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

Heinz shakes foodservice market

In February, H.J. Heinz launched Heinz Fry Shakers dry seasonings throughout much of the United States.

February 29, 2004

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Converting equipment

Kemps gives consumers a hand-le

Just a few days before Christmas, Marigold Foods, Minneapolis, MN, began to ship its customers Kemps milk in a new gallon jug of high-density polyethylene with an integral handle that’s designed to resemble an old-fashioned pitcher.

February 29, 2004

Flexibles

Graphics reflect 'fabulous' work

The snazzy, award-winning packaging for Fafard Seed starter potting soil is well-grounded in innovative techniques.

February 29, 2004

Flexibles

Heinz stands up in foodservice

H.J. Heinz and Pechiney Plastic Packaging combined to win a Printing Gold award from the Flexible Packaging Assn. with a single-serve, stand-up gusseted pouch used for nine Heinz condiments, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, jams, and syrup.

February 29, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Splicing connector

Wago Corp. introduces its 222 Series compact splicing connector that is designed as a cost-effective, more flexible alternative to traditional twist or crimp style connectors, company says.

January 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Martens Brewery: Full-bottle palletizer for barrier-coated PET beer bottles

Bottles fan out into lanes and then are swept layer by layer onto pallets on equipment from KHS.

January 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Martens Brewery: Stretch wrapper for barrier-coated PET beer bottles

The final part of the packaging process is the stretch wrapping of pallets.

January 31, 2004

Converting equipment

Martens Brewery: Blow molding of barrier-coated PET beer bottles

Preforms move down a track and into the enclosed blow molding area. Finished amber bottles then undergo internal coating (not shown here) and are stored on pallets until needed. Blow molding equipment is supplied by Sidel.

January 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Martens Brewery: Palletizing empty barrier-coated PET beer bottles

Empty bottles are automatically palletized on KHS equipment and then banded.

January 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Martens Brewery: Depalletizing empty barrier-coated PET beer bottles

From storage, bottles are forklifted into a high-level depalletizer from KHS.

January 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

Martens Brewery: Transfer to full-bottle palletizing of filled, barrier-coated PET beer bottles

Shrink-wrapped six packs exit the wet room via a spiral conveyor that takes them to the infeed of the full- bottle palletizer, supplied by KHS.

January 31, 2004

Filling/capping, dry

Feldschloesschen Brewery: Filling and capping of beer in PET

Freshly blown PET bottles are conveyed overhead and then move down to the filler/capper, where a sophisticated system of transfer stars moves them through filling and capping on Krones equipment.

January 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Feldschloesschen Brewery: Labeling of beer in PET

Overhead view of the Krones Contiroll hot-glue labeler shows the feedscrew-to-starwheels transfer.

January 31, 2004