Filling/capping, dry

Video demo shows tool-less changeover for servo-driven rotary auger filler

Spee-Dee's Rotary Auger Filler is designed to accurately fill a broad cross section of products, such as spices, non-dairy creamers, coffee and cornstarch, into a variety of bottles and other rigid containers at rates of 100 to 400 units per minute.

March 9, 2011

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Sustainability

P&G's new compacted detergents to save 22M pounds of packaging annually

Procter & Gamble compacts its powder laundry detergents to one-third the size, debuting new Tide and Gain products in Target stores.

March 2, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Spee-Dee forms alliance with international distributor Selo UK

James P. Navin, President of Spee-Dee® Packaging Machinery, Inc., has announced that an agreement has been formed with Selo UK Ltd. to distribute and service Spee-Dee equipment throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

February 17, 2011

Flexible packaging

Toward improved heat-seal performance

If you've signed on to a solid approach, your packages are being sealed and delivered with good consistency.

February 15, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Small-footprint tablet counter cuts operations costs

The Streetfighter100 electronic tablet counter from Capmatic is a compact unit that runs to 120 bottles/min, and instead of measuring 18 feet in length, as comparable systems usually do, it's 4 feet deep and 26 inches wide.

December 30, 2010

Filling/capping, dry

IMA SAFE combines bottle filler, cottoner, capper and more

Synchronized, integrated, flexible design uses 1/3 the floor space of conventional lines.

December 7, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

AROL FT performs critical bottling inspection tasks

Arol's FT System provides complete solutions for bottling line inspection and control systems.

November 15, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Nanotechnology protects capsules from counterfeiting and diversion

Employing nanotechnology-based encryption onto pharmaceutical capsules before they’re filled adds overt, covert, and forensic-level protection for Pfizer’s Capsugel division.

November 13, 2010

Flexible packaging

PTI thrives on inspection/metal detection systems

Contract manufacturer's Royston, GA, facility uses machinery for quality, also gaining economic benefits.

November 13, 2010

Converting equipment

Sonoco Plastics unifies company's plastics operations

Sonoco has announced that it is centralizing its various plastics operations under a single corporate umbrella and brand, Sonoco Plastics.

November 11, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Five Pro Mach brands voted by Packaging World readers as category leaders in 2010 Leadership in Pack

November 7, 2010

Filling/capping, dry

Micro-dosing system from Catalent speeds clinical trials

To help drug development scientists reach their “first dose in man” faster, Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC has added the Xcelodose® micro-dosing system to its Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina facility.

November 5, 2010

Filling/capping, dry

High-speed product counting for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals

BellatRx offers small footprint tablet counter offering speeds up to 120 bottles per minute for 100 count containers.

November 3, 2010