Controls & Machine Components

Lenze targets commission-time reduction

Alongside an attention-grabbing ball-toss demo, Lenze focused on reduced commission time via demonstrations packed into short timeframes of three, five, and seven minutes.

November 8, 2016

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 642

Secondary Packaging

Collaborative robot carton palletizing eliminates safety fence

FlexLink Systems demonstrated an impressive use of two collaborative robots from Universal Robot to unload cartons from a conveyor and place them neatly on a pallet.

November 8, 2016

Contract Packaging

Contract Packaging Association partners with The Packaging School

Based on a packaging curriculum developed at Clemson University, the program offers on-demand video courses to help professionals earn a Professional Certificate of Packaging.

November 8, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Maximizing machine flexibility

Packaging demands for flexibility in lot runs and changeovers have prompted several advances from Festo and its partners.

November 8, 2016

Flexibles

An impact-resistant film also provides better clarity

The SealTOUGH family of coextruded films can replace sealant layers for equal strength at lower gauges.

November 8, 2016

Flexibles

High-strength seals prevent flexible package bursts at high altitudes

Toray Plastics’s Over-the-Mountain portfolio of BOPP films prevents package failures during transport of foods in high-altitude, low-atmospheric-pressure conditions.

November 8, 2016

Containers

Portable, shelf-stable cocktails

A two compartment snap-fit package from Plastic Technologies, Inc. brings the party wherever customers are.

November 8, 2016

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

PAC Machinery bagging systems lean into order fulfillment, e-commerce

With the explosive growth of e-commerce, PAC Machinery is designing systems, like the Magnum line of horizontal and vertical baggers, to meet the unique needs of fulfillment and distribution facilities.

November 8, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Live From Pharma EXPO: Optel Vision's Serialization Solutions

Optel Vision showed off their track and trace solutions for carton labeling, inspection and report generation.

November 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Polypack unveils three new machines at PACK EXPO

Polypack debuted its new all-in-one end-of-line system, glue-free wrapper for tapered cups, and a compact, high-speed pharma bundler machines during PACK EXPO.

November 8, 2016

Operational Excellence

RM2 launches a smart pallet, uses AT&T's LTE-M to harness IoT

RM2ELIoT, a fully integrated, zero maintenance, long-life, IoT-based track and trace solution uses AT&T’s LTE-M network to boost connections for IoT.

November 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

A-B-C enters robotics market with new palletizer

Partnering with Yaskawa, A-B-C brings to market the new 700 series robotic palletizer, which handles cases, trays, or bags in multiple configurations using a vacuum head for single or dual feed.

November 8, 2016

Flexibles

Tetrahedron-shaped pouch transforms into a serving tray

The shape also adds package support which provides product protection during shipping and handling.

November 8, 2016