Secondary Packaging

Bonded Pac touts steam tunnel over traditional heat methods

Why Bonded Logistics’ contract packaging operation chose steam for flexible film and multipack applications.

June 15, 2016

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding: Page 10

Thermoform/fill/seal

Harpak-ULMA promotes Jerry Rundle to Field Sales Manager

Rundle takes on the newly formed position after 11 years as a Regional Sales Manager with Harpak-ULMA.

June 8, 2016

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Ossid appoints Lisa Graessle as Regional Sales Manager

Graessle will cover the Northern Midwest as Ossid continues to innovate and expand its customer base.

March 18, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Pro Mach acquires Stork-Texwrap, manufacturer of shrink wrapping systems

Pro Mach adds Stork-Texwrap to their End of Line Group to expand its product lines and strengthen its distributed products portfolio.

February 15, 2016

Secondary Packaging

TCO drives innovation at this machine builder

Reducing Total Cost of Ownership is a top priority at Cavanna, which showcased at PACK EXPO, among other things, a flow wrapper that lets bar-shaped food products be wrapped on four wrapping legs occupying the footprint of just two.

October 21, 2015

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Modular shrink bundler

From Tekkra comes the Triad shrink bundler, an entry-level machine whose three modular infeeds make it unique among its peers.The modules roll up to the machine and bolt on quickly, and the machine's PLC recognizes which module is on and which activation points need to be turned on.

October 13, 2015

Secondary Packaging

New shrink packer handles a range of pack styles

The newest edition to Standard-Knapp's Tritium line, the 298 Tritium tray shrink packer with Robo-Wand wrapping module supports tray, pad, or unsupported pack styles in a single machine.

October 7, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Meet the workhorse of shrink sleeve applicators

The LX-150 Shrink Sleeve Label and Tamper Evident Band applicator from American Film & Machinery is a workhorse, capable of 24-hour operation and shrink sleeve placement of up to 300 products per minute. The LX-150’s standard dual unwind system allows for quick roll changeovers and continuous operation.

October 6, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Sleeve wrapping system offers maximum flex—with minimal space

Eastey’s Enterprises EB25A is a sleeve wrapping system with a small footprint that is built for easy operating and maximum flexibility. The compact system features a belt-in, belt-out design that allows for hand loading or in-line conveying, and its fixed lower seal bar accommodates random height products.

October 6, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Machinery/adhesive tape technology creates multipacks

The Multipack Solution from 3M comprises the company's Scotch® Clean Removal Multipack Tape and CEFMA bundling equipment to create multipacks without damaging the primary packaging. Able to create up to 70 packs/min, depending on application, The Multipack Solution is an alternative to multi-unit and promotional packaging such as bags, shrink wrap, chipboard and trays.

September 28, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Cavanna Slim: the new continuous motion horizontal packaging machine

Cavanna's new "Twin Slim" has separate controls and infeeds in the same space as a conventional wrapper. The Twin Slim saves space yet still maintains complete accessibility for the operator.

August 28, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Cavanna Packaging Group founder passes

Mario Cavanna grew his 55-year-old company to over 300 employees with over 100 patents.

July 10, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Marchesini Group acquires Multipack technologies

Marchesini aims to expand its reach into Italian and international end-of-line packaging marketplaces.

July 1, 2015