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Pw 59090 Cartons
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Hirzel doubles down on aseptics
This fourth-generation Ohio marketer of tomato products believes there is a certain segment of U.S. consumers who want a package format other than a can.
January 16, 2014

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Secondary Packaging
Secondary packaging done offline at Carlsberg
Carlsberg Germany creates offline center for secondary packaging of nonstandard packaging formats, replacing manual packing and increasing output to 14,400 bottles/hr.
January 16, 2014
TOP-CLIP. Carlsberg’s Astra brand uses a top-clip paperboard ‘carton’ to package its six packs.
Contract packaging
New plant feeds growing Greek yogurt trend
A new plant for Alpina Foods produces primarily Greek yogurt, with a capacity of 39,000 cups/hr, offering capacity for the company’s own brand as well as co-packed products.
January 16, 2014
Pw 59064 Alpina Greek Black Cherry
Controls & Machine Components
B&R: Hollow shaft angular gearbox
Designed for flange sizes 60 to 142 mm, B&R’s 8GA75 premium-grade angular planetary gearbox features a hollow shaft, making it possible to feed cables, fluid lines, and material strands through the drive axis.
January 15, 2014
Pw 59027 Planetary Gearboxes
Controls & Machine Components
Bodine: Low-voltage, right-angle gearmotors
Bodine’s line of INTEGRAmotor high-performance right-angle gearmotors now includes 34B4/FV-5N gearmotors which combine Bodine’s 34B brushless DC motor with a compact right-angle gearhead, a built-in PWM speed control, and an optical encoder.
January 15, 2014
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Conveying & accumulation
Craft brewer automates to grow
From an overhead depalletizer that handles both cans and bottles to a robotic case packer that greatly reduces the risk of broken bottles, new capabilities at Troegs are impressive.
January 14, 2014
THE STUFFER. Freshly erected corrugated cases convey directly beneath empty paperboard six-pack carriers so the carriers can be inserted into the cases.
Operational Excellence
HDMA: Representing the voice of primary pharmaceutical distributors
In this Q&A, Perry Fri, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, Membership & Education, Healthcare Distribution Management Assn., discusses the organization’s role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
January 8, 2014
In this Q&A, Perry Fri, Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, Membership & Education, Healthcare Distribution Management Assn., discusses the organization’s role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Material handling
Schwabe North America banks on stock optimization
Stock optimization analysis helps pharmaceutical company customize its spare parts handling process after relocating from Utah to Wisconsin.
January 8, 2014
The individually tailored balance between stocking on site and ordering via the E-Portal helped to improve planning procedures and also reduced the risk of downtime.
Cartoning
Robotic cartoning adds efficiency, subtracts labor costs
Robotic cartoning replaces manual operations, alleviating labor shortages, costs, and increasing line efficiency for contract manufacturer Pharmalab Inc.
January 8, 2014
TWO POUCHES. Two unoriented pouches are picked up by an AFA Delta 3 robot, which then places them into a loading funnel.
Cartoning
AFA Systems Ltd.
AFA Systems provides a complete line of end of line packaging systems. We can design and build a full range of machinery from cartoning all the way down to palletizing. In addition, we create our machines to fit with the package you want to automate.
8 Tilbury Court
Brampton, Ontario L6T 3T4
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Controls & Machine Components
Lenze: PackML library for ladder logic programming
Designed to give machine builders and operators the ability to focus on motion, diagnostics, data collection, video on HMI, and more, Lenze Americas’ library greatly simplifies implementation of PackML standards using ladder logic so customers can deliver safer and more predictable machines that collect data and can be operated and diagnosed without complex development software.
January 2, 2014
Pw 58841 Lenze
Robotics
ESS Technologies: Robot for syringe pick and place
Creates a high-speed pick-and-place cell requiring little floorspace, handling multiple sizes with minimum tooling, allowing efficient size changeovers.
January 2, 2014
Creates a high-speed pick-and-place cell requiring little floorspace, handling multiple sizes with minimum tooling, allowing efficient size changeovers.
Operational Excellence
A perspective on DQSA, preemption, and pedigree
Now that DQSA is law, any previous investments to meet California pedigree law can be repurposed to meet the new federal law.
January 1, 2014
Dirk Rodgers
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