Cartoning

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

Machinery: Page 281

Secondary Packaging

Wrapper built for shelf-ready packaging

Achieves speeds up to 120 packages/min.

April 25, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Connected packages deliver value direct to consumers—and the brands they love

This packaging technology uses imperceptible pixel patterns to replicate a barcode dozens of times on a package.

April 24, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa partners with Spartan Controls, Ltd.

Spartan Controls becomes exclusive representative for Yaskawa in Western Canada.

April 24, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

ePac, LLC adds second plant in Colorado

ePac’s second U.S. facility will allow the company to improve turnaround time.

April 24, 2017

Secondary Packaging

Langen becomes Molins Langen

Langen joins with Molins to form a single company, retaining the brand name, ethos, and heritage.

April 21, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ink-jet printing upgrade at sausage maker

This California maker of premium sausages was relying on a mix of ink jet printing and thermal-transfer printing on both film and paperboard. New CIJ printers have changed everything.

April 21, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Testing article

Testing article

April 21, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Heat and Control Inc. and ScandiNova Systems AB partner to supply pulse electric field solution

Heat and Control Inc. and ScandiNova Systems AB will partner to deliver the next-generation of pulse electric field (PEF) technology to the food industry.

April 21, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spee-Dee appoints new project manager

Danny Harmann will oversee the manufacturing of custom auger, cup, and rotary fillers as Spee-Dee’s new project manager.

April 20, 2017

Coding/marking

Microscan launches trade-up program for barcode verifiers in the Americas region

Updating verification equipment to the latest Microscan technology aims to help users ensure compliance, deliver improved barcode quality, and maximize return on investment.

April 19, 2017

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

330-gallon liquid shippers collapse for efficient return shipping

A bag-in-box system in this intermediate bulk container permits aseptic filling and discharge of bulk liquid products, but is far easier and more efficient to transport than stainless steel options. Once emptied, the container’s outer shell collapses, making for efficient stacking and lower-cost return shipping. In a truck that’s of typical height, seven shippers can usually stack within a single pallet footprint––and in a warehouse, it’s not uncommon to see stacking that’s 20 plus!

April 18, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Are you registered to attend ‘Digital Printing Spectrum 2017’?

If you haven’t yet registered to attend the Domino Open House ‘Digital Printing Spectrum 2017,' register today for free.

April 18, 2017