Secondary Packaging

Custom sleever for Beech-Nut

When Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. needed packaging for a new line of “steam-cooked mini meals” for toddlers, the challenge was to find a reliable way to handle the product prior to putting the two 6-oz tubs into a paperboard sleeve.

January 3, 2011

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Packaging trends to watch in 2011

Last year we asked automation consultant John Kowal to present 6 trends to anticipate in the coming year. Here's what Kowal, who is now packaging market development manager at B&R Industrial Automation, for another round of trends.

January 2, 2011

Robotics

Embedded programming means no need for a separate robot controller

One EtherCat network connects the PLC to the Yaskawa drives on this robotic application. A co-processor from Online Development also contributes.

December 30, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Semi-automatic shrink system speeds throughput

The DEM-4 and DEM-6 combo shrink systems combine a heavy duty L-bar sealer and shrink tunnel for packing, sealing, and shrinking products.

December 30, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Top-load cartoner is modular, flexible, ergonomic

Auto-lock bottom, economy-glue carton, or cartons formed from blanks—they're all accepted in this TLC Top Load Cartoning System from MGS that is especially suitable for the pharmaceutical and health care packaging sectors.

December 30, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Track and trace fights counterfeiting

Pester Automation teamed up with Systech to produce an integrated top load case packer and dual-place palletizer that establishes a secure child/parent relationship.

December 30, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Two-axis delta robot for case packing at an economical price

The NCP25 from Nuspark is a top-load case packer that runs at 15 to 25 cases/min; servo driven two-axis delta robot is a key contributor.

December 30, 2010

Cartoning

Bottle cartoner includes leaflet insertion

At the Bivans booth, bottles are loaded into cartons, including automatic insertion of leaflets; speeds to 100 cartons/min.

December 30, 2010

Secondary Packaging

FANUC Robotics celebrates sale of 100,000th robot in the Americas to Schneider Packaging

FANUC Robotics America announced the sale of its 100,000th robot in North and South America to Schneider Packaging. The company hosted a special event and facility tour for invited guests and members of the media to celebrate the sale on Dec. 14.

December 21, 2010

Secondary Packaging

600 bars/min for monoblock carton form/top load/hot-melt glue

The Monoblock IF296 system from CAMA runs at speeds to 600 bars/min, and it takes the bars from carton erection to top load into cartons to hot-melt glue closing.

December 15, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Kliklok CELOX Endload Cartoner with TRAC-I packaging frozen pancakes (90-120cpm)

The CELOX features a servo-driven version of Kliklok's patented rotary carton feeder -- the fastest, most positive feeder in the industry.

December 14, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Kliklok Captain 125 Endload Cartoner packaging bacon at 100 cpm

Kliklok endload cartoners feature Kliklok's patented rotary carton feeder -- the most positive feeder in the industry.

December 14, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Kliklok Topload Cartoning Line packaging frozen side dishes at up to 140 cpm

This Kliklok cartoning line features a Genesis lock-style former and a Vari-Straight closer packaging frozen side dishes in tri-seal cartons.

December 14, 2010