Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Live from Interphex NY 2011: Day II

Packaging machinery, material developments merit attending trade shows such as Interphex.

March 31, 2011

Filling, Capping & Closing: Page 26

Filling/capping, dry

New technique improves container handling on auger filling lines

Video from Spee-Dee shows pneumatic-over-hydraulic lift design that uses air for a rapid lift and hydraulic damping for a controlled lower as the auger fills the container from the bottom up. Lift height is controlled electronically.  A pneumatic container gripper is adjustable for different size bottles.

March 10, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Rotary Auger Filler innovations drive productivity and profitability

White paper from Spee Dee discusses the application of servo controls and a new innovative funnel design to rotary auger fillers for free-flowing and non-free flowing applications. Benefits include dramatic reductions in changeover time and increased efficiencies.

March 9, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Demonstrating in-line dry-filling of rigid containers up to 120/min

Video from Spee-Dee demonstrates multi-lane, multi-auger in-line filling system that achieves high speeds without sacrificing floor space. Timing screws rapidly orient rigid containers into two lanes, where they are efficiently filled at a combined rate of 120/minute by a pair of Spee-Dee® servo auger fillers, and recombined into a single lane.

March 9, 2011

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

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