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

Compact servo vf/f/s

The compact and simple Vertek Jr. vf/f/s machine from WeighPack stands just 4’ tall but may be interfaced with any type of filling equipment to run at speeds to 50 cycles/min.

January 11, 2007

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Sustainability

PP pails

IPL Packaging offers a newly designed family of PP industrial pails and commercial containers.

January 11, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Resilient RFID tag

Now available from Confidex, Ironside RFID transponders work on metallic objects and in the most demanding conditions.

January 11, 2007

Tamper-evident machinery

Innovative wine closure

Portola offers its Zork wine closure developed by Zork Pty. Ltd., which is an alternative to traditional cork closures.

January 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Automation products

Schneider Electric has enhanced its Zelio® line of automation products with the introduction of Telemecanique® brand Zelio plug-in relays, Zelio Logic 2 programmable smart relays, Zelio count counters, and Zelio analog interface modules.

January 10, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Illuminated ring keys

B+R Industrial Automation’s illuminated ring keys are composed of a short-stroke key, a source of light, and high-performance LEDs.

January 10, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

THK America, Inc: THK America, Inc: High-speed actuator

THK’s Type KLM Actuator achieves extreme accuracy through the incorporation of an optic linear encoder and linear motor.

January 10, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Relay flexibility

Turck offers the new C12 interfacer™ relay, a 2-pole changeover contact relay used for linking PC or PLC logic to machine operation.

January 10, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Handling Systems Inc: Single-axis AC drive

The new Sinamics S120 AC drive from Siemens is designed for high-performance, single-axis applications and features a modular concept that separates power and intelligence.

January 10, 2007

Flexible packaging

Anaheim gears up for WestPack

Co-located with five other shows, WestPack returns to the Anaheim Convention Center. Medical Device Packaging conference track is chaired

January 10, 2007

Flexibles

Primary packaging is unique

January 10, 2007

Flexibles

Automation is tip-top at Siptop

Two robotic cells may be the main attraction on this Canadian beverage maker’s new line. But home-grown packaging solutions, especially in pouch-filling, are also crucial. To view the first in a series of videos on this packaging line, please click here.

January 10, 2007

Flexibles

Reborn in the U.S.A.

Packaging quality issues and counterfeiting in Taiwan lead Revolution Tea to produce its teas in the United States, where new cartons tout unusual packaging.

January 10, 2007