Secondary Packaging

Video: Hand-pack case packing system

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Pearson Packaging Systems demonstrated a VP15-T hand-load case packer that offers fast, no-tool changeover and positive, fully contained case set-up and ergonomic, easy-load hand-pack stations.

November 12, 2008

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Case erect/seal

Video: Eco-friendly adhesive application concept

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Nordson showcases its eco-friendly adhesive application concept, consisting of depositing foaming and stitching beads of adhesive, reducing adhesive usage.

November 12, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Video: Modular robotic case packer that erects, packs and seals

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Bradman-Lake system erects and seals RSC and HSC cases with tape or hot melt adhesive at speeds to 12 cases/min.

November 11, 2008

Secondary Packaging

ARPAC LLC: ARPAC LLC: Wireless gains traction at PEI

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Arpac displayed a wireless communications interface developed in conjunction with Rockwell Automation.

November 11, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Video: High-speed palletizing system

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Video shows HartnessVisy Automation high-speed palletizing system that provides high speed and flexibility.

November 9, 2008

Cartoning

Authentication down to tablet or capsule

Contract packager Tjoapack installs a tablet line with coding, scanning, and software capabilities that deliver traceability from pallet all the way back to the unit dose.

November 2, 2008

Cartoning

Bottling lines bump up nail-polish production

Super quick-changeover nail-polish packaging lines help OPI keep cranking out the colors. Custom cartoners complement high-speed filling.

November 2, 2008

Flexible packaging

High-capacity line supports sweetener launch

A breakthrough all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener from Cargill, Truvia is packed in a unique, hooded carton on a custom line that produces nearly 300 million sachets/year.

November 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

A clear line for wine

California winery halves pallet handling times with an automatic stretch wrapping system.

November 2, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

All-servo driven

From carton infeed to carton collation to case sealing/squaring/compressing, all 15 axes of motion on the Invex case packer at Inovata Foods are servo-driven.

November 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Frozen entrée producer installs high-efficiency casing equipment

Competitively priced, small-footprint system fits nicely into the budget and floor space at Inovata Foods.

November 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

What's hot at PACK EXPO 2008

Delta robots, swirl fillers, sustainable packaging, totally automated changeovers – here’s how to experience the innovation.

November 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Video: High-speed case packer handles 60 cases/min

Brenton Engineering introduces its new Series 60 high-speed case packer, an inline, continuous-motion machine capable of up forming and loading up to 60 cases or trays a minute.

October 28, 2008