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

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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

Flexible packaging

Mixing up fruits and nuts in weight-reliable bags

Sophisticated weighers and product transfers facilitate consistent blending of up to eight fruit and nut components per bag

August 9, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Global developments deliver encouraging news for packaging

A solid-dose packaging plant in Hungary, vial-filling capabilities in the U.K., and plants in the U.S., China, and Spain demonstrate worldwide growth in pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.

August 3, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Inductive Automation: Driver collects data

The addition of a free TCP/UDP driver to Ignition software version 7.1 from Inductive Automation. provides an elegant, cost-effective mechanism to collect data from bar-code scanners, weigh scales, analytical equipment and other similar devices.

June 30, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Industrial Dynamics/filtec announces promotions, new hire

After 3 years as the Industrial Dynamics/filtec’s Facilities Manager, Jim Wolfe has been promoted to Director of Operations to perfect process management & control at the Torrance, CA facility.

May 13, 2010