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

Machinery: Page 477

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Do it yourself, reduce cost for padded trays

Azco Corp. asks: Why spend more to insert pads into trays, such as these absorbent food-grade pads, when you can do it yourself for less? The unit cuts roll-fed padding to length and dispenses them to trays traveling down a conveyor. This video uses a side-mounted unit to give you a better view; overhead installation is typical.

September 14, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Atlantic Zeiser GmbH: Software for track and trace/anti-counterfeiting

The new scalable Personalization Management Platform (PMP) Software Architecture from Atlantic Zeiser controls all levels of production and logistics processes in the pharmaceutical industry, addressing the issues of track and trace and anti-counterfeiting.

September 13, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

National Instruments: Engine control modules for rapid prototyping

National Instruments’ six Drivven C Series engine control modules provide rugged, modular engine-specific I/O for interfacing directly with internal combustion engine subsystems and actuators, giving power train control system developers the ability to rapidly prototype their engine sensor and actuator interfaces using the NI LabVIEW FPGA Module.

September 13, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: AC motors

Oriental Motor’s line of AC Motors and Geared AC Motors provide constant speed and cost-effective solutions for speed control, torque control, positioning, and linear motion applications.

September 13, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Integrated safety system solves e-stop problem

Outdated drives, relay logic and PLCs running on proprietary software, which was making them increasingly difficult to operate, maintain and support

September 12, 2012

Secondary Packaging

More speed, less breakage for fragile containers

When their old drop packer didn’t do the job, distilled spirits maker Luxco found a case packer with money-saving technology built in.

September 12, 2012

Secondary Packaging

On-demand protective packaging system

The AirPouch FastWrap from Automated Packaging Systems delivers a higher standard of excellence in on-demand protective packaging.

September 12, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The CP1000: Could it be the most flexible multi-purpose labeling system you've ever seen?

Seeing the Universal Labeling Systems' CP1000 multi-purpose labeling system handle fronts and backs of packages with flat, oval, multiple-sided round and tapered-round sides is mesmerizing — especially with the "cool soundtrack"! This machine's flexibility is ideal for plants running diverse products, such as contract packagers.

September 12, 2012

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

Now THIS is how to bag poultry! EMPLEX bag sealer does that, and so much more

The PlexPack ACS 6200 Sealing System is a semi-automatic gem from the PLEXPACK's Emplex line of Bag Sealing Solutions. Designed for horizontal and angled sealing applications it'll seal any pre-made, heat sealable bag. Shown here: Poultry. The system's also ideal for bakery products, hosiery, paper products, cases, magazines, and much more.

September 12, 2012

Flow wrapping

Coming to Pack Expo: Bar packaging at 1,000/min

Bosch Packaging Technology at Pack Expo will introduce its bar packaging line to the American market.

September 7, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Packaging equipment cuts cost while improving throughput

With Schneider Packaging Equipment, you can increase throughput, efficiency, and safety in simple to complex packaging operations while decreasing cost and improving OEE.

September 6, 2012

Flow wrapping

Lucky Cookie made a lucky find at Pack Expo

Lucky Cookie’s founder will definitely attend Pack Expo International 2012 this October. His last trip to the show resulted in a purchase that has boosted his young company’s growth significantly.

September 5, 2012