Machinery: Page 285

Conveying & accumulation

Compact, cost-competitive, reconfigurable conveyors

How to enhance versatility and reduce maintenance and floor space requirements.

May 1, 2017

Flow wrapping

Automated wrapping reaps rewards

Hill Country Bakery achieves greater packaging speeds and flexibility, while reducing product damage and labor costs.

May 1, 2017

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Serving up a servo capper

Convenient capture of data so that cap application torque can be optimized is just one of the advantages this maker of capping equipment can now offer since embracing servo technology.

May 1, 2017

Operational Excellence

Is packaging changing its rigid ways?

A pair of surveys from the Flexible Packaging Association reveal new insights on the impact of switching from non-flexible packaging to flexible packaging.

May 1, 2017

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fit-to-size automated packing machine saves on shipping costs

E-tailer Mason Companies alleviates DIM weight costs, reduces labor, and optimizes shipping processes with a new box-making system that produces cases on-demand sized to fit each order.

April 29, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

LSI produces labels in-house, saving costs and maintenance

ERP system integration with TEKLYNX enterprise barcode labeling software reduces label process time from days to minutes.

April 28, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

icotek: Split brush plates

icotek split brush plates for cable entry offer protection against the ingress of dust and dirt.

April 28, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Industrial PCs for simple applications

Phoenix Contact introduces VL2 1000 industrial PCs, equipped with Intel Atom Bay Trail processors for fast processing time in simple applications; these entry-level box and panel units feature an optional CAN interface, screen sizes from 7 to 21.5 in., and easy customization.

April 28, 2017

Secondary Packaging

Blueprint Automation hires Northwest regional sales manager

Nathan Lee will manage customers in the areas of tray and case packing, product conveyance, and accumulation systems as well as palletizing and stretch wrapping systems.

April 28, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Exploring the hidden challenges of serialization

Part I of a three-part series looks at decoding and verifying serialization to meet the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

April 27, 2017

Closures

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 27, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lab automates serialization efforts

A serialization system helps a laboratory meet DSCSA requirements in a small footprint, handling cartons or flat blanks.

April 26, 2017