Conveying & accumulation

Tube labeler

LSI offers the Model 1800 automatic tube wrap system, which is based on the LSI Series 40 apply-only labeling head. System can deliver up to 120 labeled products/min.

October 31, 2005

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

Vf/f/s machine

Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems will introduce the next generation Phaser, a cost-effective vf/f/s solution that combines simple operation with performance and reliability.

October 31, 2005

Converting equipment

Adhesive pattern control

The MCP-4 is a low-cost, full-featured adhesive system pattern control from Valco. Offers 4 channel outputs, each capable of multiple glue patterns, 4 product sensor inputs, and optional integral automatic glue flow control.

October 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Analog modules

Two new 4-channel analog modules round out Wago’s offering from the Wago-I/O-System.

October 31, 2005

Closures

Still water cap

Procap has extended its range of Fullytop® caps to include the Victoria 30/25 LN closure for mineral water bottles. Available in a low-neck version, with a high-neck version soon to follow.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

High-barrier lamination

Ampac’s Converted Products Div. has launched Flexi 2122, a high-barrier foil lamination with Barex® for hard-to-hold products such as aggressive liquids, gels, or solids whose formulation has a tendency to attack traditional structures.

October 31, 2005

Labels

P-s label for returnables

Spear® and IlloSpear® have introduced ThermoWash, a p-s PP label construction that allows beverages packaged in returnable bottles to employ the same labeling techniques as 1-way containers.

October 31, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Barrier resin suitability

Invista has announced that its PolyShield™ MXD6 barrier resin is suited for use in food pkg. applications in the European Union in contact with all food types, except for fatty foods and foods with an alcohol content greater than 10%.

October 31, 2005

Flexible packaging

'Stellar' year for packaging machinery shipments

U.S. packaging machinery shipments surged 9.3% to an estimated $5.344 billion last year according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute’s 11th annual Shipments and Outlook Study.

October 31, 2005

Converting equipment

PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS SETS RECORDS

Held September 26-28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005 reached new highs in visitors, with 21꽫 attending (up 19% from PELV 2003).

October 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

CPP EXPO SET FOR OCT. 29-NOV. 2, 2006

Converting & Package Printing Expo will co-locate with Pack Expo Intl. and Food Processing Machinery Expo in Chicago’s McCormick Place. The cooperative initiative demonstrates the supply chain from packaging design and conception to product placement on the shelf.

October 31, 2005

Converting equipment

PENNWELL ACQUIRES CMM TRADE SHOW

Global media and information company PennWell Corp., acquired CMM International, the converting and package printing trade show held biennially since its 1978 launch.

October 31, 2005

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

Packaging machinery demand rising in China

According to The Freedonia Group, China represents one of the fastest-growing markets for packaging machinery in the world.

October 31, 2005