Containers

OFF THE SHELF: Packages with a colorful Asian flair

New Media Director Dave Newcorn comes off the sidelines with colorful commentary on the even more colorful packages he bought recently on the part of Chicago's Argyle Street that is sometimes called New Chinatown.

January 20, 2011

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1043

Secondary Packaging

Case packer loads butter sticks into harness-style cases

See this video clip of Massmann Automation Designs case packer that loads butter sticks into harness-style cases.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Bottom-load case packer for frozen pizza

See this video clip of a Massmann Automation Designs bottom-load KD case packer with plaque-style lane divider for 11" diameter frozen pizza.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Case packer for canned food products

Video from Massmann Automation Designs shows an application of its KD case packer for metal cans.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Case packer with rotary upstacker infeed for cartoned multipacks

See video clip of this advanced KD case packer from Massmann Automation Designs that loads multi-packed cartons into cases at medium to high speeds.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Video shows low-level, medium-speed palletizer

Heavy-duty, medium-speed, flexible palletizer from Currie by Brenton LLP has a modular design, fully automated performance, and ability to accommodate multiple pack patterns. An optional integrated Orion stretch wrapper can be added.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Video shows economical, combination case packer and palletizer

Brenton BantamPro ELSP combination system is designed as an upgrade path for manual low speed manual hand packing and palletizing. Integrates previously separate machine functions including case erecting, loading, sealing and palletizing functions into one compact, all-in-one, low-cost, integrated machine.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

High-level palletizer shown palletizing trays of cans

This clip shows a Currie by Brenton machine palletizing trays of 5- and 10-oz cans utilizing a high-level infeed.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Case packer shown erecting, loading and sealing laundry detergent cartons

Mach 2 servo-driven case packer from Brenton Engineering packs cartons or bottles into RSC, HSC, trays, wraparound, knockdown, or harness style cases.

January 19, 2011

Secondary Packaging

High-speed case packer shown packing bottles up to 75 cases/min

Mach 4 case packer from Brenton engineering allows multiple pack patterns in wraparound cases or trays.

January 19, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Larger type, simplicity sought for labels

Labeling standards proposed at the U.S. Pharmacopeial meeting seek to help patients read and understand labels on medical containers.

January 18, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Three more packaging trends for 2011

The last edition of this Machine Automation Insights newsletter carried three trends to anticipate in the coming year. They came from John Kowal, packaging market development manager at B&R Industrial Automation. Here are the three more trends worth monitoring, says Kowal.

January 16, 2011

Flexibles

Band sealer expands lifeline for Haitian kids

Nonprofit Meds & Food for Kids in Haiti installs new packaging equipment that doubles its output of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for the country’s starving children.

January 14, 2011