Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital TIJ + laser coding

Special ink makes it possible for one Rea Jet system to mark a non-porous surface with a code that dries instantly, while a second Rea Jet system is a laser coder that is rated IP65.

May 23, 2014

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Conveying & accumulation

On-machine drum seasoning system

The intelliflav 5 from TNA is the ultimate on-machine seasoning system that can provide both powder flavoring and liquid oil in a single drum to deliver consistent coverage and flavor to snack products.

May 23, 2014

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital print for blister pack lidstock

The Digiline Blister Nearline module from Atlantic Zeiser is a fully digital system for late-stage customization of lidding material to be applied to blister packs. Change from one print job to another in minutes.

May 23, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

Plastic tray/lid breakthrough

New EasyLid is a patented solution from Sealpac that provides a hermetic seal and full lid function in just one sealing process. It’s consumer friendly because it offers a reclosure feature, and it’s sustainable, too.

May 23, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Intermittent-motion high-speed cartoner

With its extended carton magazine and balcony construction, this high-speed cartoner from Campak handles blister packs, tubes, or bottles and can be changed over in about 15 minutes.

May 23, 2014

Adhesive application

Choice packaging hot melt solution

The Valco Melton Choice all-electric hot melt application system increases productivity and uptime while reducing costs and time spent on maintenance.

May 23, 2014

Flow wrapping

Collating/flow wrapping

Unusual pick-and-place system from Cavanna uses six delta style robots that each pick 80 products/min and place them in a collating ring so that a stack of three products can be released efficiently into an integrated flow wrapper at high speeds.

May 23, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Modular case erector squares cases perfectly

Lantech’s new case erector is modular in design and features a case squaring device that ensures perfectly squared cases right through to product insertion and case closing.

May 23, 2014

Containers

Drop-in plastic replacement for metal cans

The KlearCan from Kortec is a direct substitute for metal cans that lets contents show brilliantly through the package. It can be retorted and permits no oxygen ingress for two years. Takes a seamed-on metal end.

May 23, 2014

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Filler handles tubes holding more than a half liter

The Nordenmatic 1703x tube filler from Coesia’s Norden division handles up to 65-mm diameter tubes and it is the first high-speed offering for large tubes holding more than half a liter.

May 23, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Hormel reduces packaging 4.72 million lb in 2013

In its eighth annual corporate sustainability report, Hormel reports on the results of its efforts to reduce packaging materials through optimized package design.

May 22, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

WAGO: Module

The 750-439 NAMUR Ex i Module provides a flexible and effective solution for intrinsically safe digital applications.

May 22, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic packaging made from air?

IT solutions provider Dell announces its use of a carbon-negative plastic material made from air and greenhouse gases for its Dell Latitude series notebooks, in fall 2014.

May 21, 2014