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

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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

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper drives efficiencies

This steel fabricator needed more productive shipping and receiving, and with this stretch wrapper that's exactly what they got.

December 4, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Best practices for specifying stretch-wrapping equipment

Here are some tips and considerations to keep in mind when shopping for stretch-wrapping equipment.

October 23, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Stretch hooding protects sparkling wine

In order to transport palletised beverage cartons to the central warehouses and distribution centres of its customers, the German market leader for sparkling wine, Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH, Freyburg (Unstrut), decided to equip two of its production locations with stretch hood M high-capacity packaging systems.

October 16, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Pro Mach demonstrates complete end-of-line integrated system

End of Line Group provides single sourcing for complete, turnkey integrated systems optimized for each customer's unique packaging needs. The integrated system includes components from five Pro Mach brands.

September 29, 2013