Cartons and boxes

Optimizing industrial packaging through product design

New security seals company keeps packaging front-of-mind when developing a more robust product design, resulting in a smaller box size and greater end-user value.

August 23, 2013

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Filling/capping, dry

Sanitary auger and automatic indexing conveyor fills rigid containers and meets food safety standards

To help food plants meet stringent food safety requirements for filling rigid containers, Spee-Dee's Sanitary Auger with Conveyor offers features that enhance both compliance and productivity. Watch this video to see the unit, which features a domed hopper cover; eliminates fasteners and threads; uses various easy-adjust mechanisms and mountings, and much more.

August 23, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

PCI invests in packaging's future

Drug delivery developments and pending serialization justify this contract packager's capital equipment, facility, and personnel investments.

August 23, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Off-the-Shelf: Patient adherence package aims to meet patient and pharmacist needs by enabling greater portability and efficiency.

MeadWestvaco announced that its Shellpak Renew with Optilock technology adherence packaging will launch this summer at Walmart pharmacies with 11 medications from Mylan.

August 22, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Fujitsu: Industrial mainboards

Fujitsu Technology Solutions announces a new family of industrial-grade mainboards with LGA1150 sockets for the 4th Gen Intel Core™ processors.

August 22, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

MillerCoors asks OSHA: Shouldn’t “package size changeover” be defined these days as part of “routine operation?”

MillerCoors Larry Trunek, Manager of Manufacturing Systems in Corporate Engineering, is wondering if the lockout-tagout-tryout routine required by law under OSHA regulations is in need of a little updating.

August 22, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Reiner handheld inkjet line. Portable inkjet printing, wherever... whenever

Get a visual tour from Jeff Mear of AMI of the latest Reiner inkjet printers. These range from the smallest 6-inch handheld inkjet model for paper and cardboard surfaces to larger models for marking date, lot codes, bar codes and larger characters on primary and secondary packages, from paper to metal, and on substrates from matte to slick or glossy.

August 21, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Flow switches

AutomationDirect’s new ProSense FSD series flow switches monitor liquid media and provide reliable flow detection for various flow applications.

August 21, 2013

Additives, coatings & inks

OMNOVA Solutions: Hollow plastic pigment

Lytron® HG80 hollow plastic pigment is designed (HPP) for coated paper, paper board and specialty applications.

August 21, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

SICK: Incremental encoders

Low-cost encoders are ideal for light duty applications with limited installation space.

August 21, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

EVT: 3D-sensor

The EyeVision image processing software by EVT now also supports the new 3D-sensor EyeScan VR 3D.

August 21, 2013

Containers

Nicholl Food Packaging is an ISO 9001, BRC Certified, multi-plant manufacture of ready meal food packaging

Specifically we have developed a unique range of smoothwall containers for the ready to heat / ready to cook seafood, poultry, meat and vegetable processing industries which can be film sealed and are applicable to MAP or VSP processing for very long extended shelf life’s.

August 20, 2013

Protective/transport packaging

Alternatives to spiral stretch wrapping

Insights from the updated 2013 End-of-line Packaging Equipment Playbook...

August 20, 2013