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

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Pearson Packaging Systems acquires Goodman Packaging Equipment

Pearson Packaging Systems, manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment, is acquiring Goodman Packaging Equipment, a Chicago-area based producer of top loading case packers.

December 3, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Sterling Anthony On Pack Expo Intl. 2008

For a variety of reasons, it was a good year.

December 3, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Web plus

Altra Industrial Motion launched a new Web site that offers convenient, 24-hr access to its leading brands and products.

December 3, 2008

Cartoning

Wireless comes to packaging

Used for a decade in things like warehousing or petrochemicals, where long distances make wired connections inefficient, wireless is now surfacing in packaging.

December 3, 2008

Secondary Packaging

One man's outlook on packaging machinery

Todd Baker, engineering manager at the Liquid Nails Division of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints U.S., shares his thoughts on what to look for in automated packaging machinery.

December 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Is it a robot? A top loader? A side loader?

It’s a horizontal case packer for doing a stand-up pack pattern with pillow style bags or standup pouches.  It’s a vertical case packer, too.  But most surprising of all, it’s a case packer that uses 3-axis delta robots.

November 30, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Servo cartoner delivers speed and accuracy

Z Automation’s latest Schneider Electric-equipped horizontal servo cartoner features motorized setup and remote diagnostics/operation.

November 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Edson debuts delta robot case packer

Sustainability will drive flexible packaging usage to higher levels than ever.  That’s good news for customers of Edson Packaging Machinery.

November 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Portable data collection for packaging machinery

Increasingly, packagers see the value of gathering machinery performance data and analyzing OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) to improve operational efficiency.

November 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Co-packing gets automated

XPAK USA  teamed up with Schneider Electric for the technical resources to automate co-packing of variety packs.

November 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Rethinking robotic case packing

To Switchback Group, its robot is the centerpiece of ‘soft integration’ between packaging processes on a line.

November 24, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Compact 50-100 ppm robot case packer

Nuspark Engineering demonstrated its compact NTL-50 delta robotic top-loading case packing system at PACK  EXPO, capable of running up to 50 picks per minute or payloads up to 40 kg.

November 24, 2008