Coding, Printing & Labeling

Print high-res with established technology

REA JET's new high resolution HR Printer takes advantage of HP print technology, trusted by millions of users worldwide. Intuitive operations and a strategically designed print head make the system suitable for unlimited industrial strength applications.

November 3, 2014

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Conveying & accumulation

Intuitive, simple belt pin operation

Habasit America demonstrated a new feature on its established micropitch belt, the SaniClip. A typical belt requires a screwdriver or other dedicated tool to pull a pin. The SaniClip uses a specialized belt pin that can be hand-pulled. Color-coding identifies the features location on the belt.

November 3, 2014

Plastics/resins

Design division brings disruptive innovation

Berry Plastics' new Blue Clover Studios builds on the company's existing rigid plastic package design expertise, adding a full complement of services, including market research, idea generation, 3D prototyping, and validation, to deliver disruptive innovation to CPGs.

November 3, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Reduce or eliminate corrugated use in glass bottle packaging

The Tite-Pak system from Graphic Packaging uses the benefits of a fiber-based, paperboard product instead of corrugated to provide a strong handle for glass bottle packaging. Further, a new technique protects the bottles at the heels, replacing previous partition system with a series of strategically-place ins at the bottom of the package.

November 2, 2014

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

Small-footprint bagger allows for easy wash down

The new HSP small-footprint bagger from M-Tek vacuums, gas flushes and seals. Plus, its stainless steel construction makes for easy wash down without having to spend time covering or protecting any machine components.

November 2, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Sequence products for a mixed load to be built on stretch wrapper

Intelligrated's mixed-load order fulfillment system sequences products to be built, by robot, on a stretch wrapper. The system cubes out the load to determine what the order will need to look like, and the robot then sequences the order as necessary.

November 2, 2014

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

High-speed bagger's hygienic frame contains no hollow bodies

Rovema demonstrated the new BVC series high-speed baggers. The 180 series, with stood off electrical cabinet and new format of mounting configuration can reach 240 bags per minute, with product.

November 2, 2014

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Next-gen sleeve labeler

Lanzara from Axon is the next-gen of shrink sleeve labelers, specifically designed to provide higher output and improved flexibility up to 400 containers/min.

November 2, 2014

Plastics/resins

High-barrier film for pharma

Ideal for chemically sensitive pharmaceutical applications, Rollprint's Exponent 2 high-barrier film combines the company's ClearFoil and a co-extruded non-crystalline polyester sealant. The film offers a comparable alternative to the acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer offered by Barex, which recently announced its exit from the market.

November 2, 2014

Robotics

Automatic blister packer reduces labor

New from Starview, the Model FAB8-1418 fully automatic 8-station rotary blister sealer integrates an ESS Technologies' vision-guided robot to orient and pick-and-place product that is then packaged in a trapped blister at speeds to 18 to 20 cycles/min.

November 2, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Reduce machine development time

Up to 80% of software engineering requirements are covered by Lenze's FAST application software.

November 2, 2014

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

Medical band sealer meets needs

Calibratable and validatable, the Supersealer Medical Band Sealer from OK International is designed to meet medical industry's many specific requirements.

November 2, 2014

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

VF/F/S bagger for single-serve snacks

Saves time, labor, and packaging material costs.

November 1, 2014