Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID print/apply system

Diagraph offered its $9,500 mid-range automated RFID printer/applicator capable of performing encoding rates of 32 products per minute with reject capability at PELV 2007.

October 15, 2007

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Containers

Colorful tubs chill out

Switch from paper to chill-resistant plastic heats up Blue Bunny brand ice cream sales.

October 8, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Servo spindles differentiate NEM Inc.'s new servo capper

Motorized capping heads have long differentiated New England Machinery cappers, but with new servo heads and spindles from ELAU they deliver all-new functionalities.

October 5, 2007

Sustainability

Polyolefin dispersions

Dow Chemical has introduced HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions, propylene- and ethylene-based dispersions that combine the performance of high-molecular-weight thermoplastics and elastomers with the application advantages of a high-solids waterborne dispersion.

October 4, 2007

Closures

Retort membrane end

Sonoco has launched its UltraPeel™ retort membrane end, a robust, peelable membrane closure designed specifically for heat-and-eat food applications.

October 4, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Toy brand's dual appeal for collectors, kids

A trend to restage a 'heritage' brand is also playing out in the toy aisle.

October 4, 2007

Additives, coatings & inks

Carbon monoxide has congressmen seeing red

Democrats in Congress will push for a ban on MAP until safety can be proven.

October 4, 2007

Labels

Which comes first--structural or graphic branding?

Let each project’s specific needs, rather than a formal protocol, determine who leads.

October 4, 2007

Flexibles

Tender's label debugs bilingual demands

Hinged labels for the company’s Ben’s 30 insect repellent pack a lot of information in a small space to meet bilingual requirements.

October 4, 2007

Containers

Keeping the machine footprint small

This California packager of Mediterranean-style food products distributed to wholesalers found a single source for five discrete pieces of packaging equipment.

October 4, 2007

Flexibles

Honeywell's clutter-management products court 'soccer moms'

Innovation brings women to an aisle in the store—auto care—they don’t normally frequent, and integration of a network of vendors gives Honeywell a ‘virtual factory.’

October 4, 2007

Flexibles

Servo placer replaces robotic feeder

Machine increases reliability and uptime for shelf-stable, flexible pouch packaging operations.

October 4, 2007

Cartoning

Call for PAF presentations

With the third rendition of the Packaging Automation Forum set for May 19 - 20 in Chicago, PAF organizers are seeking speakers who can address the broad area of packaging automation through better use of integrated controls technology.

October 3, 2007