Conveying & accumulation

Pack Expo is packed with solutions

Representatives from these two packaged goods companies will be front and center, shopping lists in hand, when Pack Expo International hits Chicago this Fall.

August 31, 2008

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Conveying & accumulation

Palletizer creates pattern gaps for even stacking on the pallet

In this video from Columbia machine, watch as the SP4000 palletizer utilizes its bi-parting stripper apron, articulating row pusher bar, and state-of-the-art Product Manager Control's package.

May 21, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Frozen novelty maker reaps six-month ROI

Cost-effective, rotary-arm wrapping machines don’t fence in worker safety.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Milestones

Lantech, Louisville, KY, a company founded on the introduction of the first commercially successful pallet stretch-wrapping machine, has reached 35 years in business.

March 31, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Entry-level stretch wrapper

The new Series 100 entry-level stretch wrapper from Advance Lifts is the company’s most economical and basic model suitable for low-volume stretch-wrapping operations.

March 4, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Save on touchscreen controls with 5-pack pricing

Get big savings from Pro-Face on a handful of 6" touchscreen operator interfaces, including: AST3301-B1-D24 (5.7" blue/white LCD, erial and USB ports), AST3301-S1-D24 (5.7" STN LCD, serial and USB ports), and AGP3300-T1-D24 (5.7" TFT LCD, serial, USB, Ethernet, CompactFlash ports).

December 20, 2007

Secondary Packaging

RFID on duty at Sentry

For a number of packagers, meeting Wal-Mart’s and other retailers’ mandates for RFID implementation means going the “tag and ship” route to keep costs as low as possible.

November 7, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Picking, packing, and palletizing with robots

Robotics—a flexible automation system that improves productivity, quality, and workforce capabilities—continues making inroads into packaging.

August 9, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Cephalon's RFID pilot

Cephalon Inc. is in Phase 3 of an RFID pilot program that will involve live testing at its manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, UT. Based out of Frazer, PA, Cephalon is a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company with $1.8 billion in sales last year. Its products include Actiq, Provigil, as well as Fentora, which is the product that is the focus of the current RFID pilot. Cephalon started its RFID pilot program in 2004.

June 11, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Specifying the ideal stretch-wrap machine for your application

White paper from Orion Packaging explains the basics of specifying the correct stretch-wrap machine for your specific application.

March 18, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Data flows from ERP to packaging machines

Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.

March 9, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Daisy Brand grows with RFID

The company automates its RFID processes using a print-and-apply applicator to tag all of its pallets with smart labels.

March 8, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Pro Mach's President of End of Line Packaging Mack Greene Retires

Pro Mach, Inc. announced today that Charles M. (Mack) Greene, President of its End-of-Line Business Unit, will retire January 31 this year.

January 30, 2007