Conveying & accumulation

Packaging innovation marks syrup's debut

The closure is user-friendly and the filling system is ultra-clean. Soon, an in-line labeler will maximize shelf impact by neatly aligning neck and body labels.

October 4, 2009

Machinery: Page 599

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Sanitary servo drive auger filler

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery’s sanitary servo drive auger filler is engineered to meet demanding USDA and 3A Dairy design requirements.

October 4, 2009

Filling/capping, dry

Container dumper

Material Transfer’s side load lift and dump container dumper comes with an exclusive hydraulic Lift & Seal System™.

October 4, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bi-fuel print/apply labeler

Arca’s bi-fuel print and apply labeler uses linerless self-adhesive labeling technology to create self-adhesive, square or rectangular labels that do not require a release liner.

October 4, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Leak test valves/manifolds

Ross Controls, which has acquired Dale Industrial Products, is releasing the Dale Series Leak Test (LT) pneumatic valves and manifolds.

October 4, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister sealing machine

The SDS8S-12185 fully-automatic 8-station blister sealing machine from Visual Packaging runs all existing and new tooling sizes of 12.0 in. X 18.5 in. without any modifications or adapters to the tooling or the machines.

October 4, 2009

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

Traversing printhead accommodates 10-lane stickpack f/f/s machine

Viking Packaging incorporates digital date coding technology into its 10-lane stickpack machinery.

October 4, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Brushless motors

Baldor’s BSM25C and BSM33C brushless motors provide high torque and power, reduced maintenance, and quiet operation.

October 4, 2009

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

Rovema acquires Bossar, Hassia Redatron

Rovema Global Packaging Group has acquired BOSSAR Horizontal Form Fill and Seal Solutions.

October 1, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

As controversy surrounding bisphenol (BPA) continues, market creates alternatives

As more state legislators, retailers and bottle manufacturers work to move away from controversial chemical building block, innovative BPA-free products capitalize.

October 1, 2009

Sustainability

Unisource Worldwide: Environmentalism means fun and games for Unisource

September 30, 2009

Sustainability

Rexam PLC: Sustainable drug oval and CR closure

September 30, 2009

Flexible packaging

Ampac: Greener grass-seed packaging

September 30, 2009