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Sustainable Packaging
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
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Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Conveying & accumulation
Ocean Spray's vision improves inspection
Juice maker automates vision system for detecting fill heights and cap application on PET bottles containing hot-filled juices. Productivity rises, labor costs decline, resulting in payback in less than one year.
August 31, 1996
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Conveying & accumulation
High-assurance capping, sealing & bottle counting
In addition to flexible changeover, Glaxo Wellcome's clinical trial packaging line makes a high priority of quality-assured packaging. Its capper, sealer and bottle packer/counter are designed to maximize accuracy while minimizing errors.
August 31, 1996
Filling/capping, dry
Glaxo Wellcome counts its savings
An electronic tablet counter/filler for clinical trial drugs provides 15-min changeover, regardless of tablet size or shape.
August 31, 1996
Conveying & accumulation
Sugar producer sweetens bundling methods
When Savannah Foods switched from a paper bundler to a shrink film bundler for 4- and 5-lb retail bags, downtime was reduced sharply. Costs are down, too.
August 31, 1996
Flexible packaging
New equipment revitalizes Amway packaging line
Filling speeds more than doubled and still continue to improve as Amway moves into full production with its new liquid filling line for men's and women's cosmetics.
July 31, 1996
Flexible packaging
Auger filler
The Servo 3000 auger filler from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery (Sturtevant, WI) uses a patent-pending "sliding key" auger adapter shaft to remove auger screws for changeovers without tools.
June 30, 1996
Closures
Dispensing closure
Rexam Closures (Evansville, IN) has introduced the CC-6, a one-piece PP dispensing closure suited for food products, such as salad dressings and catsup, as well as for household cleaners.
June 30, 1996
Filling/capping, dry
Auger filler
The All-Fill (Exton, PA) Model SV-400 auger filler provides accurate, repeatable filling of powders, granulates and liquids. It uses The Cerebus III control system, a brushless, direct-drive servo motor with motion control electronics to control the auger for precise filling.
June 30, 1996
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Coffee packer finds Virtues in thin film
By downgauging the film by half for foodservice coffee packs, Virtues of Coffee reduces material, energy consumption and labor costs. Structure improves machinability and even puncture-resistance, while maintaining shelf life.
June 30, 1996
Labels
Gatorade shrink label satisfies the need for speed
Roll-fed labeler combines adhesive and shrink application to provide the look of a shrink label, the tamper-evidence of a neck band, and the speed of a wraparound.
June 30, 1996
Flexible packaging
Preventive medicine for pharmaceutical producer
CPSC regulations caused pharmaceutical manufacturer Chattem, Inc., to update packaging for its menstrual pain relief products. Line changes included a rebuild-instead of a purchase-of a cartoner to help expedite the switch.
June 30, 1996
Converting equipment
Shaping technology injects market excitement in metal cans
Until a couple of years ago, American packagers using cans seemed satisfied with the straight sidewall profile and functionality of most metal cans. The cans were strong, easy to fill and seam, and offered a number of labeling, case packing and stacking options.
June 30, 1996
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Vertical f/f/s machine for food and nonfood applications
The Butler(TM) 3 is a new vertical form/fill/seal machine from UVA-Butler (Richmond, VA) suited for frozen foods, cereal, pasta, pet food, powders and granulates.
May 31, 1996
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