Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Guide rails are easily adjusted

Septimatech's conveyor guide rail system adjusts quickly at two different levels to accommodate bottles having different shapes or diameters.

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

Continuous-roll bagging systems

MAX 20™ is a bag sealing system that integrates an optional Videojet DataFlex® Plus thermal-transfer printer, with an Allen-Bradley Micrologix 1400 PLC; accommodates bags up to 20 in. wide.

November 15, 2012

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

Vertical form/fill/seal system

The Hawk Evolution™ vf/f/s makes bags up to 12-in. wide and 18-in. long, producing pillow, gusseted, and flat-bottom bags for applications such as candy, snacks, IQF foods, pet foods, fresh produce, hot liquids, coffee, and medical products.

November 15, 2012

Secondary Packaging

High-speed palletizer with automatic grouping module

Model 72 AG palletizer for high-speed operations handles up to four layers/min and allows new product infeed during row transfer.

November 15, 2012

Thermoform/fill/seal

Cup thermoform/fill/seal with in-mold labeling

Arcil form/fill/seal system from Synerlink is especially suitable for yogurt, and it incorporates in-mold labeling yet occupies a remarkably small footprint.

November 15, 2012

Containers

Gourmet fish in light-weight PP tray

Germany’s Homann Food Ltd. has launched a range of gourmet fish products in a lightweight, transparent, fish-shaped polypropylene dish.

November 15, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

High flex silicone cables

Cicoil’s highly flexible silicone jacketed cables are designed to provide uninterrupted service and absolute reliability for clean room robots.

November 15, 2012

Conveying & accumulation

Extra low profile sanitary sifter

The Ultra Sanitary Sifter Model K30-1FT-SS from Kason Corporation minimizes height requirements while increasing screening capacity.

November 15, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Mitsubishi Electric Automation: Energy monitoring and control solution

Pre-wired for easy implementation, Mitsubishi’s EnergyPAQ is an energy monitoring and control solution that can help lower utility bills, reduce energy consumption, and meet energy compliance standards.

November 15, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc: Same-day shipping for miniature pneumatic products

Clippard’s same-day shipping program for its miniature cylinders, control valves, electronic valves, fittings, and other pneumatic products allows customers to take full advantage of its large inventory.

November 15, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

PIAB USA Inc: Fully pneumatic device maintains set vacuum level

Piab’s piSAVE optimize is a vacuum-controlled proportional pressure regulator that uses a simple connection for air-driven pumps/ejectors.

November 15, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech, Inc: EtherCAT I/O added to machine controller

With the addition of EtherCAT the Aerotech A3200 Integrated Automation platform now offers motion control, PLC, and I/O in a single, integrated environment, helping programmers drastically reduce development, integration, and debugging time of the machine development and maintenance.

November 15, 2012

Contract Packaging

Trends in packaging contract management

There are few areas in the contract manufacturing and packaging industry as sensitive as contract management.

November 14, 2012