Coding, Printing & Labeling

Air blower brings labeling improvement

The Woodchuck® Cidery recently installed a blower-powered bottle drying system to help keep up with the growing demand and satisfy today’s labelling and ink jet coding requirements.

November 30, 2011

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Controls & Machine Components

Eaton Corporation: Mobile application for electrical products selection

Eaton’s PowerEdge is a new mobile application that provides access to the latest in the company’s electrical power management solutions.

November 30, 2011

Flexibles

Sack kraft paper carries cement

Siam City Cement introduces a bag made from high-porosity sack kraft paper that meets the requirements for quick, dustless filling and tough handling

November 28, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Aseptic packs with FSC label

For the first time in the USA, beverages are being filled in aseptic carton packs displaying the FSC® label of the Forest Stewardship Council.

November 28, 2011

Containers

PP squeeze bottle for dessert topping

FilliersGraanstrokerij n. v. from Belgium has selected a plastic barrier bottle for a luxury dessert topping.

November 25, 2011

Containers

New PP cup for UK margarine

An impressively thin-walled, injection-molded polypropylene container has been developed for margarine sold by the British company Dairy Crest.

November 25, 2011

Flexibles

Produce packaging gives consumers that traditional feel

UK supermarket leader Sainsbury’s has developed an innovative new packaging format for their fresh produce that withstands the existing distribution and supply-chain processes while at the same time enhancing the consumers’ experience.

November 23, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Widget calculates energy from recyclables

The EPA releases a widget the can be used to determine the energy saved by recycling various types of packaging versus landfilling.

November 23, 2011

Secondary Packaging

KD case packer with high speed upstacker for cartons

November 23, 2011

Flexibles

PTI adds machine for stick-pack production

New equipment forms, crimps, fills, and seals up to 600 stick packs/min across 10 lanes, for production of OTC pharmaceutical packs.

November 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Parker Hannifin Corporation: Linear positioner for space-restricted applications

The MX45S linear positioner from Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division is a 45 mm wide miniature screw-driven positioner designed with anti-cage creep cross-roller bearings.

November 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact Inc: Modular safety controller expands safe I/O

Phoenix Contact’s PSR-TRISAFE/M modular safety controller connects up to 10 safe digital I/O modules using a T-bus system.

November 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: System helps engineers program robotics applications

For a much more efficient division of nwork, Rexroth's fully-open system solution, IndraMotion for Packaging, is available in the new software version 12, and comes with a series of additional functions allowing users to comfortably program robotics applications with the PLC in accordance with IEC 61131-3.

November 23, 2011