Material handling

LIVE FROM PDA EUROPE: Measuring the true costs of pharmaceutical theft

The total cost of pharma cargo theft could be up to eight times your product’s value. Meanwhile, penalties for criminals remain light.

October 9, 2015

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Conveying & accumulation

FIFO spiral accumulating conveyor

The Ambaflex AccuVeyor AVh is a dynamic spiral accumulator for primary packaged goods that features a small footprint, dynamic accumulation, FIFO, increased efficiency, and significant cost savings.

October 8, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Moderately priced shrink sleeve labeler

The R-100 shrink sleeve labeler from PDC International is a small-footprint machine that is moderately priced relative to others on the market. Mandrel-style machine is suitable for beverages and a number of other product categories.

October 8, 2015

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

Vf/f/s machine has ultrasonic cross seal and vertical

The Vf/f/s machine shown at the Emerson booth has Branson Ultrasonic sealing on both the cross seal and vertical sealing. Benefits of ultrasonics include the ability to seal through contaminants. There's also a material savings on each package made and energy savings as well.

October 8, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Vertical belt technology

Aqua Pruf vertical belt technology from Dorner features a proprietary belt with hexagonally shaped elements that help gently release product once it's been elevated to the top. Each of these hexagonally shaped pieces can be individually replaced. System is a suitable alternative to bucket elevators.

October 8, 2015

Flow wrapping

Flow wrap automated mailer system

From Sealed Air came a flow wrap system designed specifically for the e-commerce and mail order applications that are becoming so increasingly popular. Horizontal in-line bagging system runs at high speeds.

October 8, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Automated system for mail-order prescriptions

The Script Pack Sprint from Automated Packaging Systems and RX Automation Solutions takes vials of prescription medicine from infeed all the way through to digital printing of paperwork on a Xerox system, insertion of paperwork into a bag, Videojet printing of a label for the bag, Cognex scanning from beginning to end, and application of label onto bag.

October 8, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital printing in CMYK

Digital piezo drop-on-demand printer offers monochrome or full color CMYK printing. Especially suitable for variable-printing requirements, the printer features UV-cured inks and prints on a wide variety of substrates.

October 8, 2015

Material handling

Painting a bleak picture for air cargo

Errors by handlers, disconnects throughout the supply chain contribute to ‘perfect storm' for air shipments of pharmaceuticals in the ‘cold chain.’

October 8, 2015

Material handling

LIVE FROM PDA EUROPE: Painting a bleak picture for air cargo

Errors by handlers, disconnects throughout the supply chain contribute to ‘perfect storm' for air shipments of pharmaceuticals in the ‘cold chain.’

October 8, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Encoder Products Co.: Magnetic encoder module

Encoder Products Company (EPC), introduces the Model 30M, a low-profile 30 mm diameter magnetic encoder module that provides high-performance rotary feedback over a wide range of operating conditions.

October 8, 2015

Containers

Boxed set for Guatemalan rum encourages mixology

A limited-edition boxed set from Casa Botran includes a 50-cL rum bottle along with two 5-cL mini bottles of flavored rum that allow consumers to explore different tastes.

October 8, 2015

Secondary Packaging

New shrink packer handles a range of pack styles

The newest edition to Standard-Knapp's Tritium line, the 298 Tritium tray shrink packer with Robo-Wand wrapping module supports tray, pad, or unsupported pack styles in a single machine.

October 7, 2015