Secondary Packaging

Precision pouch handling and packing from SOMIC America

Somic combines our precision flexible pouch infeed handling systems with the ultra-compact 424 case packing system delivering the most efficient secondary packaging system available today.

September 9, 2015

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Labels

FDA issues draft guidance on labeling for new animal drugs

Describes what the agency considers when deciding to take regulatory action; public comments accepted until 60 days after it publishes in the Federal Register.

September 9, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Soft starters

AutomationDirect’s line of Stellar® soft starters now includes the SR55 series of solid-state soft starters to control three-phase AC induction motors

September 8, 2015

Flexibles

Chia protein bar uses ‘Modern Primitive’ aesthetic

The new Chia Protein Bar from Health Warrior uses package graphics that reflect the wisdom of Aztec and Inca warriors while highlighting the latest nutritional findings.

September 8, 2015

Flexibles

Coveris names Craig Reese President of Americas Food & Consumer

Craig Reese brings 30 years of management experience to Coveris’ business unit that is expanding operations in Latin America.

September 8, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Mitsubishi Electric: Uninterruptible power supplies

Mitsubishi Electric announces the AEGIS series UPS as the successor to its 9900A series; it is a three-phase, on-line double-conversion system and features Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) technology for improved performance and reliability.

September 8, 2015

Labels

Paint moves from metal to plastic

Leading Ukrainian paint producer Meffert Ganza Farben is creating product differentiation in the DIY sector with the re-launch of its paint in the Paintainer® plastic pail.

September 8, 2015

Sustainability

Packaging products register fastest growth in foodservice disposables

New Freedonia report says sustainable containers, takeout, and appearance factors to drive foodservice demand to $21.9 billion in 2019.

September 7, 2015

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Campbell Wrapper names Graham Nice Regional Sales Manager

Graham’s extensive packaging machinery sales background will be a valuable addition to Campbell Wrapper Corporation.

September 4, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Function meets fashion in new hair styling tools

A new hair dryer line under the Rampage clothing brand gets packaging that showcases the appliance’s hi-tech functionality while bringing the fashion-forward style Rampage is known for.

September 4, 2015

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

Video shows how Langen integrated pouch filling, cartoning, case packing, palletizing and more

See this demo of Langren Group's applications and packaging line engineering expertise, where the company served as a single-source provider and integrator for a soup pouch filling line.

September 3, 2015

Converting equipment

Digital label press brings multiple benefits

Exacto, a Sharon, WI-based maker of agrochemical adjuvants for wholesale and private label markets, focuses on engineering solutions designed to optimize the conditions in which chemicals, water, and soils come together to create bountiful croplands and landscapes.

September 3, 2015

Flexible packaging

Clear Lam and Triangle announce licensing agreement for PrimaPak

Clear Lam Packaging Inc. and Triangle Package Machinery Co. offer high-speed, continuous-motion vertical bagging machines featuring PrimaPak equipment interface.

September 3, 2015