Conveying & accumulation

Labatt drives toward networked bottling lines

Labatt Breweries upgrades bottling line conveyors with compact drives that smooth production, enhance network communications and simplify troubleshooting.

August 31, 2000

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1695

Conveying & accumulation

'Motion Control University'

The Center for Automation and Motion Control at Alexandria Technical College in Minnesota offers a hands-on curriculum of leading-edge technology.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PPG paints precise picture of production (sidebar)

PI: Benchmarking a World Class line

August 31, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

PPG paints precise picture of production

From depalletizing to palletizing, powerful graphics-laden software analyzes the performance of PPG Industries’ packaging lines. Analysis results in changes that increase output efficiency 12%.

August 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Emballage 2000: packages and French cuisine

The French packaging show, held Nov. 20 to 24, adds the flavor of cuisine this year with the co-located IPA 2000 international food technology exhibition. An expanded Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition hall is expected to reach 2.2 million sq’.

August 31, 2000

Converting equipment

Fewer vendors in manufacturers' plans (sidebar)

Internet ordering proves as easy as H-E-B

August 31, 2000

Flexibles

Merit re-tools for a global marketplace (sidebar)

Material makeover, too

August 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Merit re-tools for a global marketplace

This medical device maker says goodbye to extra labels and replaces them with on-line, thermal-transfer printing on lidding material. Print now includes important symbols required by customers overseas.

August 31, 2000

Flexibles

Growth accelerates in flexible materials

Volume of flexible packaging materials continues to outpace growth in both the overall economy and for all of packaging. FPA report does identify some potential problems, however.

August 31, 2000

Flexibles

Shrink wrap solves promo problems

Mayes Brothers, a manufacturer of carpentry levels, has increased its business and found a faster and cheaper method of packaging with PVC shrink wrap.

August 31, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

E-commerce builds momentum by the bay

Before a larger-than-anticipated audience in San Francisco, representatives from packagers Ethan Allen and Reflect.com address packaging for e-commerce direct-to-consumers.

August 31, 2000

Adhesives/tape

WD-40 promotes 'straw strap'

San Diego-based WD-40 Co. has come up with a way to keep the all-important spray tube on its popular lubricant product from getting lost. The firm’s 8- and 11-oz cans now have a red, yellow or blue stretchable rubber strap around the neck.

August 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

idmarket.com: Web-based technology

A new Web company, idmarket.com, has introduced the Specification Management Application/Real Time (SMA/RT) system. The SMA/RT system organizes packaging specifications, providing access to current specifications and historical changes.

July 31, 2000