Controls & Machine Components

Interoperability on display

The OMAC Packaging Workgroup took advantage of Pack Expo International 2004 to demonstrate in action the interoperability that the OMAC Packaging Workgroup and its Connect-and-Pack™ vision is all about.

October 31, 2004

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1458

Controls & Machine Components

Make2Pack gains momentum at Brussels meeting

A library of “control entities” recognized widely across processing and packaging functions may be among the outcomes of ongoing work being done jointly by the World Batch Forum, the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, and ISA SP-88.

October 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tamp system for RFID labels

PACK EXPO : TampTenna™ is a new system from Diagraph that writes to an RFID-tag-enabled pressure-sensitive label while the label is on the tamp pad.

October 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID-enabled fluid products coupling

PACK EXPO : Colder Products showed its CPC smart coupling products at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004. CPC smart coupling provides product identification and data capture for fluid applications.

October 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

MR-J3 servo motors

PACK EXPO : Mitsubishi Electric showed its MR-J3 servo motors at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004. Introduced in October, motors offer a smaller size and increased performance, ideal for packaging machinery.

October 31, 2004

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

PACK EXPO Video: 2100 A Arm stretchwrapper

PACK EXPO : Cousins introduced its 2100 Series A Arm stretchwrapper at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

PACK EXPO Video: V5100 vf/f/s baling system

PACK EXPO : Taylor Products showed its V5100 vf/f/s baling system at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004 this week in Chicago. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

PACK EXPO Video: IMFS 1500 intermittent motion filler/sealer

PACK EXPO : Robert's Packaging is showing its IMFS 1500 intermittent motion fill/seal packager at its booth, S-444, at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexibles

Precision performance OPP and PET films

PACK EXPO : Toray Plastics is showing its new precision OPP and PET packaging technology at its booth, N-3225, at Pack Expo International 2004.

October 31, 2004

Closures

PACK EXPO Video: RoboBar robotic bartender

PACK EXPO : Motoman is introducing its RoboBar robotic bartender to acclaim of happy customers at its booth, S-1495, at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Case/tray packing

PACK EXPO Video: ER60 high-speed case packing robot

PACK EXPO : Cermex is showing its ER60 high-speed case packing robot at its Pack Expo 2004 booth, S-2448. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexibles

Klöckner celebrates 25 years

PACK EXPO : Klöckner received special recognition from Packaging World publisher Joe Angel and vp/sales Don Neumeister in celebration of Klockner’s 25th anniversary.

October 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

PACK EXPO Video: Accutower dynamic buffer system

PACK EXPO : Krones is introducing the Accutower dynamic buffering system at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth, S-2466. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004