Secondary Packaging

Palletizer with extended accumulation table

A-B-C Packaging’s Model 72AE low-level palletizer with extended accumulation table allows continuous layer forming during completed layer transfer and stacking.

April 9, 2010

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Secondary Packaging

New wrapper for folding cartons

New overwrapper for cartons of matzos crackers takes Aron Streit from 30 to 50 cartons/min.

April 9, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Continuous duty stepping motors

Oriental Motor’s 2-Phase PKE high-torque, high-efficiency stepping motors can be driven at continuous duty cycles.

April 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Johnson Electric: Compact driver

The Saia® Compact Driver from Johnson Electric is a fully integrated step driver/motor solution that reduces design and integration time and improves device performance by reducing parts count and providing greater immunity to electromagnetic interference.

April 8, 2010

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

Rennco moves to larger facility

Rennco, a division of Pro Mach, has relocated to a larger facility in Homer, Michigan. Before moving into its new 90,000 sq. ft. facility, Rennco operated out of three other buildings in Homer.

April 6, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

April 3, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Automated, easy-changeover system speeds up casing

System features custom-integrated, high-speed carton stacking mechanism.

April 3, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Juice maker finds sweet success in new label, applicator

A new polyolefin film label with a 50% shrink ratio and a new roll-fed sleeve labeler with laser welding capability helps Italian juice maker extend product quality to packaging.

April 1, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

HMI/PC combo is a winning pair

A slender housing and a sleekly designed swing arm are among the features that Sig Combibloc liked about its new choice of HMI.

April 1, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

A how-to on improving line efficiency

Some seriously knowledgeable and experienced packaging professionals are convening to speak May 4 at the Packaging Automation Forum in Chicago.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

Solid gains in bottle-to-bottle recycling

Closed-loop, bottle-to-bottle recycling is taking a big leap forward in a Canadian town called Shelburne, some 60 miles north of Toronto.

April 1, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Omega Design hires new Business Development Manager

Omega Design Corporation has announced that Lee Brown will join its sales and marketing team.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

New dry lubrication technology for conveyors reduces water consumption, improves line efficiency

White paper from Hartness explains financial and environmental benefits of non-aqueous dry-lubrication technology vs. soap-and-water lubrication. Personal care packaging lines especially can increase line efficiency and prolong conveyor life.

March 31, 2010