Secondary Packaging

Automation pays off for G-Sport

Gresvig (G-Sport), the largest player in the Norwegian sports and leisure industry, has implemented a fully automated warehouse management system at their primary warehouse in Askim, just outside of Oslo.

April 5, 2016

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Secondary Packaging

Upgrading case picking and pallet stretch wrapping

Beverage distributor automates operations and adopts voice-based picking to more efficiently handle diverse product line.

January 5, 2016

Secondary Packaging

HMI brings ease of navigation to stretch wrapper

Orion featured a new stretch wrapper that has remote connectivity for simplified troubleshooting. Its 7-inch B&R HMI is characterized by icon-based navigation that lets operators get to wherever they need to be in just two clicks.

October 12, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Compact, quiet stretch wrapper

Automated stretch wrapper from Arpac is so new it doesn't even have a name yet, but it's compact, super quiet, and smooth, says Arpac.

September 28, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper reduces energy and air consumption

New stretch wrapper from Wulftec replaces pneumatic cylinders with electric stepper motors so no compressed air is involved, meaning less energy is consumed and maintenance is simplified.

September 28, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Automating palletizing & stretch-wrapping

Spectrum Brands-Pet, Home & Garden cuts labor and packaging material costs, while enhancing production speeds and worker safety.

September 27, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Aetna Group and TopTier join forces

Aetna Group and TopTier form strategic joint venture with complementary offerings in North America.

September 17, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Axon appoints new Latin American support manager

Jose Arroyo will support Latin American sales and utilize the resources of the new Pro Mach Shared Services business.

August 25, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizing, pallet wrapping proves successful for Nephron

Equipment at Nephron’s South Carolina facility helps bring inhalation medications securely to market.

June 25, 2015

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Craft brewer returns to sweet home Chicago

CAGR is at 50% over the past five years, so Lagunitas is hitting on all cylinders. The future looks even brighter since the firm opened a new brewery on Chicago’s west side.

March 3, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Stretch hooding optimizes transport of fine wines

This leading German producer of sparkling wines and spirits finds stretch hooding to be just what is needed for protecting pallet loads during transport to customers.

January 9, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Higher containment force, lower film usage with cube technology

Cube technology is a primary discussion point at Aetna. The system allows palletizers to put the correct amount of film at the correct place on the load, with a precise amount of containment force. This translates to a better held-together laid, with 40% higher containment force, while reducing film costs by as much as 55%.

November 4, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Ventilation for wrapped pallets

The Flexi-Rope option on the Muller Octopus stretch wrapper is a patented new feature that brings ventilation to pallet loads of hot-filled products, for example, that often need air circulation for a period of time after they've been palletized and wrapped.

November 3, 2014