Sustainability

Arrowhead bottles to contain up to 50% rPET by 2016

Nestlé Water’s Arrowhead brand announces it will increase its use of rPET by 38% in its spring water bottles, eliminating 20,000 tons of CO2 from production annually.

October 14, 2015

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 721

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Modular shrink bundler

From Tekkra comes the Triad shrink bundler, an entry-level machine whose three modular infeeds make it unique among its peers.The modules roll up to the machine and bolt on quickly, and the machine's PLC recognizes which module is on and which activation points need to be turned on.

October 13, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Robotic carrier handle applicator

The new robotic applicator for '€˜dog bone' carrier handles shown at the Roberts PolyPro booth operates at speeds to 30 cases/min. The Fanuc robot is guided by a vision system that senses when a case is skewed so that the robot end effector adjusts its position accordingly.

October 13, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner for long goods pasta

Designed specifically for long goods pasta, this PMI cartoner features transfer of pasta into the carton that is smooth and gentle. Operating efficiency is in the high 90 percent range.

October 13, 2015

Robotics

Motion control magic

Omron and Delta Tau team up to produce a motion control breakthrough that was demonstrated by way of a delta-style robotic application.

October 13, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Software ensures top quality bar coding

Watch this short video to see how CoLOS software from Markem-Image interfaces with the printer and camera, and speedily manages quality checks to ensure legible, readable and accurate bar codes.

October 13, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital workflow reshapes carton converting

At the LasX booth was a system that can bring digital workflow and laser cutting to the carton converting process from digital print to digitally driven laser cutting to robotic removal of cartons to a folder/gluer.

October 13, 2015

Converting equipment

Affordable, production-level digital printing system

Colordyne's new 2600 Series Mini Press for prime label production is recommended for label converters and brand owners looking for an affordable digital printing system with the characteristics of the larger and more expensive digital printing platform.

October 13, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

PI North America announces new board member

Barry Lynch of GE joins the Board of Directors at PI North America, the non-profit trade organization for PROFIBUS and PROFINET.

October 13, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Microscan: Browser-based barcode reading interface

Microscan announces the first-ever web-browser-based barcode reading interface, WebLink; Released alongside the company’s MicroHAWK barcode reader platform, the WebLink interface offers the most intuitive configuration utility for barcode reader setup and control on the market.

October 13, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Peanut-free SunButter comes in single-serve cup

An alternative to peanut butter, SunButter now comes in 1.5-oz single-serve portable cups that let consumers—especially those with food allergies—enjoy a healthy snack on the go.

October 13, 2015

Secondary Packaging

HMI brings ease of navigation to stretch wrapper

Orion featured a new stretch wrapper that has remote connectivity for simplified troubleshooting. Its 7-inch B&R HMI is characterized by icon-based navigation that lets operators get to wherever they need to be in just two clicks.

October 12, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Horizontal case packer

Schneider Packaging Equipment demonstrated a horizontal case packer for gabletop cartons. A variety of case sizes can be handled, and speeds are in the range of 38 cases/min.

October 12, 2015