Secondary Packaging

Stretch Hood Packaging

Lachenmeier has its Stretch Hood machine type Power Flex in operation at Pack Expo 2006.

October 31, 2006

Machinery: Page 705

Secondary Packaging

Case/Tray Packer

The new Douglas Invex™ Low Speed Case/Tray Packer speeds up production for low volume packagers by incorporating all the flexibility of electronic motion controls in an economical, 12 case/tray per minute, small footprint format.

October 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Variety pack cell

Blueprint Automation offers its Variety Pack Cell, a completely automated system to assemble a variety pack of multiple types of product.

October 30, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

New technology lowers package handling costs

Intralox offers its Angled Roller™ Belt Conveyor, based on new technology that consists of modular conveyor belt rollers at different angles on hinges.

October 30, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Innovative rotary labelers

The Alfa Rollsleeve from Sidel is a rotary labeler capable of creating and applying roll-fed labels on glass, plastic, and metal containers.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Video: KHS high-speed tray packing

The Innopack TSP 080V from KHS is a high-speed tray and film packer with high efficiency rates. KHS guarantees a 98% increase in efficiency/customer. Booth #S-812.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Video: RA Jones top load cartoner

The IWKA Jones Top Load Cartoner is an intermittent motion machine that offers unique versatility in a mid-range machine. Integrated feed, forming, loading, closing, and discharge functions provide a range of capabilities. Booth #S-830.

October 30, 2006

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Video: Bosch Doboy Delfi feed placer

Machine places product into wrappers or thermoformers with vision-guided Delta robots. Can run up to 400 products/min - each robotic arm performs 200 products/min. Booth #S-712.

October 30, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Video: Garvey Infinity Series accumulator

The Infinity Series Accumulator, the patent pending “Slow Down Lane,” greatly improves product stability, allowing products to exit the accumulator at speeds not previously possible.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Video: Langen tray packer and palletizer

The LRC 400i is equipped with a multipurpose end effector on the robotic arm for both tray packaging and palletizing purposes. This machine runs at 60 cycles/min. Booth #S-2866.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Video: Omega robotic case packaging/palletizing cell with integrated shrink bundler

This robotic case packing/palletizing cell is integrated with an Omega design "classic" shrink bundler and FANUC Robot. Booth #S-2505.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Video: Brenton Robocaser

This flexible pick-and-place is an advanced, lower cost, compact robotic case packer that provides a versatile solution for packing a range of bags, pouches, tubs, flow wraps, and other flexible products into cases or trays.

October 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Infeed uniformly sequences randomly spaced packages

Video of Yaskawa's Synch Belt solution shows how randomly spaced packages are precisely repositioned at fixed intervals for subsequent downstream packaging operations.

October 29, 2006