Flexible packaging

Grote Industries puts ISU to the test

The Indiana Packaging Research and Development Center, located on campus at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, was formed in 2004.

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Controls & Machine Components

New servo machine fills and seals cups, tubs and bottles

HAMBA Filtec has applied advanced technology to proven packaging principles in its new Flexline machine, with no fewer than 19 servo-automated functions setting the standard for flexibility in plastic bottle, cup ad tub filling and sealing. Introduced at the 2005 interpack show in Düsseldorf, Germany, the machine is designed for food and beverage packaging, from yogurt and yogurt drinks to margarine and snack foods.

June 30, 2005

Closures

TE aluminum tube

IntraPac has introduced a new TE aluminum tube for pharmaceutical and personal care applications. The 1¼2” tube provides user security with the company’s captive TE specialty closure, a design where the aluminum is rolled over a flange on the molded plastic cap.

June 30, 2005

Cartoning

Vegas show spurs equipment buys

Marich Confectionery increases line speeds dramatically with technology found at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003.

June 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Trends in pharma validation

What do pharmaceutical companies need from technology providers and packaging machinery OEMs to make FDA validation run more smoothly?

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New drug bottle 'Targets' safety concerns

A prescription bottle designed for Target Corp. pharmacies gives new meaning to the phrase “extreme makeover.”

June 30, 2005

Converting equipment

Vibration effects on torque

This original research from an SJSU graduate student looks at the effect of vibration on the removal torque of PP and HDPE closures.

June 30, 2005

Labels

IFCO's asset tracking produces results

A digital-based color wheel track-and-trace technology for IFCO’s RPCs brings ‘tremendous’ benefits.

June 30, 2005

Case/tray packing

Clabber Girl Corp.: Pail filling/capping powdered mixes

On the U-shape production line, the pails are filled and sealed at a rate of about 42 pails/min on equipment from Burghof, sourced by Belcorp. The Burghof machine is topped with an AMS auger filler that dispenses the powdered ingredients with 1% accuracy at a rate of around 42 pails/min

May 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Clabber Girl Corp.: Wraparound case packing of pails

At the case packer, supplied by TAD Packaging Machinery, Pails of powdered mixes are collated into groups of six that are cross-pushed onto the 29# ECT corrugated blank. After the cases are glue sealed, they are discharged to the takeaway conveyor.

May 31, 2005

Filling/capping, dry

Reducing glove contamination

CK Safety offers its Detectaglove #CK5000 5-mil, powder-free, metal detectable vinyl glove. Product helps eliminate glove contamination, offering the wearer comfort and safety.

May 31, 2005

Filling/capping, dry

Reducing glove contamination

CK Safety offers its Detectaglove #CK5000 5-mil, powder-free, metal detectable vinyl glove. Product helps eliminate glove contamination, offering the wearer comfort and safety.

May 31, 2005

Containers

Natrasorb® 900 moisture adsorber

NatraSorb 900 MoldedNatrasorb® 900 offers a moisture adsorber and a structural part in one and can replace product components such as:* Metal or plastic parts* Ballasts* Insulators* Shock pads and more Natrasorb 900 offers several distinct advantages for your packaging:* Extremely versatile composition has high moisture-adsorptive qualities, yet has good strength* Can be machined like nylon or aluminum* Ideal solution where restricted space or weight limits are an important design criteria* One or more structural parts may be made of Natrasorb 900, providing the needed adsorptive capacity without adding to the bulk weight of the product, component, or assembly Typical applications include:* Electronics* Refrigeration* Optics* Aerospace Controlled Adsorption RateNatrasorb 900 is an activated crystalline silico-aluminate with organic binders which gives the finished desiccant properties similar to those of thermoset plastics.

May 31, 2005