Filling/capping, dry

Autofill drums and totes

Ideal-Pak Massman, LLC a supplier of liquid filling machines to the international paint and coatings, chemicals, lubricants, and food and beverage industries, today at PACK EXPO announced its PT-Auto, the newest addition to the PT family of drum and tote filling machines.

October 16, 2018

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 513

Secondary Packaging

Cartoning of the future

At the Langen booth in the South Hall, a concept for optimally flexible cartoning was on display.

October 16, 2018

Plastics/resins

Artificial intelligence key to inspection system

Acquire Automation’s CapQ system uses artificial intelligence to improve inspection of caps and tamper bands.

October 16, 2018

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Impact series unscrambling equipment

Jonathan Hoffman, Technical Sales, Omega Design, demonstrates an Impact Series unscrambling machine at PACK EXPO.

October 16, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Constantia introduces packaging with greater sustainability

Ecolutions reduces carbon footprint, focuses on recycle-ready solutions and decreases environmental impact while protecting products.

October 16, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Reduce metal contaminants

Replacing metal parts with engineering thermoplastics reduces the risk of metal contamination, recall expenses and bad press.

October 16, 2018

Robotics

FANUC rolls out a new cobot

The CR15iA collaborative robot has a 15 kg payload and includes a teach pendant with hand guidance for easy programming.

October 16, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Is your packaging truly sustainable?

Many beverage cups and packaging for other foods turns out to be non-recyclable.

October 16, 2018

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Disposable single-use inhaler

At Healthcare Packaging EXPO, Perlen Packaging introduced PERLAMED-BLISTair, a device that consists of two thermoformed foils that enclose the pharmaceutical ingredients.

October 16, 2018

Secondary Packaging

‘Intuitive, intelligent, and instructional’ stretch wrapper

New stretch wrapper guides operators intuitively through the profile setup process and can save forklift operators up to 2 min/load.

October 16, 2018

Conveying & accumulation

New product prompts new line

Upgraded conveyors and a new packaging line would be needed to accommodate this new product rollout.

October 16, 2018

Sustainability

Fresh-protein MAP, vacuum trays are more sustainable

Klöckner Pentaplast presents two tray systems, for MAP and vacuum skin packs, that use 100% and 97% PCR, respectively.

October 16, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Digital Twin unites CAD and controls

Virtually experiencing the combined operation allows conflicts to be resolved before changes become costly.

October 16, 2018