products.

August 31, 2002

Filling/capping, dry

Kraft a big believer in packaging

Part of the Worldpak 2002 conference program held June 23-28 at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging was a presentation by Glenview, IL-based Kraft Foods.

July 31, 2002