Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.K. research shows interest in carbon labels by consumers

Shift in shopping habits and consumer insights indicate support by U.K. consumers for carbon labeling of their food products.

February 5, 2010

Machinery: Page 584

Coding, Printing & Labeling

High-accuracy labeler hugs honey bears

Golden Heritage Foods, LLC, Van Wert, OH, produces honey products and packages them in bear-shaped PET containers supplied by custom blowmolder Container Services, Inc..

February 5, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Front apply label printer/applicator

Tharo’s PA1200fa printer/applicator can print and apply labels to the leading side of a product moving down a conveyor.

February 5, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Tamper-evident shrink bander

The F-160 Evolution shrinkbander from PDC International is a flexible system for applying shrinkbands around the lids of tapered and straight-wall tubs.

February 4, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Air-blow label applicator

Label-Aire’s 3111-NV air-blow primary applicator provides high-speed air-blow labeling at a standard dispense speed of up to 1,500 in. (38.1 m) of web/minute or up to 2,000 in. (50.8 m) with optional powered rewind.

February 4, 2010

Flexible packaging

VF/F/S bagmaker

The G3 twin-tube VFFS snack food bagmaker from Kliklok-Woodman uses all-servo motion controls to produce up to 240 bags/minute (120/tube).

February 4, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Pharmapack announces 2010 award winners

Healthcare Packaging Publisher Jim Chrzan reports live from Paris, France, where the Pharmapack Awards 2010 were presented today for innovations in safety and compliance, in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and veterinary packaging.

February 3, 2010

Secondary Packaging

MASSMAN Automation Designs aquires Talon Manufacturing, Inc.

Villard, MN January 25, 2010—MASSMAN Automation Designs, LLC (Villard, MN) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Talon Manufacturing, Inc. which will operate under the new business entity of Talon Massman, LLC.

February 1, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

OEE at L'Oreal

Manufacturing intelligence software will be a primary focus of the Packaging Automation Forum in May, and L’Oreal’s Scott Schienvar will be among the speakers.

February 1, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

NutriTalk releases top ten nutrition trends for 2010

Can packaging suppliers predict growth areas based on these insights?

January 29, 2010

Converting equipment

PAC Machinery Group appoints VP of sales & marketing

The PAC Machinery Group (PMG) has appointed Dennis McGrath as Vice President of Marketing & Sales.

January 28, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Modular wiring system

TURCK’s D-Size (1 3/8 in.) Powerfast™ modular wiring system is designed to handle high-current applications for machine power distribution and motor control.

January 28, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: RFID-S Slice for I/O system

Turck’s BL67 modular distributed I/O system is now equipped with a Simple RFID (RFID-S) slice that is compatible with their BL ident RFID product line.

January 28, 2010