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Oct 4th, 2008

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Hirotoshi Shibuya, President of Shibuya Corp. Passes Away

Shibuya Hoppmann announces the passing of Hirotoshi Shibuya the president of its parent company, Shibuya Corp.

Marchesini Group Acquires Dott. Bonapace

Italy-based Marchesini Group acquired Dott. Bonapace, a manufacturer of laboratory machines used for research and development and small industrial production of consumables.

Vision & sensor cap inspection system

Clever Syrup Capper & Reject System Eliminates a Sticky Situation

Quebecois syrup producer Nokomis Maple Products had a big fill inconsistency and reject problem that often made a sticky mess. An easy-to-use new capper with advanced inspection features made a big difference in reducing rejects and keeping things moving.

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VFFS Bagger Squeegees Air Out for Faster, Flatter Packing of Hot Liquids

Triangle Packaging Machinery demonstrates its Model XYTLF, a vertical form/fill/seal bagger for hot fill, pumpable foods. Its servo-controlled squeegee system helps eliminate costly leakers and headspace inside the package.

M30 R Series Screen

Metal Detection System

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Mettler-Toledo launched the M30 R-Series GC metal detection systems, featuring SENSE™ software, designed to identify contaminants in a wide range of food manufacturing applications.

Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!

Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!

They are a delight around the world – and a challenge for manufacturers everywhere. The guide provides an analysis of the market trends and the corresponding requirements focusing on handling and infeed technology.

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Continuous Filling Machine for Premade Pouches

The new Mespack HF Series, a fill-through spout solution for pre-made pouches, continuously fills through so that there is no wave effect and up to 15% of the headspace is reduced. Mespack partnered with Hoffer Plastics Corp. and UFLEX Group.

The machine’s recipe approach allows operators to easily adjust specs to different flower strains through compacting and twisting to produce consistent shape with uniform density.

Feeder Plays Integral Role in Automated Pre-Roll Cannabis Equipment

Just as it is affecting many other verticals, a tight labor market is also impacting the emerging cannabis industry, especially in typically manual processes like pre-roll production. Lately, automation is becoming more sophisticated to fill the gap.

Tunnel Vision: Labels, Sleeves, Bands

Different applications require different heat-shrink devices.

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X-Ray Inspection Detects High-Density Materials

The XRay Shark provides inspection for packaged food or non-food products.

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Yamato Demonstrates its Wipe-down and Washdown Checkweighers

The wipe-down I-Series and the washdown J-Series in-motion checkweighers inspect products from 6 to 6,000 g and 0.6 g to 30 kg, respectively.

Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!

Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!

They are a delight around the world – and a challenge for manufacturers everywhere. The guide provides an analysis of the market trends and the corresponding requirements focusing on handling and infeed technology.

Triangular containers are filled on Dosomat equipment, also from WALDNER.

Tomato Sauces, Like Grandma Makes

WALDNER makes cooking and packaging processes possible.

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Wipotec Combines Precision Checkweighing, Dual Cameras

Highlights at the company’s booth include its new HC-A-V checkweigher, which features vision control for expanded vision inspection, and the next generation of its Modular Multilane System, MMS 2, a 50% smaller model with a modular, plug in-and-out design

This trayless format for ground meat has proven popular in Europe, and now Harpak-ULMA is testing it in the U.S.

Time To Try Trayless Meat in the U.S.?

At the Harpak-ULMA PACK EXPO Las Vegas booth, a key emphasis was on trayless ground meat backflushed with a mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Servo-Driven Table Top Labeling System

The newest version of Universal Labeling System's R310 table top labeling system was on display during PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

Pharmaworks TF1 Blister Machine

Pharma Blister Machine Suited to Low-Volume Production

Cost-effective, entry-level blister machine requires little training or maintenance, with changeovers often requiring less than 10 minutes.

beltorque® BT-ICL Lite Capper

Entry Level Capper ‘Lite’ for Gentle Handling at 150 Bottles/Min

The beltorque BT-ICL Lite Capper for in-line capping for a wide range of bottles and closure types, is suited to nutraceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, foods, and more.

Print/form/fill/seal Machine for Sachets

V-Shapes, an innovative supplier of convenient, hygienic, and sustainable single-dose packaging equipment, made its debut at PACK EXPO by showing its unique AlphaFlex print, form, fill, and seal solution.

Packworld Sealer 2

Remote Sealer for Healthcare Applications

This new remote heat sealer (PW4214) is designed for use in laminar flow cabinets with a compact seal head design and controls located outside of the cabinet for easy operator use, accommodating seal pouches up to 13” wide.

More in Primary packaging

Marchesini Group is showcasing its new Compact 24, a flexible and efficient nutraceutical counter

Monobloc for Counting and Capping Nutraceuticals

The system features simple changeovers for various product formats for small- to medium-sized batches, accomplished via an innovative magnetic transport system allowing for individualized handling.

Super Seal Touch Hero

New Super Seal Sealing Head by Enercon at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Enercon debuts New Sealing Head at Las Vegas. The system offers packagers innovative new features that were previously only available with higher-end production models.

Serpa Pack Expo 2021 Line Integration

Integrated Design for Seamless Blister Pack Transfers

ProMach's Serpa and Pharmaworks join forces to flex their packaging expertise in line integration with a new integrated design for seamless blister pack transfers.

The system’s accuracy of 0.01 grams reduces costly product loss for fill sizes from 3.5 to 7 grams.

Spee-Dee's Cannabis Filling System Solves For Product Weight Variance

Spee-Dee is taking aim at an emerging market at PACK EXPO Las Vegas today, exhibiting its cannabis jar filling system designed to automate jar packaging and filling of cannabis flower.

Ultrasonic module LSM Fin with ThermoControl

Herrmann Ultrasonics to Demonstrate its Ultrasonic Sealing Modules

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #LS-6056! Herrmann will demonstrate its improved ultrasonic sealing modules: LSM and TSM.

Vacuum Packaging Machine

Greif-Velox’s VeloVac FIBC uses a specially designed vacuum process to fill ultra-lightweight powders, such as carbon black and fumed silica, in a clean, safe manner into FIBCs.

R&D/Leverage, with its Injection Molds, Blow Molds, and IP for Sale, to Exhibit at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #SU-8455! R&D/Leverage USA will highlight its injection mold manufacturing capabilities.

Stock Developing A New Retort Process Debut 2022[2]

Stock America to Preview Retort Sterilization Process at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-3431! Stock American will preview a new concept in retort sterilization.

2021 09 15 Pack Expo Proseal Tray Sealing Solutions

Sustainability and OEE Take Center Stage for Proseal at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-5244! Proseal will exhibit its tray sealing solutions that combine high speeds, maximum efficiencies, and effective product protection and presentation with sustainability benefits.

Alpha Flex Printer 2nd

Print/Fill/Seal Machine for Sachets

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth # C-4703! V-Shapes will debut its AlphaFlex print/fill/seal machine designed for the production of single-dose sachets.

Cw3 Run Wet Combination System

Loma Systems to Showcase Its Latest Technologies at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-4222! Loma Systems will showcase its x-ray inspection and metal detection solutions for harsh washdown environments.

Mamata M 200 Packaging Machine

Mamata to Exhibit Latest Innovation at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-4845! Mamata Enterprises will demonstrate its high-speed M-200 Ultra hf/f/s roll stock pouch machine capable of producing 120 ppm mechanical speed with pouch size widths ranging from 100 to 200 mm.