New Web site features CAD tool

QC Industries offers its new online 3D CAD tool that simplifies the specifying of its low profile belt conveyors. Users can easily search for conveyors and accessories, and then see 360° views of the models to ensure accuracy prior to downloading files into their own design software.

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Models from the 125 Series and 250 Series product lines, as well as a full range of accessories, drives, stands, mounts, and guides are available at www.qcindustries.com/cad. STP and DXF file formats can be downloaded into any design program (including Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Pro/E, Ideas, and Inventor). This new functionality links to the 3D-Seek Part Bin by Imaginestics, LLC which allows users to search for upstream and downstream components available from other manufactures.

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Bacon Loading System

JLS’ hygienic Harrier bacon draft loading system automatically loads fresh sliced retail bacon drafts into thermoformers. A patent-pending robotic gripper EOA tool prefolds a flat bacon L-board flap utilizing a combination of linear servo actuators.

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Edge Protection Machine

Paper Machinery Corp. introduces the servo-driven EP 100 machine designed to apply barrier tape to edge protected paperboard containers.

PALACOS® pro is designed to revolutionize the mixing and application of bone cement, as it is easier and safer to use than previous systems.

Bone Cement Set Features Automated Assembly and Packaging Line

Heraeus Medical’s new bone cement system supplied by Optima Automation offers higher process reliability with automated component feeding that minimizes operator intervention.

The G40 X-ray machine part of a small-pack line that handles bag sizes from 1 to 4 kg.

X-ray System for Pet Food Handles 25-kg Bags

U.K. private-label manufacturer GA Pet Food Partners meets its core value of quality through the use of high-speed inspection systems, including its latest purchase, a 20-ft-long X-ray/checkweighing machine.

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Formost Fuji Forms Partnership with Capper-McCall

Based in Raleigh, Capper-McCall will represent Formost Fuji in the Southeast region covering the market in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

The line achieves speeds of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph).

Iraqi Beverage Producer Efficiently Quenches Baghdad's Thirst with High-Speed PET Water Line

From Baghdad, Iraq, where keeping hydrated in an arid, sunny climate is essential, comes an interesting high-speed, high-efficiency water-bottling project. With a speed of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph), the line, installed by Sidel, achieves 96% OEE.

Syntegon Enters Into Strategic Partnership with Bayer

The partnership will expand the development of new continuous manufacturing processes for oral solid dosage (OSD) forms.

Rotary Piston Filling Machine

Shemesh Automation launches Asterra, a 4.0-ready positive displacement rotary piston filling machine that offers a filling tolerance of +/- 2ml and speeds up to 300 containers/min (higher throughputs available depending on the number of filling stations).

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Bone Fragment Detector Technology

Eagle Product Inspection launches Performance X-ray Technology (PXT™) detector technology designed to identify bone fragments down to 1 mm in size in fresh, frozen, and refrigerated poultry products as well as in bulk flow and retail poultry portions.

Introducing the JuanaOne™ Pre-roll Work Center

Vf/f/s Packaging System

tna solutions’ tna robag® 3e vf/f/s packaging system is designed to produce up to 250 bags/min with wastage as low as 0.1%.

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Matrix Joins Other ProMach Brands in Creating New Blog on Flexible Packaging Equipment Solutions

The new blog will connect readers with helpful information and guidance on packaging equipment solutions around ProMach’s Flexibles and Trays business line.

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Cannabis Comes Of Age

Packaging automation has advanced quickly in recent years with quite a few OEMs now offering smaller, slower machines targeted to this market. In materials, the sustainability wave is just starting to swell.

This new rollstock machine is designed to be 15-20% faster and have reduced downtime.

VC999 Launches Rollstock Thermoformer for Small and Mid-size Companies

The new R-series machine, launched at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, can run a variety of packaging types at increased speeds.

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Detector Technologies Enable Poultry Processors to Find Minute Bone Fragments

Eagle Product Inspection developed the Performance X-ray Technology (PXT™) detector technology to capture more detailed data about a product than previously possible. It can find bone fragments as small as 0.6 mm.

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Checkweigher for Liquid Pharmaceuticals

Mettler-Toledo’s StarWeigh™ checkweigher is designed to provide laboratory accuracy of fill levels at production throughputs for small, instable, or lightweight products, such as glass and plastic bottles, vials, and ampules.

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Jim Navin, Founder of Spee-Dee Passes Away

Mr. Navin passed away on October 15, 2021 at the age of 83.

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.

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Clever Syrup Capper & Reject System Prevents 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.

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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.

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Easily Accessible Cap Sorter

Fogg Filler debuts its new cap sorting system, which provides a safer and more economical alternative to elevated cap sorters.

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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.

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All-Paper Blister Pack

Starview Packaging and Rohrer have teamed up to introduce a rotary blister pack machine that actually erects a paper blank thanks to some extraordinary tooling and great precision in the scoring and die-cutting of the paperboard blister.

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.