Labels

Clear-label sensor

A clear-label sensor from Lion features all push-button controls as opposed to more conventional screw adjustments. Though designed primarily for clear film labels, it can also be used on paper labels.

November 5, 2014

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Robotics

High speed pick and place

Staubli Robotics demonstrates the TP80 fast Picker, an ultrafast four-axis configuration of high-speed robot for standard pick & place applications.

November 5, 2014

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Cool' heat tunnel

Thanks to an innovative way of controlling air flow and regulating temperature consistency, ARPAC's Eco Tunnel uses about 50% less energy than conventional heat tunnels used for shrink bundling. Remarkably, it's cool to the touch.

November 5, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner designed with sanitation in mind

The Langen C-100H cartoner was designed with sanitation and ease of cleaning in mind. Guard doors swing wide open and personnel can enter freely into spaces that need sanitation or maintenance. Low-level magazine feed brings ergonomic advantages.

November 5, 2014

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Filler capper is transparently better

Revolution FC filler capper offers open design,reduced changeover, faster cleanup, reduced water consumption and reduced tooling costs.

November 5, 2014

Adhesives/tape

Consistent adhesive performance from batch to batch

The consistent forms of Jowat's various adhesives pass repeatability requirements for auto feed or tankless systems offered by hot melt companies that make adhesive dispensing equipment.

November 5, 2014

Conveying & accumulation

Large-format package accumulation technology goes bigger, faster

The latest generation in large format package accumulation technology, the DYNAC Model 6500 from Hartness, has inherently higher speed and larger product dimension capability.

November 5, 2014

Cartoning

Cartoner for long goods

Horizontal cartoner uses two scales to feed spaghetti and other long goods into article buckets and subsequently into cartons. Integrate pusher heads in the infeed article bucket ensure smooth transfer of product to carton.

November 4, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Versatile, small-footprint case packer

The Somic 424 wraparound case packer, which relies on servo controls from Schneider Electric to deliver remarkable versatility in a very small footprint, uses a vacuum belt to maintain tight control of cases as they move through.

November 4, 2014

Robotics

Affordable, collaborative robotics? Meet Baxter

Paired with a Rollbag R1275 semi-automatic bagger from PAC, Rethink Robotics' Baxter robot brings the price of robotic packaging to under $50,000.

November 4, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Environmentally sound compressor

Gardner Denver demonstrates its EnviroAire water-flooded rotary screw oil free compressor. The machine is ISO class 0, and silicon free, which can be key depending on the application.

November 4, 2014

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

Bagger aims at new frontier

Kliklok-Woodman introduces its new Frontier bagger. Designed as a simple drawbar machine, it's capable of speeds of 70-75 bags per minute, and is aimed at global markets where the packaging skill pool may make complex systems less practical.

November 4, 2014

Flexible packaging

Run small, run fast

GEA Food Solutions demonstrates its line of SmartPacker Vertical Form-Fill-Seal bagging equipment. Here, the twin tube C- high speed pillow bagger has been optimized to run small and pillow pouches at high rates of speed.

November 4, 2014