Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Mike White, Ossid VP and GM, dies in accident

Mike White, Ossid Vice President and General Manager, died Monday, April 21 as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was 49.

April 24, 2008

Machinery: Page 657

Secondary Packaging

Cavanna integrates robotic cartoner and flow wrapper

New for 2008, Cavanna adds continuous motion carton transport and tight integration with flow wrapping to its highly successful G35 series 'robotic island' along with a new OEE system offering.

April 24, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lexar Media RFID best practices

A recent Webinar on Lexar Media's RFID implementation yielded advice and best practices from the end user and vendors involved.

April 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Tray packer/hooder runs pouches, erects a display tray, and then loads it all in one

The Tray Packer Hooder machine from Massman runs pouches, erecting a display tray and loading the tray from the display end. As can be seen in this video, the pouches required unique infeed treatment for orientation, spacing and loading. Specially-designed compression components support the tray from the inside as the hot-melt glue seal is compressed.

April 18, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizer capable of unparalleled speed, reach and payload

In this video from Massman, see a robotic palletizer that combines unparalleled speed, reach and payload with rugged design. The result is a profitable, high-throughput and low-maintenance turnkey system.

April 18, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Plaque-style lane divider functions efficiently at very high speeds

The plaque-style lane divider from Massman is made for efficient function at high speeds - for example, one to four lanes at 500 pieces/minute. This machine employs timing screws at its infeed and a sliding plaque-style conveyor for dividing the lanes.

April 18, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa Electric America recognized by Frost & Sullivan

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. has received the 2008 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership.

April 17, 2008

Operational Excellence

World's first 100% track and trace EPC solution for pharmaceutical industry

Learn about the world’s first fully integrated EPC solution for the pharmaceutical industry from Domino Amjet, involving 100% track and trace of drugs administered to Haemophilia patients of St James’s Hospital in Dublin.

April 17, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fine French wine gets the RFID treatment...

An RFID tracking system developed by eProvenance ensures the quality of French wine during handling, transportation and distribution.

April 17, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Compliance packaging takes on patient adherence...

The World Health Organization recently said that "patient adherence may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in medical treatment."

April 17, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

French study shows Europeans don't read food labels carefully...

Researchers have concluded that Europeans aren't reading ingredient lists on food packaging, proving that public opinion and consumer behavior often differ.

April 17, 2008

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bulk feeding of caps and lids lowers cost and increases throughput

Often overlooked as a minor area of consideration, the process of feeding caps and lids into a capping machine is turning out to be an important area for boosting efficiency and productivity on a bottling line. Find out how in this White Paper from Fowler.

April 17, 2008

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

Chub packaging machine designed to process high volumes of product at lower cost

Packaging Technologies is a leader in the production of chub packaging machines used in the manufacturing of products such as explosives, high viscosity foods, caulks, sealants, and other industrial products.

April 17, 2008