Conveying & accumulation

Skepticism surrounds rebuilt packaging equipment

Some 55% of 286 respondents to a Web survey said their companies had purchased used or rebuilt packaging equipment, or had their own packaging machines rebuilt. Here’s a look at what was replaced and the benefits they sought to gain.

March 31, 2001

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1659

Contract packaging

Pepsi caps its cans

In response to consumer concerns about hygiene, Pepsi-Italy has begun thermoforming HIPS overcaps onto single-serve cans of its soft drinks.

March 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

Rebuilt gear means speed to market

Beginning with two metal detector/checkweighers and moving quickly to htf/f/s machinery, Reichel Foods has had a positive experience with rebuilt packaging equipment.

March 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

Non-food flexible packs devour awards

FPA recognizes a multilayer p-s ‘book’ label for cleaners, a plastic header bag, a resealable stand-up pouch, a high-barrier industrial wrap, formable and peelable webs for a medical package, and a CR reclosable bag for pharmaceuticals.

March 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Technical prowess, flexible style

Two improved package materials, one for cup lidding, one for microwave wrapping, secured Technical Innovation awards in the Flexible Packaging Assn. competition. Printing and Environmental Achievement awards also went to new technologies.

March 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Diners find film packs ideal for every meal course

From soups and salads to poultry, foods of all types become winners at the market—and in the 2000 Flexible Packaging Assn. competition.

March 31, 2001

Closures

P&G puts packaging a click away

Procter & Gamble’s director of corporate purchases talks about how packaging design and procurement will become increasingly web-based and collaborative.

March 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

Bulk-packed Craisins pick up the pace

As demand for its sweetened dried cranberries in 10- and 25-lb boxes continued to increase, Ocean Spray responded with a brand new bag-in-box line.

March 31, 2001

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Rayovac charges up battery lines (sidebar)

Super-charged changeovers

March 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Rayovac charges up battery lines

Two new production lines package AA and AAA batteries, respectively, into peggable, reclosable RPET clamshells. Integrated setups include self-designed battery handling systems.

March 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Krones, Inc: Line simulation software

Krones (Franklin, WI) has introduced its state-of-the-art line simulation software that provides an exact-scale, automated computer representation of a packaging line.

February 28, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Optimation, Inc: Ethernet I/O for PC

OL4058 Ethernet RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) from Optimation (Huntsville, AL) lists for $199 and provides eight slots for plug-in I/O modules, an Ethernet link and an RS232 serial port.

February 28, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

lpha gear drives, Inc: Right-angle gearhead

The right angle design of the V-Drive series gearheads from Alpha Gear Drives (Elk Grove Village, IL) allows them to be used in a variety of applications where space is at a premium.

February 28, 2001