Converting equipment

Plastic Technologies' Dr. Brady receives Lifetime Achievement Award from SPE's blow molding division

Dr. Thomas E. Brady, and founder of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), was recently awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Plastic Engineers’ (SPE) Blow Molding Division. The award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to blow molding technology.

October 21, 2009

Machinery: Page 597

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America, Inc: New Sigma Trac SGT Linear Motor Actuator Design

Yaskawa is pleased to announce the release of the new Sigma Trac SGT series of linear motor actuators.

October 21, 2009

Flexible packaging

A golden age of aseptic packaging?

Recent developments have some observers wondering if the U.S. is on the threshold of some kind of golden age of aseptic packaging.

October 20, 2009

Labeling

Label inspection

Sony FireWire digital cameras play a key role in this versatile system that reads UPC or 2D bar codes at speeds to 1,500 parts/min.

October 20, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Contract packager's blister machine delivers flexibility

New blister-packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

October 20, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas: Communications now made easier with Ethernet/IP Protocol added to SMVector drive

Lenze-AC Tech announces the release of EtherNet/IP as an optional communication protocol for the SMVector Drive.

October 19, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

2010 legislation mandates energy efficient motors

Signed back on December 19, 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) goes into effect December 19, 2010, and has far reaching implications for packaging machinery.

October 13, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

P&G Donates Intellectual Property to Packaging Industry

In an effort to speed adoption of OMAC’s PackML standard, Procter and Gamble announced at PackExpo that they are donating their internal application guidelines to the packaging industry.

October 13, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Strategic cost-cutting

Use these suggestions before wielding the ax.

October 8, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Serialization for pharmaceutical and medical device--a global strategy

Joe Ringwood, COO of Systech, told a Pack Expo audience yesterday that a serialization strategy must protect data integrity and security, without compromising throughput.

October 7, 2009

Controls & machine components

Sensor vision investment can yield rewarding ROI

Saving money and improving efficiency is the goal of discreet vision sensors.

October 6, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Technology providers illustrate potential new machinery applications

Spread amongst the vastness of Pack Expo are illustrations of what new and emerging technologies could accomplish in newly designed packaging machines.

October 6, 2009

Closures

Compact filler capper designed for flexibility

Filler/Capper from Shibuya Hoppmann fills a variety of food, personal care and cleaning products and accommodates a wide variety of closures.

October 6, 2009