Coding, Printing & Labeling

Printer for thermal transfer

Squid Ink has introduced a thermal-transfer overprinter that is an intermittent-motion model featuring an easy-to-use touch screen for operator convenience.

March 5, 2015

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Controls & Machine Components

Brother Gearmotors: Gear motors and reducers

Brother Gearmotors, offering a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food and beverage, packaging and material handling industries, is touting the opening of its U.S. assembly facility in Bartlett, TN, which will house on-site assembly of over 27,000 unique SKUs and serve as a maintenance and repair hub for the Gearmotor division.

March 5, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Syskron purchases SAP consultancy firm

Krones subsidiary Syskron purchases German SAP consultancy firm

March 4, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Domino D-series meets demands of pharma, biotech

Sharp Packaging Services, which offers both commercial packaging and clinical trial services, has relied on Domino, and specifically the D-series, for print quality in lot/expiration dates and bar code printing. After all, their customers depend on the highest printing quality for their pharma and biotech packaging. According to John Mayer, director of technology, Domino printers have produced over 1.5 billion impressions for Sharp, on a variety of substrates, without any print failures.

March 3, 2015

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Craft brewer returns to sweet home Chicago

CAGR is at 50% over the past five years, so Lagunitas is hitting on all cylinders. The future looks even brighter since the firm opened a new brewery on Chicago’s west side.

March 3, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: Space-saving HVAC matrix drive

Yaskawa’s HVAC Matrix drive (Z1000U) provides extremely low harmonic distortion in a space-saving design, along with the same HVAC-specific features as the standard Z1000; unit achieves excellent low distortion levels all by itself, without the need for additional countermeasures such as passive filters or multi-pulse arrangements.

March 3, 2015

Flexible packaging

Complete fresh pet food meals in MAP SUPs

Freshpet pioneers refrigerated pet food segment and embraces the challenge of imaginative packaging options.

March 2, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Semi-automatic case erector/pack station, sealer

The Bel 5150 from Wexxar/BEL, a Pro Mach company, is a semi-automatic case erector, pack station, and sealer all in one unit that features Dekka tape heads.

February 27, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Banding machine

The ATS Automatic banding machine from Wexler has a double infeed system for higher throughput, and because it uses a narrow band rather than shrink wrap, it scores serious sustainability points.

February 27, 2015

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

Quad-seal bag maker

Viking Masek Model MS 300 can be configured as continuous or intermittent motion. Makes quad seal bags on the fly and can adjust rapidly for different bag sizes.

February 27, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Quick-change tray former

Tray former from Nuspark operates at speeds to 60 cartons/min, is made of stainless steel, and offers lots of flexibility in terms of carton size and changeover.

February 27, 2015

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bottle unscramble

Compact bottle unscrambler from New England Machinery, designed for the pharmaceutical industry, tightly integrates both hopper elevator and unscrambler to deliver high performance in a small footprint.

February 27, 2015

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

Ultrasonic sealing for vf/f/s

MS Plastic Welders makes ultrasonic sealing systems for packages made on vertical form/fill/seal systems. Benefits include material savings, speed, and seal security.

February 27, 2015