Secondary Packaging

Overwrapper brochure

Available from Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. (Hanover, PA), is a brochure describing the new OWH-800 shrink film overwrapper, which automatically overwraps and labels rolls of giftwrap paper at up to 60 rolls/min.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Locking in sales

A California-based produce wholesaler opts for new tags for improved product identification and greater brand visibility.

December 31, 1995

Cartoning

Code control: three scanners, one PLC

To verify the readability of preprinted bar codes, Private Formulations, Inc. employs three scanners integrated into its solid-dose bottling line by Parish Automation (Lakewood, NJ).

December 31, 1995

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister packer

Campak's (Fairfield, NJ) M92 Blister Packer can run any film accurately, says the company, including cold-formed blister applications. Runs webs to 10" W and blisters up to 3" W x 5" D at speeds to 540 blisters/min.

December 31, 1995

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bundlers shrink labor costs

Private-label pharmaceutical manufacturer Biocraft Laboratories saves $900ꯠ a year in labor and materials by installing collator/shrink bundlers on 13 lines.

December 31, 1995

Converting equipment

Glidden's paint testers pass with flying colors

High-density polyethylene test containers let homeowners test a color before plunging into the purchase of a gallon of paint.

December 31, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Deodorant sticks chill big time in small space

Tom's of Maine doubles its production of stick deodorants by adding an in-line chiller that uses liquid nitrogen to rapidly cool the hot-filled product.

December 31, 1995

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Sterile packaging growth projected

Continued increases in surgical procedures and stringent standards for infection control are two factors that are expected to contribute to an 8.4% annual growth in the demand for sterile packaging over the next five years.

December 31, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Twin-auger filler is pick of the litter

Automated filling and capping of jugs containing cat litter helps Mid-Florida Mining reduce giveaway by 83% and labor costs by 45%. Increased efficiency helps push new product offerings and increase sales.

December 31, 1995

Cartoning

Getting a grip on automation

Custom robotic collator/tray loader permits Berlex Laboratories to pack featherweight, difficult-to-handle blister packs in two configurations at up to 300/min.

December 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Tray packer

Designed for the beverage industry, the Meurer-CM/CT tray packer from Piepenbrock (Englishtown, NJ) can handle soft packs in-cluding brick and pure packs at speeds to 24 packs/min, depending on product.

December 31, 1995

Flexible packaging

Sewing up a new line

A versatile thermoformer lets this pharmaceutical manufacturer package its sutures in an easy-peel package that hospitals like.

December 31, 1995

Flexible packaging

New Year's promise: Internet packaging data

Imagine this. You get a sample of a stand-up pouch used to market salad dressings in Australian food stores. Marketing is pushing to introduce such a product/package ASAP.

December 31, 1995