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

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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

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

IDC's Thomas Kiel passes away

Industrial Dynamics/filtec has announced that Thomas Kiel, long-time IDC employee, has passed away. Kiel, the company’s worldwide service director
for many years, was an icon in the industry, and a friend to all.

November 24, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

AROL FT performs critical bottling inspection tasks

Arol's FT System provides complete solutions for bottling line inspection and control systems.

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

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Nanotechnology protects capsules from counterfeiting and diversion

Employing nanotechnology-based encryption onto pharmaceutical capsules before they’re filled adds overt, covert, and forensic-level protection for Pfizer’s Capsugel division.

November 13, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Case erecting to filling to palletizing at a pleasing price

A complete line, from bulk filler to case taping to robotic palletizing at the end, was on display at the WeighPack booth.

November 3, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Tool-less, quick-changeover tube filling machine

For cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications, the Unipac 2060 offers tube filling accuracy.

October 31, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Schneider Electric becomes an OYSTAR Global Automation Partner

OYSTAR IWK is introducing its new TFS E tube filler at Pack Expo 2010 in Chicago. This machine features innovative solutions that greatly reduce product changeover times. It also served as a pilot project for international collaboration between IWK and Schneider Electric, in which Schneider Electric served as both an international technology partner and a supplier of automation and electrical equipment.

October 26, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

All-Fill completes rooftop solar system

All-Fill and RMK Solar announce the completion and switchover of a 197.1 KW roof-based solar system to preserve natural resources and move further towards energy independence.

August 10, 2010