Secondary Packaging

TCO drives innovation at this machine builder

Reducing Total Cost of Ownership is a top priority at Cavanna, which showcased at PACK EXPO, among other things, a flow wrapper that lets bar-shaped food products be wrapped on four wrapping legs occupying the footprint of just two.

October 21, 2015

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Secondary Packaging

Sacmi: Integrated flexi pack solutions

Sacmi Packaging offers a complete plant engineering solution to handle these ever-more popular package types that are in growing market demand.

October 20, 2015

Labels

In-house, high-volume label printing

Digital four-color UV ink-jet printing system delivers vital versatility for large family of private brand products.

October 19, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Faster, better compact palletizer

See how a compact palletizer from from ROI Machinery & Automation saves both space and dollars in a 6 ft. x 8 ft. unit that can handle up to 60 boxes/min. and offers a family of integrated options for your packaging line.

October 17, 2015

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

See how you can easily switch bagging formats in under 10 minutes

Operators can now switch bagging formats in 10 minutes or less—without complicated tools—with Triangle's new XYT Vf/F/S Bagger with rotatable jaws. The constant motion machine can run a variety of bag styles with simple change-out as demonstrated, including three-sided seal, pillow, gusseted, flat bottom, and four-corner/quad-seal stand up bags.

October 16, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Printers picked for reliability

Family-owned fresh produce business S&A Group in the U.K. is using Zodiac thermal-transfer overprinters to help reduce packaging costs and increase coding efficiency across its two production sites in Herefordshire and Kent.

October 16, 2015

Adhesive application

Automated tank-free hot melt adhesive delivery system

Brewery significantly improves packaging efficiencies by upgrading carton and case sealing operations.

October 16, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Tsubaki: Longer-life roller chain

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC offers Titan Series Chain, an addition to its already extensive line-up which incorporates the best features of company’s standard ANSI chain coupled with special coated pins and pin links, black oxide roller link plates, G7 solid bushings, and ring-coined connecting links.

October 16, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Three better-faster systems for bag feeding, to labeling/printing and card tip-on

See close-up video footage highlighting the operation of three systems from Kirk-Rudy: bag feeding, labeling and inkjet printing

October 15, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Capper for spirits bottling easy handles roll-on, screw-on and press-on closures.

Find out about the new features Arol designed into its high-speed, six-head spirits capping machine and how lightweighting, PLC controls and software and more can reduce maintenance, speed changeover and enhance flexibility.

October 15, 2015

Flexible packaging

Learn about flavor-preserving, cost-effective replacements to rigid packaging

With a full line of vf/f/s equipment and innovative packaging designs, such as the new Fres Bag, Fres-co provides cost-effective, shelf stable, environmentally friendly options to rigid packaging. Fres Bag, which features a one-way degassing valve, is being used successfully in coffee packaging to preserve fresh-roasted flavor and extend shelf life.

October 15, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Medical device firm wins with barcode labeling software

CFR enterprise barcode labeling software helps QTS reduce risk, increase efficiency, and become compliant with UDI and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.

October 14, 2015

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Modular shrink bundler

From Tekkra comes the Triad shrink bundler, an entry-level machine whose three modular infeeds make it unique among its peers.The modules roll up to the machine and bolt on quickly, and the machine's PLC recognizes which module is on and which activation points need to be turned on.

October 13, 2015