Flexible packaging

Highly versatile stick pack machine

RoPak's highly versatile stick pack machine can accomplish both liquid and dry packs by simply changing the doser. Servo control of the doser, in conjunction with different forming axes, allow for very easy changeover, in fact, the machine can perform a tool-less changeover, with only forming tubes, film and appropriate machine configurations in need of change.

November 3, 2014

Filling, Capping & Closing: Page 20

Filling/capping, dry

Coca-Cola masters ROPP cap on aluminum bottle

Groundbreaking work with roll-on pilfer-proof technology has helped Coke move from an impact-extruded aluminum bottle to a much lighter drawn and ironed bottle.

August 27, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

Tray Seal Meats – Protruding

Large roasts of various protruding heights packaged on tray seal skin machine.

August 20, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Four tips for sealing applications

A “bullet-point” set of insights on roller/platen sealing, temperature/time/pressure, coating, and cross permeation.

August 7, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

Bulk bag fillers increase speed 15X

The installation of three gain-in-weight bulk bag filling systems for peanut producer Golden Grove significantly increases packaging speed and improves accuracy by 400%.

August 5, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

MAP meat line is fast and flexible

When this large meat processor in southwest Germany needed more capacity, management relied heavily on two key OEM partners for a tightly integrated solution.

August 4, 2014

Contract packaging

Contract packager adds warehouse space, bottling line

Reed-Lane expands warehouse capacity by 30% and adds new 48-slat bottling machine.

July 24, 2014

Contract packaging

Sharp Packaging to gain 10-month ROI on tablet counter

A successful validation study leads to a pharmaceutical contract packager’s use of tablet counters on all its bottling lines and small-quantity bottle filling.

June 23, 2014

Labeling

Machinery to take center stage at Pharma Expo in Chicago

Co-located with Pack Expo Intl., the event will showcase next-generation production line advances in automation.

June 19, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

Plastic tray/lid breakthrough

New EasyLid is a patented solution from Sealpac that provides a hermetic seal and full lid function in just one sealing process. It’s consumer friendly because it offers a reclosure feature, and it’s sustainable, too.

May 23, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

High speed capping machine runs up to 75 cappings per minute

Technoshell demonstrates the tube capping machine CP-60, running in high speed, advanced by B&R steppers and drives that deliver high accuracy.

April 17, 2014

Packaging line integration

Novo Nordisk Brazil site implements software program

Company uses newest PAS-X version at one of their largest sites for 18 production lines and two lines for packaging.

April 15, 2014

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

WestPack 2014: Capping Machine

Magna Capper is an automatic inline capping machine that applies and torques closures onto containers at speeds to 60 cpm. Track feeds cap to machine. Floats cap onto bottle, allowing for fewer crossthreads. Uses servo technology for repeatable, consistent running. Incorporates a user-friendly Allen Bradley touchscreen.

March 1, 2014