New-generation tray sealer

High-performance ray sealer from Ishida offers medium-speed performance and integrated MAP functionality, while an integrated gas analyzer from PBI Dansensor makes it possible to check gas composition with each cycle.

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Massman’s GP-M3000 pouch filling system for products such as cannabis flower can be used to automatically open, fill, close, and seal stand-up pouches and can use a variety of reclosing features, including child-resistant heat-seal closures.

La Petite Bretonne’s Schubert lightline Flowpacker with Flomodul.

Pick-and-Place Robots, Flow Wrapper, Fuel High-Volume Bakery

With daily volumes in the millions and demand growing, this Canadian bakery automated what was once a manual process and is now hitting speeds of 280 product/min.

Container Handling System

Paxiom Group’s automated container handling system is designed to aid food and non-food businesses to easily weigh and fill products into rigid jars or containers, then cap, induction seal, and label jars before they are loaded into cartons.

Automatic full-pallet infeed capability ahead of the empty-can depalletizer is a recent addition to the range of equipment made by Ska Fabricating. Allagash was the first to install it.

‘Quality Conscious’ Canning

This Portland, Maine, brewery decided to “dip our toes in the can market” by installing a small filler/seamer. It quickly became clear that a 300 cans/minute line was going to be required.

Global Pet Food Market Surpassed $94.6 billion in 2019

A new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Trends and Drivers Impacting The Pet Food Industry,” reveals North America is the top market for pet food, with an annual growth rate of 4.5% in the next five years.

Thermoformer Steps Up to Fight COVID-19

A notable feature on the CCA440+ plastic carrier handle applicator is the overhead carrier queue. It lets an operator load up multiple stacks of carriers in one go and then turn to other tasks as the carriers are methodically conveyed into the feed station.

Revolution Brewing is All In On Cans

Though glass bottles were once a part of the mix at this well-known Chicago craft brewer, recently it’s been all about aluminum cans in multiple sizes.

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Aseptic Filling and Closing Machine

NJM offers the Dara SYX-E-OR aseptic filling and closing machine for vials and bottles featuring direct drive servo-motion controls, a starwheel-driven design and a compact footprint.

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Weigh Filling Machine

WeighPack offers the PrimoLinear V-5 net weigh filling machine designed to automatically weigh and dispense a variety of food products from as little as 500 g to 10 lb into a single bag.

The semi-automatic RRA enables PCI to establish a flexible auto-injector assembly process with a minimum of downtime between batches.

Burgeoning Auto-Injector Market Demands Flexible Production Options

Injectable drug delivery is surging, and auto-injectors are helping patients self-administer more easily. PCI Pharma Services turned to an assembly machine from Syntegon Technology to provide the needed flexibility and scalability.

The complex structure of Roche’s cobas plasma separation card consists of a carrier layer with a bonded nonwoven fabric and an upper layer for protection and labeling.

Flexible Production Makes Roche’s HIV Test Innovation a Success

Roche designed a plasma separation card that greatly simplifies blood sampling and transport. Beckhoff Automation made production of the card cost-effective with its flexible, compact eXtended Transport System.

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Induction Cap Sealer

Enercon set new standards for unprecedented control and sealing performance with the innovative Super Seal™ Touch and new Super Seal™ Max.

Enercon's Super Seal Cap Sealer

Enercon Releases the New Super Seal Cap Sealer

Enercon says that it has set new standards for unprecedented control and sealing performance with the innovative Super Seal™ Touch and new Super Seal™ Max.

North Coast Seafoods packs its range of fresh fish filets in vacuum skin packs using thermoformed semi-rigid trays and a printed belly band for its case-ready package program.

Thermoformed Skin Packs Catch Attention, Hook Consumers

To accommodate retailers’ and consumers’ growing demand for case-ready skin packs of fresh fish, this seafood processor and packager turned to flexible, high-speed thermoforming equipment that makes sanitation easy.

Free Flow Wines President Rich Bouwer (l.), Chief Commercial Officer Heather Clauss, and VP, Operations Rob Perman

Co-Packer Dramatically Expands Wine Canning Capacity

In just two years, Free Flow Wines increases its wine-canning capabilities from one semi-automated line to three, adds a fully automated 300-can/min line, and triples its production space.

Inficon Contura S600 Nondestructive Leak Detection System

Leak detection equipment extends product shelf life

System reduces costly recalls

Duravant To Acquire WECO

Duravant LLC, an equipment and automation solutions provider, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Woodside Electronics Corp., a manufacturer of optical color and defect sorting equipment.

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AlliedFlex and Bossar Announce Sales and Marketing Alliance

Bossar Packaging, SA, Barcelona, has partnered with AlliedFlex Technologies as its exclusive North American Sales and Marketing Partner to handle its complete Pouch Packaging Systems Program.

Krones’ Contipure AseptBloc Receives 3-A certification

Krones’ Contipure AseptBloc series received the 3-A certificate from the independent 3-A Sanitary Institute. All future Contipure AseptBloc systems will be permitted to carry the 3-A certificate.

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SACMI Packaging & Chocolate Names Senior Area Manager North America

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate, a manufacturer of fully integrated primary and secondary packaging and distribution systems, appointed Sebastian Clemens Senior Area Manager North America.

More in Primary packaging

Lifter for Glass Bottles

Fogg Filler launches a lifter pedestal designed for glass bottle filling. Machine is available with a gas spring option to ensure a gentler release of bottles.

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Tray Sealer/Conveyor Meet Produce Company’s Need for Speed and Space

A tray sealer and integrated conveyor provide Hawthorne Produce with greater throughput and ample production line space for packing, allowing it to meet increased customer demand.

New Sidel glass filling line at Peroni.

Peroni Expands Glass Bottling

A growing domestic market and a trend towards premium beer in the UK and the US recently led Birra Peroni, part of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., to upgrade their glass bottling capacity.

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4-Axis SCARA Robots Are Hygienically Designed

Facilitate high-speed motion and high repeatability for ultra-short cycle times

Enercon and Innovation decided on an out-of-the-box configuration: two sealers per line, configured at the two different bottle heights required.

Sealing Two Bottles Sizes on One Line

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) needed a tailor-made system to safely seal two bottle sizes.

Packaging Machine for E-commerce

Sitma’s e-Wrap 2.0 is designed specifically for the e-commerce sector. It is able to pack packages and envelopes of varying sizes with different types of wrapping materials, including bio film and paper.

Young Living, headquartered in Utah with farms and operations around the world, makes a wide range of essential oils and other products.

Hitting Essential Filling Speeds for Essential Oils

With expansions in pharmaceutical, medical, and food and beverage applications, the essential oil market is booming. Young Living turned to Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging) to triple its filler speed and improve yield.

Vital Proteins Collagen Options

Rotary Filler Helps Keep Pace With Booming Collagen Market

To keep up with skyrocketing demand for its collagen powders, Vital Proteins turned to Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery and its rotary filler. It boosted production from 20 to 100 plastic canisters a minute, also improving safety and ease of operation.

Duravant Appoints Chief Commercial Officer

Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider, appointed Chuck Adams Chief Commercial Officer.

Jeff Fielkow, Tetra Pak U s And Canada President And Ceo

Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada Names New President and CEO

Jeff Fielkow takes over leadership

ProMach Names Chief Operating Officer

ProMach, a manufacturer of packaging machinery solutions, named Bret Ranc Chief Operating Officer.

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Preventative Maintenance Agreements Extend Equipment Life

Preventative maintenance ensures that equipment is in optimum working condition, thereby minimizing downtime and is crucial for sustaining the lifecycle of equipment and lines.