Operational Excellence

LifeCell’s pilot program shows promise

Reusable 'cold chain' shipper provides sustainability, economic, and customer benefits.

September 28, 2012

Machinery: Page 476

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Watch how tapered cups are collated in high-speed... and slo-mo!

Morrison Container Handling Solutions shows you a close up, and even in slow motion, a high speed system that combines 2 lanes of tapered yogurt containers with granola filled lids into 1 lane. This high speed system can allow you to accelerate the product to full speed after a lower speed operation is completed. High speed combining up to 1000 cpm is made possible by maintaining total control of the containers resulting in more efficient throughput.

September 27, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Improving multiple label production control

Job tracking software saves 20 hours per week in labor and $15,000 per year in operating costs.

September 25, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottle manufacturer gains anti-counterfeiting evidence

The use of special UV-readable ink helps ensure the authenticity and traceability of a range of bottles produced by rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Containers Llantrisant.

September 24, 2012

Cartoning

Pharmaceutical packaging equipment

The Marchesini Group will demonstrate its RL 500 labeler, FB320 thermoformer, and BA400 cartoning machine at the Chinapharm 2012 trade fair Sept. 24-27.

September 23, 2012

Secondary Packaging

What to look for when selecting palletizing equipment

Here are some tips and trends to consider when choosing palletizing equipment.

September 22, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas: Panel controller

See it at PACK EXPO Both #N-4141! Lenze’s new compact panel controller p500 is a powerful hardware platform for machine-oriented visualization and control applications, comes in 7-, 10.4-, and 15-in. screen sizes, and is equipped with a touch-sensitive thin-film transistor (TFT) display.

September 21, 2012

Flexible packaging

Bright Future opts for stick packs for penicillin powder

Hong Kong pharmaceutical packager switches from sachets to stick packs, relying on a single-source supplier for primary and secondary packaging.

September 20, 2012

Thermoform/fill/seal

An up-close and in-depth look at thermoformers for all foods, nonfoods

Cheeses, fresh and cooked meats, medical products, personal care... you name it, and Harpak-Ulma has a thermoformer to handle it.

September 18, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Reiner mobile inkjet printers: You CAN take them with you!

Take it out of the case, and you're good to go...literally. The Reiner speed-i-Marker 940 easily handles text, logos and barcodes, even automatic numbering, time and date. Quick-drying ink prints safely and cleanly, even on nonporous surfaces. You won't believe how fast and easy this printer is until you watch this short video.

September 18, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Does PackML Hinder the OEM’s Ability to Differentiate?

In a recent discussion on PMMI’s LinkedIn Group, James Laverdiere of KleenLine Corp. opined that it was time for broad industry adoption of PackML, describing it as “a standardized language that delivers great improvements for packaging operations.” Here are the two comments that were posted:

September 16, 2012

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Desiccant pouch placement made incredibly simple

Dispensing desiccant, oxygen absorbers or other pouches has never been so easy and productive for line operators. With one touch of a color display screen, the AZCO VIP-100 threads and cuts material, adjusts discharge height and your packaging line is off to the races.

September 14, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Reduce damaged shipments with slip sheets

This short video will make you a believer in AZCO Corp's Slip Sheet Inserter and the company's anti-slip paper. Just watch what the forklift does about a minute into this video...

September 14, 2012