Secondary Packaging

Spartan with collator and bucket conveyor for a reverse tuck carton

The Econoseal Spartan Cartoner is an intermittent, automatic cartoner that opens, loads, and closes cartons. Watch how in this particular application, it loads pouches into a reverse tuck-style carton as part of an integrated line, from infeed to automatic discharge.

February 25, 2013

Machinery: Page 453

Secondary Packaging

Pegasus cartoner with confinement device is ideal for crackers

The Pegasus horizontal continuous motion cartoner loads bags into cartons at a rate of 100 per minute with the assistance of an overhead confinement device. This application will show you how it tackles wrapped crackers. Watch how the product confinement device controls product flow for easy product transfer.

February 25, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Watch the Pegasus cartoner auto-pack 10-inch bars

The Econoseal Pegasus cartoner is a continuous motion solution with a small footprint, broad capability and speeds up to 120 cartons/min. This video shows how it automatically loads 10-inch long bars in a line with ingtegrated 20-foot bucket conveyor, barrel-cam loader and extended/powered magazie, coder and hot-melt extruding system.

February 25, 2013

Secondary Packaging

See the E-System 2000 auto-cartoner with conveyor and overhead pivoting infeed

Looking for an automatic horizontal cartoner for erecting, loading and closing end load cartons? Watch this video to see the Econoseal E-System 2000 auto-load vials of paint into an erected end-load carton, integrated with an extended, powered magazine and multi-lane belt conveyor leading to an overhead pivoting infeed accessory.

February 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Current and frequency signal conditioners

WAGO Corporation supports machine-builders and electric utilities with new JUMPFLEX® Current and Frequency Signal Conditioners.

February 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Omron Automation and Safety: Safety interlock switch

Compact guard-locking switch is available with up to 6 contacts, can be mounted in any direction and allows users to change the key insertion point without detaching the head.

February 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Nestle's Griffen talks PackML

The Plant Management Webinar Series, sponsored by Invensys Operations Management, included a February 19 installment called “The business value of OMAC PackML—the Nestle perspective.”

February 22, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Solid-state motor controller

Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley SMC-50 smart motor controller provides a more economical alternative to drives and more advanced control than across-the-line starters, and includes a newly-designed three-phase, fully solid-state, silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) power structure.

February 21, 2013

Adhesive application

EcoBead Pattern Generator cuts adhesive costs up to 50%

In response to rising adhesive costs, the EcoBead pattern generator, a companion to the MiniBlue II applicator, lets packagers quickly change bead patterns without any PLC reprogramming, to save up to 50% in adhesive costs. This video shows how it works and how to determine your savings potential.

February 21, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Multiprotocol technology simplifies industrial Ethernet for Distributed I/O

Delivering a reliable solution across hardware platforms, this unique technology allows users to employ one device for three protocols—EtherNet/IP™, Modbus™ TCP/IP and PROFINET®—creating easier integration with host control systems.

February 20, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Endless jumpers

WAGO Corporation’s 2002 Series Endless Jumpers simplify continuous commoning for TOPJOB®S DIN-rail terminal blocks.

February 20, 2013

Flexible packaging

Off The Shelf: Stand-up pouch for rice delivers innovation

Lundberg Family Farms recently launched a new pouch for its organic rice that employs Velcro® closure technology that allows consumers to easily open and reclose the pack without having to align zippers.

February 19, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Bodine Electric Company: Gearmotors

The next generation of Bodine’s type E and F gearmotors, the 42A5-FX is a completely redesigned permanent magnet DC (PMDC) parallel shaft gearmotor that provides up to 40% more torque than previous E/F models.

February 18, 2013