Secondary Packaging

6-axis palletizing robot

Kawasaki has added the new FD50N pallet-izing robot to its successful line of F-Series robots.

May 13, 2008

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Direct print brings direct benefits to bag coding

Large-format thermal-transfer coding system shown is similar to the system used by Galloway Co., Neenah, WI, supplied by Norwood Marking Systems/Allen Coding (www.itwnorwood.com).

May 13, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Wächter robotic case erector and packer

At interpack 2008, Wächter displayed its 25 cpm ELAU-equipped Cartojet C IV tray and wraparound case erector and packer.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Senzani's ROBO.CASE drops the pouch, never the ball

Senzani Group's ROBO.CASE/V15 is a robotic vertical case packing system. ROBO.PICK/SC is a robotic palletizer. Both utilize ELAU robotic control and servo solutions. The combined end-of-line system was on display at interpack.

May 13, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Buhmann tray erector is the smooth, silent type

The first thing you noticed at Buhmann Systeme's interpack booth was the quiet. Their Servokart C400 tray erector ran virtually silent and the mechanical operation was exceptionally smooth. That translates to gentle package handling and a mechanically solid machine.

May 13, 2008

Sustainability

Sustainable tube packaging from Norden

In Europe, not all toothpaste tubes come in cartons – to reduce packaging material usage, more tubes are now being tray packed and shrink wrapped for use as point-of-sale display packs.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

PRB introduces servo overwrapper

PRB's new high-speed fleXE FAR servo bundler/overwrapper is one of the smallest and fastest film overwrappers on the market.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Pester Pac's compact, small batch side loader

Designed for economical small batch production, Pester Pac Automation's UVP2-k side loading servo case packer is 1 full meter shorter in length than their previous model to fit in space-restricted installations.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

ACMA's ingenious cartons...and cartoner

You may recall the May 2006 article featuring ACMA's ‘pocket pack' lozenge and candy cartons Now ACMA has expanded its offering to a family of value-added cartons – and the cartoning machinery to form, fill and seal them.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

IMA offers totally automated servo case packer

Recent research sponsored in part by ELAU suggests a much higher incidence of packaging lines with multiple changeovers per day – some 37% of respondents.

May 13, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Background Suppression Sensors

New long-range ML7 background supression photoelectric sensors from Pepperl+Fuchs feature a compact 31mm x 11mm x 23mm housing and deliver a sensing range as great as 350 mm.

May 12, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Package 'powerhouse' produces for global produce marketer

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Company makes a 'bee' line for flexible honey packing

Honey producer Golden Heritage Foods adds a full bottling line for Bee Movie-themed bottle. The versatile line accommodates container sizes from 2 oz to 1 gal.

May 12, 2008