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Want more production out of packaging equipment?
More and more packaged goods companies are turning to the performance indicator known as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to wring more production out of existing packaging equipment.
August 10, 2012
Closures
Resealable latex lid allows for savoring of whisky shots
Scottish Spirits Single Grain Scotch Whiskey in a 12-oz can now comes with a resealable, reusable latex cap that allows for product consumption over time.
August 8, 2012
Pw 43217 Scotch
Containers
Custom container brings IHOP experience home
Launch of IHOP at Home syrups requires custom-molded container that presents significant manufacturing challenges in order to replicate the restaurant experience.
August 8, 2012
Pw 43215 I Hop Family
Controls & Machine Components
What you need to know about the market for servos and steppers
Increasing investments in end-user segments such as automotive, industrial automation, and packaging will enhance growth prospects for servo and stepper systems in Europe.
August 7, 2012
Plastics/resins
The new 'pour-tastic,' 'store-mazing' square bottle from SunnyD
New easier-to-pour, easier-to-store, more supply chain-efficient bottle for SunnyD gallon positions packaging as a value-added asset for both the consumer and brand owner.
August 6, 2012
AFTER: Squared-up bottle with offset neck is easier to pour and easier to store in the fridge door.
Flexibles
Pour-spout pouch lends Truvia sweet market distinction
The 1.5-lb package gives the Cargill sugar substitute brand a category first, lends a clean look, and makes it easy for consumers to use in baking.
August 6, 2012
Truvia spouted pouch
Sustainability
Skin care brand selects airless dispensing
DOCTOR BABOR products are easy to dispense, evacuate, and include recyclable packaging components.
August 6, 2012
Mega Doctor Babor
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Sunovion Pharmaceuticals selects customized dose indicator
Aptar Pharma’s Landmark device helps patients dose dry nasal aerosol Zetonna for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
August 3, 2012
Zetonna
Dairy
Science informs design to perfect gelato pack
Ciao Bella Gelato uses ‘survival of the fittest’ testing method to evaluate 6.7 million design concepts that take its award-winning package design to the next level.
August 2, 2012
New packaging for Ciao Bella gelato and sorbet offers multiple cues to the consumer on the product type and flavor.
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Vertical bagger serves-up sweet rewards
Reliable, flexible vertical form/fill/sealer helps contract packager add cost-effective capacity to meet increasing customer demand.
August 2, 2012
A roll of preprinted film, supplied by the customer, unwinds at the foot of the vertical form/fill/seal machine, then feeds upward for bag filling and sealing.
Contract Packaging
Global pharma packager plants flag in U.S. soil
Global contract pharma firm Almac’s new capabilities in Audubon, PA, bring advances in cost, sustainability, serialization and global supply chain competitiveness.
August 2, 2012
With newly expanded co-packing capabilities and a recently opened North American Headquarters in Pennsylvania, Almac has planted its flag firmly on U.S. soil.
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Greater adoption of compliance-prompting packaging will 'follow the money'
Pay-for-performance models at the end of the supply chain will help increase medication adherence, believes HCPC executive director.
August 2, 2012
AndersonBrecon pack
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Are you adhering to your medication regimen?
Packaging addresses nonadherence by staying with patients and/or caregivers, and building outward with other tools that link to or key off the package.
August 1, 2012
Shellpak low res
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Liquid pharma line requires fast, flexible pick-and-place
Flexibility and fast changeover were top-of-the-list requirements for a robotic pick-and-place unit for a liquid packaging line at Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC, located in Lincolnton, NC.
August 1, 2012
For bottle reducers, the EOAT requires a guidepost in addition to the vacuum to ensure they do not fall off the robot head before being seated in the bottle neck.
Conveying & accumulation
Best practices for specifying conveying and container handling equipment
Despite their importance, conveyors and container handling technologies are often an afterthought. They shouldn’t be. Things to consider:
August 1, 2012
www.packworld.com/playbook
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Robot handles chocolates at 360 pieces/min
The Ozersky Souvenir confectionery plant is one of the largest manufacturers of confectionery products in Russia.
August 1, 2012
With the use of smart vision software, the four robots at Ozersky Souvenir accurately and gently pick irregularly shaped chocolates and place them on a separate conveyor at a rate of 360/min.
Secondary Packaging
Robots address expanse of packaging needs - five case histories
Confectionery, food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods are just a few of the industries employing robots for their speed, functionality, efficiency, and accuracy.
August 1, 2012
Custom end-of-arm tooling for the robot arm at Kelly-Moore’s facility.
Flow wrapping
A splice in time saves dimes
At Odom’s Tennessee Pride, automatic film splicing systems are being added to flow wrapping equipment to boost productivity and reduce film waste.
August 1, 2012
This automatic splicing system has been a big help not only in reducing film waste but also in making Odom’s Tennessee Pride more operationally efficient.
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