Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: Servo motors

The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announced the addition of a complete line of 400 v servo motors and amplifiers to the Sigma-7 series of servo systems.

March 16, 2018

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Flexibles

Frozen fruit pouch features 3D look along with organic feel

Packaging for Sunrise Growers Organic Cherry Berry Fruit Blend bursts with colorful, inviting imagery of the frozen fruit inside. The vibrant packaging is so appealing that FPA judges awarded the pouch a Gold Award for Printing and Shelf Impact.

March 16, 2018

Secondary Packaging

New shrink wrapper

Rabe Spreewalder Konserven, a leading German maker of food preserves, knows a thing or two about combining family traditions with new ideas, innovative technologies, and emerging trends.

March 16, 2018

Flexible packaging

Ballpark peanuts take sustainable turn

This flexible peanut bag, made of certified compostable materials, was developed for sporting arenas and stadiums to help sports teams, venues, and leagues achieve the next level of landfill waste diversion by eliminating a pesky food scrap contaminant. FPA judges awarded this package design a Gold Award for Sustainability.

March 15, 2018

Flexibles

Easy-open Doritos pack makes snacking fun

PepsiCo Mexico Foods launches Doritos in a tetrahedron-shaped pouch that opens easily to make sharing the snack both easy and fun.

March 14, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Dairy uses packaging to meet growing market demand

With the help of some new filling machinery, Bechtel launches new packaging formats for milk sold in Europe.

March 13, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Exair: Air guns

Exair 's VariBlast® compact safety air guns are small and lightweight cast aluminum air guns capable of handling tough jobs.

March 12, 2018

Containers

The science of freshness

“You wouldn’t leave a glass of wine out all night and expect it to be fresh or taste the same the next day,” says Serge Chistov from Honest Marijuana Company in Colorado.

March 12, 2018

Contract Packaging

Unlocking speed to market

A summit organized by Frain Integration brings together brand owners, suppliers, and contract packagers to discuss growth challenges and opportunities in a divergent economy.

March 12, 2018

Sustainability

PepsiCo's robust recycling initiative

Tom Mooradian, Manager, Environmental Sustainability at PepsiCo, describes the PepsiCo Recycling initiative and the progress it has made toward increasing recycling rates.

March 10, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion: Stepper drive

The STAC6-Q-H Stepper Drive from Applied Motion is ATEX and IECEx certified for Class I, Zone 2 locations, and UL certified for Class 1, Div. 2, Group C & D locations; Class 1, Zone 2 locations.

March 9, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

icotek: Narrow shield clamps for confined spaces

EMC shield clamps from icotek, for the safe dissipation of high-frequency interference, is extended by an extremely narrow design. The PFS | SCL allows fast mounting on 10 x 3 mm bus bars for cable diameters of 1.5 to 6 mm.

March 9, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Better inventory management

An intriguing piece of inventory management is in operation at the tail end of a new canning line at Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids, MI.

March 9, 2018