Secondary Packaging

Automatic Rotary Ring Wrapper

Wulftec demonstrated its Wring-500 automatic rotary ring wrapper at Pack Expo 2006.

November 2, 2006

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Conveying & accumulation

Servo-Driven Container Handling Orienter

Morrison Container Handling Solutions introduces its new 400 containers/min servo-driven container handling orienter.

November 2, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Bottom loader

The Bottom Loader from Sabel can pack any product into standard top open style cases at speeds of up to 15 cases/min.

November 2, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Polybag-In-Box System

The new Superliner SL330 from O/K International makes a bag from a roll of continuous gusseted PE tubing, inserts the bag into a shipping container, opens the bag, and cuffs it over the edges.

November 1, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Stretch and Shrinksleeve Labeler

PDC Europe introduces its STG-Series stretch and shrinksleeve labeler.

November 1, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper - 180 to 200 loads/hour

Lantech engineers asked customers what they wanted most in their stretch wrappers. They took their suggestions and built a machine that includes: High production speeds, 99% uptime with no film breaks, good load appearance with no film tails, consistent, precise load containment, and an operator-friendliness.

November 1, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Stacker Palletizer

TopTier offers its Stacker palletizer with row build conveyor and layer apron for reduced paleltizer footprint of 10' x 12'.

November 1, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Environmentally-Friendly Shrink Packer

Polypack worked in collaboration with Plastic Suppliers, Inc., Earth-First® PLA film, made with NatureWorks® PLA resin to develop a series of shrink packaging machines capable of running Earth-First® PLA film.

October 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Stretch Hood Packaging

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

October 31, 2006

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