Filling/capping, dry

Multi-axis auger filler

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #C-2308!  The 4-lane Multi-Axis 3600 Series Digitronic® Auger Filler from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery is designed to accurately fill a variety of dry food products including drink mixes, cocoa, soup mixes and coffee into rigid containers.

July 6, 2011

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Multi-technology labeler now handles roll-fed sleeve labels

Video shows Sacmi Opera R.F.S.T. labeler applying wrap-around thermo-shrink plastic film labels from machine-direction-oriented rolls, by means of laser welding technology. First-of-its-kind labeler accommodates full body/partial sleeve, roll-fed, pressure sensitive, cut & stack labeling modules.

July 6, 2011

Flexible packaging

Ampac acquires Swiss Elag Verpackungen AG

AMPAC Holdings LLC, has acquired flexible packaging firm ELAG Verpackungen AG, based in Kirchberg, Switzerland.

July 5, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Harmonizing productivity with machine safety

Editor's note: I recently came across a white paper by Alex Bryce, sales manager at Pilz Automation Technology, in which he gives some thoughtful consideration to the sensor systems currently available and the selection criteria that designers should consider.

July 5, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Minced meat line

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. High-speed minced meat line from Sealpac denests trays automatically and loads minced meat loaves at 120 packs/min before sending filled trays into the A-10 tray sealer.

July 5, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Indoor/outdoor beacon light

The EZ-LIGHT£ K50 Beacon Light from Banner Engineering provides intense levels of light output from all directions.

July 4, 2011

Labeling

High-speed tray casing

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. From Multivac comes a high-speed system for loading trays of MAP meat into cases, including a twin-lane tray sealer, a converging system for single filing of trays, metal detection, checkweighing, top and bottom labeling, and a robotic case loader.

June 30, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label dispenser with inkjet printer

See it at PACK EXPO!  Designed for lower volume operations in the snack and baking industries, EPI Labelers’ automatic label dispenser with inkjet printer comes with a sealed inkjet cartridge that uses HP technology.

June 28, 2011

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

Triangle Increases PMMI Certified Training Staff

Triangle Package Machinery Company has appointed Rich Charleston as its newest PMMI Certified Trainer and Field Service Technician.

June 28, 2011

Converting equipment

New rapid prototyping technology for custom thermoformed packaging

White paper from Plastic Ingenuity describes fused deposition modeling technology that provides 3D prototypes that are of much higher quality and more durable than molds created from traditional rapid prototype machines.

June 27, 2011

Secondary Packaging

LDX-RTB semi-automatic case sealer: speed and source reduction

Is your case sealer becoming the bottleneck of your production line? The LDX-RTB, designed using end-user feedback, has an operating speed of up to 155' per minute and efficiently processes cases 40% faster than the competition.

June 26, 2011

Operational Excellence

Track and trace for pharma

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. Pharma carton system from Travtec is designed to meet track-and-trace requirements now emerging from various regulatory agencies around the world.

June 24, 2011

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Cama USA hires Billy Goodman as North American Managing Director

Billy Goodman has been hired as North American Managing Director for Cama USA, Inc., which moved to its new headquarters in Deerfield, IL this month.

June 21, 2011