Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Semi-automatic liquid filler

A solar-powered, tabletop volumetric piston filler, the Simplex AS-1 can run continuously on sunlight, or can charge 100-amp batteries, each of which can run for two hours. For use in remote locations with limited or no energy sources.

February 6, 2009

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Secondary Packaging

Integrated packaging line equipment

Focke & Co.’s video demonstrates an integrated line capable of meeting a variety of customer needs in different industries. This setup includes a Model 459 side-loading case packer that can pack 10 cases/min, leading into a Model 542 gantry-style palletizer.

February 6, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Maintenance-pleasing overwrapper is 25% faster

Scandia has boosted speeds by 25% on the Model 720 servo overwrapper due to an upgrade using eight Elau servos resulting in a faster, easier-to-maintain overwrapper.

February 6, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

220/min tube filling

The dual-head ProSys ProTrac 220 High-Speed Tube Filler for plastic, laminate, or aluminum squeeze tubes uses a racetrack configuration and servos to speed production for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and adhesive industries.

February 6, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

One site fits all: Consolidating control of multiple packaging functions

White paper from Triangle covers how advances in controls technology now allows integrated control of scale-and-bagger equipment, resulting in a 50% waste reduction, reduced film usage, improved seals, and better-looking bags.

February 3, 2009

Sustainability

Lance invests in its future

As an aging fleet of bagging systems is replaced over a three-year period, payback comes through enhanced performance of both combination scales and vf/f/s systems.

February 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID smart boxes

The idea of an RFID-enabled “smart box” has been tested by several vendors of corrugated materials, including Domino Integrated Solutions Group (DISG, www.domino-isg.com) with its award-winning HIDE-Pack™ smart box.

February 1, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

EU's REACH chemicals law has arrived

The European Union’s REACH law, a chemical substances notification and testing law, has already begun phasing in. Packaging makers and users are well advised to be familiar with the obligations the new law creates.

February 1, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic case extractor/decaser

CASI’s (Cornerstone Automation Systems, Inc.) ABOT ACE, an application for automatic case extraction, automatically indexes full cases or bags, cuts tops, removes contents, and disposes of the box and/or lining.

February 1, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Rotary packaging system

The ergonomically sensitive Algus Universal 8 (U8) Packaging System is engineered to allow for in-plant reconfiguration allowing for different packaging formats, from simple face seal packs to complex club store packs.

February 1, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Web plus

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

P&G provides leadership in sustainable packaging journey

With more than 300 brands sold all around the world, Procter & Gamble utilizes just about every packaging material available. Tony Burns shares his views on how P&G rises to the sustainable packaging challenge.

February 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

California delay provides temporary relief

Uncertainty colored most discussions at a recent healthcare track-and-trace conference. A key question: How will FDA actions differ from California’s e-pedigree program?

February 1, 2009