Coding, Printing & Labeling

Testing article

Testing article

April 21, 2017

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 592

Conveying & accumulation

Heat and Control Inc. and ScandiNova Systems AB partner to supply pulse electric field solution

Heat and Control Inc. and ScandiNova Systems AB will partner to deliver the next-generation of pulse electric field (PEF) technology to the food industry.

April 21, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spee-Dee appoints new project manager

Danny Harmann will oversee the manufacturing of custom auger, cup, and rotary fillers as Spee-Dee’s new project manager.

April 20, 2017

Coding/marking

Microscan launches trade-up program for barcode verifiers in the Americas region

Updating verification equipment to the latest Microscan technology aims to help users ensure compliance, deliver improved barcode quality, and maximize return on investment.

April 19, 2017

Containers

Injection molding for prototyping reduces cost, lead time

Plastic Technologies launches new technology for smaller quantity, injection-molded PET preforms support validation and market tests.

April 19, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Target unveils five new sustainable packaging goals

Among them, elimination of EPS for its owned brand product packaging, adding How2Recycle labels on more of its packaging, and creating end-use markets for recycled materials.

April 18, 2017

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

330-gallon liquid shippers collapse for efficient return shipping

A bag-in-box system in this intermediate bulk container permits aseptic filling and discharge of bulk liquid products, but is far easier and more efficient to transport than stainless steel options. Once emptied, the container’s outer shell collapses, making for efficient stacking and lower-cost return shipping. In a truck that’s of typical height, seven shippers can usually stack within a single pallet footprint––and in a warehouse, it’s not uncommon to see stacking that’s 20 plus!

April 18, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Are you registered to attend ‘Digital Printing Spectrum 2017’?

If you haven’t yet registered to attend the Domino Open House ‘Digital Printing Spectrum 2017,' register today for free.

April 18, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Nercon expands sales team

Mike Sherwood and Phillip Chambers will manage the Northeast and Southest regions, respectively, as Nercon’s new sales managers.

April 18, 2017

Flexibles

New baby food pouch closure means less mess for moms

Gerber switches to a new spout for two of its pouched baby food lines that gives toddlers more control over product flow, resulting in fewer #PouchFails.

April 18, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Simco-Ion: Charging bar

Offering the latest advancements in charging technology, the Pinner Easy charging bar is now available with both positive and negative polarities making it an ideal solution for many applications including in-mold labeling, catalog stacking, card insertion, roll-to-roll transfer, and bag making.

April 18, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: Servo amplifier and single-axis controller in one

Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the release of Sigma-7Siec, a unit that combines a SERVOPACK servo amplifier with a one-axis motion controller in a single compact package.

April 18, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Greater CPU processing power delivers responsive CIJ dot-quality optimization

In this video interview, Packaging World VP/Editor-in-Chief Pat Reynolds and Guy Bradford, Inkjet Product Manager at ID Technology, outline all the advanced features in the newest line of continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers from Citronix. The ci5000 Series features larger touchscreens, easier-to-navigate interfaces, longer service intervals and responsive dot charging and phasing for optimal print quality.

April 17, 2017