Cartoning

Colomer Italy gains filling, contract packaging efficiencies

Hair color producer improves OEE and contract manufacturing capabilities by repositioning its tube-filling line directly underneath the mixing vessels.

August 24, 2011

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Multihead weighing solution

See it at PACK EXPO Booth # S-5253!  Multipond´s new  S5R option is a fully-automatic multihead weighing solution for counting of individual piece weights and weighing small quantities or target weights.

July 20, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New VP Business Development for Batching Systems, Inc.

In response to Batching Systems’ continued growth, Donald Wooldridge. President and CEO, has named John Staruch to the position of Vice President, Business Development.

May 18, 2011

Flexible packaging

A whole new look at micro-perfs for produce packs

A new way of micro-perforating PP film right in the produce packager’s plant is helping this Scottish firm sell more rutabagas in a consumer-friendly, microwavable format.

May 8, 2011

Cartoning

A winning package for Old Style and the Cubs

Pabst and its design firm hit one out of the park with this full-body heat-shrink label designed to make a 12-oz glass bottle look like a wooden baseball bat.

May 8, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Coke plant designed with future in mind

A new state-of-the-art plant for Coca-Cola Bottling Company United in Baton Rouge, LA, includes four packaging lines that meet the needs of today while being flexible enough to accommodate future growth.

May 7, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

GlaxoSmithKline increases production efficiency with custom filling system

Single-use dosing system eliminates risk of cross-contamination and speeds production start-up time.

May 7, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Video: Bench-top AdaptaFil liquid filling

From Filamatic, accommodates 4 metering pumps offering flexibility for contract pharma.

April 4, 2011

Sustainability

U.K. bottler expands use of dry lubrication

Aston Manor Brewery, the UK's largest independent cider producer, has signed a four-year deal with a supplier of dry lubrication service for three bottling lines at Aston Manor's plant in Birmingham, England.

February 24, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Integrated counting, bottle filling & capping system

IMA North America launched UNILINE, a new system that integrates the functions required for a complete counting line: container loading, desiccant insertion, counting and filling, cotton insertion, capping, rejection and coding.

January 31, 2011

Sustainability

Sustainability through Fogg's chemical supply & recovery system

Fogg Filler, a market leader in the design and manufacture of rotary filling systems for the liquids industry, is continually focused on improving technology that better serves our customers and the environment.  Fogg’s new Chemical Supply & Recovery System will help you save 96-98.5% of fluid losses for your new or existing line.  This is a savings everyone can appreciate.

January 27, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Display unit and the right message increase cereal sales

A test display fixture bearing a healthful product message for General Mills cereals lifted brand sales 17%, category sales 1%—and reduced shopper decision-making time.

January 12, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Tube filler offers 1/2 -hour CIP

Oystar/IWK calls the dosing system on its new tube filler revolutionary. Each of its two load pumps uses servo motors, and it's their precise revolutions that meter out product rather than pistons or rotary valves. Festo pneumatics and Schneider servo controls make it all happen.

December 30, 2010