Secondary Packaging

Packaging Lessons Learned

Readers share experiences of inventiveness, resourcefulness, and persistence.

June 30, 2006

Case/Tray Packing: Page 72

Secondary Packaging

Le Nature: Tray packing of beverages in PET bottles

At this bottler of flavored or enhanced waters, sports drinks, fitness waters, teas, juices, and other New Age beverages, bottles are efficiently collated, placed on trays, and shrink-wrapped on a Krones Variopack machine.

May 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Semi-Automatic Water-Activated Tape Case Sealer

BP Sealmaster® 3000 CSSemi-Automatic, Uniform Case SealerThe Sealmaster 3000 CS is designed to incorporate automation with reinforced and non-reinforced water-activated tape for a strong, secure seal.

May 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Modular case packing solutions

White paper from Fallas Automation on modular case packing solutions with emphasis on continuous development.

May 30, 2006

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Merging controls and IT

A recent conversation with an engineer at a major beverage company suggests that there may be considerable potential in merging controls engineers with IT professionals.

April 30, 2006

Cartoning

EEC forum reports lean, integrated and robotic trends

The Eastern Equipment Committee’s revamped annual forum features such notables as Changeover.com expert John Henry, mechatronic machinery developer Norden Pac and packaging automation innovator ELAU.

April 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Case sealer

The new 3M-Matic™ Adjustable Case Sealer 110a from 3M offers assistance for companies outgrowing manual case sealing or when backup is needed for small runs, overruns, or seasonal surges.

April 30, 2006

Cartoning

New 200-degree F hot-melt with maintenance-free application equipment

National Adhesives, a National Starch & Chemical business recently unveiled Easy-Pac™, its complete packaging sealing solution that combines the first 200-degree F hot-melt adhesive with an integrated storage, filling, and application system.

March 31, 2006

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

They've seen fire and they've seen rain

Contingency planning helped Colonial Carton when fire destroyed its plant, while GA Food Services had to contend with a Katrina-driven 400% increase in business.

March 31, 2006

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Companies

Pro Mach has acquired the product line and certain assets of Mahaffy & Harder Engineering Co.

March 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Ethernet's popularity continues to expand

I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard a packaging or controls engineer say lately that Ethernet is their preferred Local Area Network for information exchange.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Packing station

Combi Packaging and 3M have collaborated to provide Expresspack, a value-priced, hand-packing station solution for companies requiring more throughput than can be provided manually.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

New Maxium case erector

The new Maximum series Case Erector and Sealer from A. B. Sealer provides extremely cost efficent and cost effective case erector solutions.

January 31, 2006