Secondary Packaging

Palletizer and wrapper are a convenient coupling

vonGAL’s new SPLX-MKII Stack & Wrap palletizer includes an integrated wrapper in the hoist arm of the palletizer. A small footprint, low cost, and speeds to 60 cases/min are some of the benefits of the equipment, director of sales and marketing Jason Bennett reveals in this video.

January 24, 2009

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Secondary Packaging

Making cartons right the first time

New video from Kalix showcases the key capabilities, including fast changeover, of the KP 600 cartoning machine.

January 15, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Shrink wrappers shrink costs, expand efficiencies

Meat processor doubles shipper case preparation speeds, cuts materials and labor costs, and reduces freight weights by installing two medium-volume shrink wrap machines.

January 8, 2009

Cartoning

Barilla's checkweigher checklist

The combination of Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed checkweighing and Safeline metal detection has been part of Barilla’s success story since its first U.S. plant opened in 1996 in Ames, IA.

January 8, 2009

Cartoning

Perfecting pasta packaging

A line at Barilla's greenfield plant in Avon, NY, features a cartoner and two case packers.

January 7, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Costco snack pack operations

Costco’s in-house production for tubed snacks relies on three f/f/s units and four pick-and-place robots to produce a 24-count variety pack.

January 7, 2009

Secondary Packaging

PCP 'can' do RFID

Pacific Coast Producers fills metal cans that hold lots of liquids.

January 7, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

X-ray systems enhance hot dog QA

During 2008, a leading hot dog manufacturer installed PowerChek Plus x-ray inspection systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline (www.mt.com/safelineus) on six separate packaging lines.

January 6, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Maximum case packer flexibility

The R700 Adabot Case Packer from Fallas Automation picks up bags on the fly at high speeds and loads them accurately into cases in any custom-pack pattern desired.

January 5, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Modular cartoning system is customizable

Bivans Model 54L/82 semi-automatic cartoning system operates at speeds to 60 cartons/min. It handles a range of formats from reverse-tuck to fifth panel, autobottom, and other carton styles.  Modular design means you can add automation as demand grows.

January 5, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Massman Automation acquires Sabel Engineering

Massman Automation Designs—located in Villard, Minnesota—has acquired Sabel Engineering Corporation.

December 22, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Intermittent-motion horizontal cartoner

Campak’s PMM erects cartons by means of an articulated twin blade, prevents product from straying out of the carton, and is equipped with a Mechanical Memory system for rapid size changeovers.

December 15, 2008

Flexible packaging

Packaging automation delivers value for tough economy

With the recession ‘official,’ CPGs stand to win more sales and market share in 2009 through packaging innovation and efficiency than comparable investments.

December 8, 2008