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

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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

Flexible packaging

Pre-made pouches fed from rails

CleanPouch system from Scholle consists of pre-made spouted pouches with caps that are put on rails and fed into a high-speed rotary filler.

May 21, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Adherence pack 2.0 now reaching Walmart stores

As baby boomers continue to age and adherence packaging becomes more important than ever, one clever company built a 134-axis servo-driven system to crank out lots and lots of blister-style adherence packs.

May 21, 2014

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

Flexibility and food safety key to new machine developments

At interpack, Bosch Packaging Technology provides an overview of its new equipment, designed to address customer needs for flexibility and food safety.

May 21, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Portescap: Brush DC motors

Designed to excel in uneven loading environments.

May 21, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Manufacturing performance software brings big gains

What happens when a fifth-generation family-owned business goes shopping for real-time manufacturing performance software?

May 20, 2014

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fox IV 6100 with Swing-Away Cylinder and SATO S84 Print Engine Can Solve Tough Ones

The Fox IV 6100 has a swing-away cylinder for easy access to the print engine and LCD that can be positioned in virtually any direction; so, it’s easily viewed by operators. Paired with SATO’s S84 thermal print engine with color-coded guides, knobs and levers, users are assured a reliable, easy to maintain solution.

May 20, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric: New line of electric motors

Baldor Electric Company announces a new line of electric motors – Super-E motors with Baldor Shaft Grounding Brush.

May 20, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Ecologic Brands receives financing from Kruger Inc.

Ecologic Brands completes the first close of a $7 million round of financing.

May 19, 2014