Secondary Packaging

KUKA LayerTECH software available from official KUKA system partners

Video from KUKA Robotics shows single & dual robot layer forming solutions all utilizing KUKA LayerTech software.  Complete layer forming solutions for new and existing machine retro-fit applications are available from Official KUKA System Partners.

October 19, 2010

Machinery: Page 552

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Balluff: I/O and RFID connectivity for CC-Link

Balluff’s IP67 CC-Link I/O modules and supporting cordsets provide a full I/O and RFID connectivity solution for CC-Link, and enable the consistent, cost-optimized implementation of requirements using decentralized installation technology.

October 18, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc: Compact safety laser scanner

Omron Scientific’s OS32C Safety Laser Scanner is a compact Type 3 safety laser scanner with a 104.5 mm profile, light 1.3 kg weight and low 5 W power consumption (3.75 W in standby mode).

October 18, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products Inc: Hybrid stepper motors

A NEMA 24 frame series of high torque hybrid stepper motors, the HT24 series, is available from Applied Motion Products.

October 18, 2010

Secondary Packaging

QComp partners with Combi Packaging Systems

QComp Technologies, Inc., a robotics integrator, has announced its partnership with Combi Packaging Systems LLC to offer the latest in robotic case packing technology.

October 18, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Meat merchandising changes to meet consumer needs

An audit of the retail meat case shows significant gains in branding, consumer information, and case-ready products.

October 15, 2010

Converting equipment

Keystone Folding Box Company installs new equipment and technologies

Wade Hartman, President of The Keystone Folding Box Company, has announced that the company recently completed a multi-year initiative to invest in new capital equipment and packaging technologies in order to meet the growing needs of its commercial business.

October 15, 2010

Cartoning

Leadership in Packaging category leaders announced

Packaging World’s 2010 Leadership in Packaging program was launched in January to recognize leadership and excellence among suppliers of packaging machinery, materials and services; as this year’s program concludes, twenty companies have earned the honor of Category Leader.

October 14, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

'Right here right now' packs gaining in popularity

Euromonitor identifies a trend in which smaller packages are faring well when they answer an immediate consumer need, from convenience to portion size.

October 14, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rfid-enabled packaging is a gold mine waiting to be tapped

Conferences, tradeshows, and seminars around the world continue to make the statement that embedding RFID in product packages is a great idea.

October 12, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Candy maker sweetens cartoning efficiencies

Installation of automatic carton erecting and closing equipment improves production rates and cuts costs.

October 12, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug pedigree requirements for 2015: Is the pharmaceutical industry ready?

GS1 Healthcare U.S. to host workshops on 2015 readiness, and participants will experience the pharmaceutical supply chain of the future.

October 12, 2010

Converting equipment

One powerful show indeed

Pack Expo International 2010, the largest packaging and processing event in the world this year, comes to Chicago’s McCormick Place October 31- November 3.

October 12, 2010