Secondary Packaging

Still case packing by hand? Here's the answer

In a textbook example of fulfilling unmet market needs, Pro Mach’s end-of-line division debuts the Brenton BantamPro ELS case packer at PACK EXPO 2009

January 31, 2011

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Integrated counting, bottle filling & capping system

IMA North America launched UNILINE, a new system that integrates the functions required for a complete counting line: container loading, desiccant insertion, counting and filling, cotton insertion, capping, rejection and coding.

January 31, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Top load servo case packer is efficient, small, affordable

Nuspark’s NTL 50 robotic case packer has proved quite popular, so what’s next? At PACK EXPO, the company announced its new NCP-15/25 single cell casepacker, combining the proven robotic flexibility with case erecting, loading and sealing in a single machine frame measuring just 160” long by 60” wide.

January 31, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

QSI Corporation: HMI for rugged environments

QSI Corporation’s QTERM-A12 HMI performs in extreme environments: meets NEMA-4X / IP66 specifications; operates in -30 to 70 °C (-22 to 158 °F); and is UL 508 and UL Class I Div 2 certified pending.

January 30, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Vertical cartoner can run theater boxes

The Model CV6-350C is a continuous motion vertical cartoner from Z Automation Company (ZAC) that features a streamlined, modular design, patented dynamic carton cell chain, volumetric filler, and integrated vision system.

January 30, 2011

Sustainability

Sustainability through Fogg's chemical supply & recovery system

Fogg Filler, a market leader in the design and manufacture of rotary filling systems for the liquids industry, is continually focused on improving technology that better serves our customers and the environment.  Fogg’s new Chemical Supply & Recovery System will help you save 96-98.5% of fluid losses for your new or existing line.  This is a savings everyone can appreciate.

January 27, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Topflight appoints Stone as new president

Topflight Corp., a printer and converter in Glen Rock, PA, has appointed Rod Stone president.

January 27, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Top/Bottom labeling with SATO America M8490Se print engine and Label-Aire 3138-N printer applicator

This top/bottom print and apply system from Label-Aire uses a SATO M8490Se print engine integrated to a Label-Aire 3138-NV, tamp-blow printer applicator for the top labeling system and a SATO M8490Se mated to a Label-Aire 3138-NV, merge-apply printer applicator for the bottom labeling system.

January 26, 2011

Tamper-evident machinery

New packaging service established

Bill Zito, internationally recognized expert in the field of induction sealing, has formed a packaging consulting service, named ZITO (Zito Induction Technology Options).

January 25, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Video shows shrink bundler for lightweight plastic spice containers

Video clip from ARPAC shows a shrink bundler taking a mass-flow of lightweight plastic spice containers, converting into single file, then diverting into three lanes to produce unsupported 12-pack bull's-eye shrink bundle packs without trays or pads.

January 25, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Economical and compact tray erector and shrink wrapper video

ARPAC Video shows how tray erector/packer and compact shrink wrapper work in tandem to take mass-flow infeed of squat containers, separate into groups, load onto trays, erect trays around containers, wrap in film, and finish them into a tight bull's eye pack. Automatic infeed for loading tray blanks also shown.

January 25, 2011

Secondary Packaging

One video shows three automatic pallet stretch wrappers

Watch this video of three types of high-precision stretch wrapping machines. Features include automated cutting and finishing, automated staging and discharge. Video shows round and square loads being wrapped.

January 25, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Video shows combo palletizer and stretch wrapper for soft drinks

Watch ARPAC's combination palletizer and stretch wrapper palletize and wrap completed trays of soft drinks. Rugged automated system can either column-stack or cross-stack.

January 25, 2011