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Flexible packaging

Contract packer flexes its flexibility

New blister packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

September 6, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Fast, flexible case changeovers

Extruded soap block operation cuts changeover time from hours to minutes by upgrading to automated case packing.

September 6, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Steady 'diet' of SAPP suits robots

Two robots perform the bagging and palletizing of food-grade sodium phosphate in a compact, highly flexible packaging operation at ICL.

September 5, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Palletizer

September 4, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Robotic palletizer

The HL robotic palletizer from Schneider Packaging Equipment is designed for palletizing heavier products that require taller unit loads, such as pet food products, flour and grains or heavy industrial cases weighing up to 80 lbs. See it at Booth C-2019.

September 3, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Cornstarch bottling from scratch and on a budget

A new line at ACH Food Co. relies on rebuilt machinery.

September 3, 2009

Secondary Packaging

High-speed case erector

Combi Packaging’s re-designed 2-EZHS and 2-EZSB high speed case erectors are easier to maintain and operate.

August 31, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Empty can palletizer

The EuroPal empty can palletizer from FleetwoodGoldcoWyard is designed specifically for high-speed European can lines or can lines supplying the European market that require the use of multiple pallet sizes and top frame configurations.

August 30, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Case packer

Brenton’s Series 10 case packer provides a flexible, cost effective alternative to manual low speed hand pack operations.

August 30, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Hartness Intl. and RKW announce Grab Pack partnership in Europe

Hartness International and RKW will introduce Grab Pack at Drinktec 2009 in September. A new film package, Grab Pack offers enhanced customer convenience, quality display characteristics, and reduced packaging material.

August 17, 2009

Secondary Packaging

New maintenance strategies guarantee higher productivity

As this Uhlmann white paper explains, packaging equipment requires two types of maintenance – one based on the manufacturer’s recommendations and the other on equipment operation and usage.

August 10, 2009

Sustainability

Packer/manufacturer blends quality into every service

Testing and analysis are hallmarks of the approach at APCO Packaging. ‘The decision is theirs to make,’ the company president says of his customers. ‘But the process is ours.’

August 5, 2009