Secondary Packaging

Centralized robotics palletizing solution video

QComp’s centralized robotics palletizing solution increases process consistency, productivity and scheduling flexibility, as well as reduces handling damage, health costs and labor costs — all while allowing continuous operation.

July 18, 2007

Machinery: Page 682

Secondary Packaging

Modular horizontal cartoner at a competitive price

Langen's VENTO modular horizontal cartoners are available at a very competitive price with short delivery times, while retaining high standards of build quality and finish.

July 17, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Cornering device

Cornerstone Automation Systems has released the CASI CD-160 for cornering cartons in the automatic and compliance labeling process.

July 12, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Tray packing/shrinkwrapping

The Douglas Contour™ 105 Series Tray Packers and Shrink-Wrap Systems use Slipstream™ HS pinless metering to accurately and quickly meter products at speeds to 105 cycles/min.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Nitrogen injection control

Cryotech has introduced a high-level Siemens controller to be used as a stand-alone system or integrated into an all-Siemens platform.

July 12, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

TURCK, Inc: Modular RFID, built-in I/O

Turck introduces BLident, the world’s first modular RFID system with built-in I/O capability.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Large digital display

Red Lion has introduced the programmable LDA, Large Digital Display for Analog Inputs.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Pneumatic valves

Series CA44 valves from Bosch Rexroth are 2-station valve manifolds for AS-i serial link (bus) applications, complying with AS-i specification.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

PC-like power panel

The new B+R Power Panel 300/400 generation is an addition to the 100/200 product line.

July 12, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Cognex Corporation: Inspection sensors

Cognex has introduced Checker 200 series next-generation inspection sensors, which are as simple as its Checker 101 to set up, but much more capable and small enough to fit in tight spaces.

July 12, 2007

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

Cost-effective form/fill/seal

J&J's Mira-Pak vertical form/fill/seal machines provide cost effective, flexible packaging solutions for businesses big and small. See video overview.

July 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Multi-axis synchronization demo

Motion control proof of concept demo demonstrates high-speed, multi-axis motion control using a coordinated, deterministic control network.

July 11, 2007

Cartoning

Throughput improvements from a package-advancing lane merge and infeed algorithm

White paper from Yaskawa describes a technology to convert randomly incoming products into a steady, uniformly spaced flow for a subsequent packaging operation.

July 11, 2007