Secondary Packaging

Bar code reader

The BCL500i Bar Code Reader from Leuze was developed for high-speed palletizing, with adjustable scan rates from 600 to 1,200 scans/sec, a reading range of 300 to 1,600 mm, an optical deflection or oscillating mirror, and +/- 30° sweep.

January 11, 2008

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Flexible packaging

High-volume retailers set the pace for packaging

Consumer packaged goods companies follow high-volume retailers’ packaging lead as they seek to align with retailer strategies, brand positioning.

January 11, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Save on touchscreen controls with 5-pack pricing

Get big savings from Pro-Face on a handful of 6" touchscreen operator interfaces, including: AST3301-B1-D24 (5.7" blue/white LCD, erial and USB ports), AST3301-S1-D24 (5.7" STN LCD, serial and USB ports), and AGP3300-T1-D24 (5.7" TFT LCD, serial, USB, Ethernet, CompactFlash ports).

December 20, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Integrate Robotics into Packaging

The PacDrive Robot P3 is designed as a complete mechanical package for integrating pick-and-place capabilities into packaging machinery.

December 11, 2007

Secondary Packaging

High-speed multipacker for plastic lids, sealed pouches, or CDs

See the ATS US 2000 SIB from Wexler, a high-speed downstacking system that accumulates many types of products and pushes them through an integrated banding system.

November 14, 2007

Secondary Packaging

RFID on duty at Sentry

For a number of packagers, meeting Wal-Mart’s and other retailers’ mandates for RFID implementation means going the “tag and ship” route to keep costs as low as possible.

November 7, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Six-axis bundler

From Tekkra Systems comes the new high-speed 6-axis Servo Bundling System.

November 7, 2007

Secondary Packaging

High-speed case packer

Brenton Eng. has introduced the Series 60 case packer, which provides a high-speed, flexible solution for loading a range of products in cases or trays on the same machine.

November 7, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

The wrap-up: She, robot

A surprisingly humanoid robot works at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

October 30, 2007

Secondary Packaging

See Pack Expo machinery in motion

Check out PW's library of videos of packaging machinery shot from the floor of Pack Expo Las Vegas.

October 30, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Mechatronics, electronics main feature at event

Festo AG gathered an international contingent of editors to company headquarters in Esslingen-Berkheim near Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 22-13 for a briefing on the company's latest news.

October 25, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Palletizing robot

PalletWorld® is a modular solution from Motoman designed to provide high-throughput robotic palletizing for a majority of palletizing applications.

October 17, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Shrink tunnel system

George Gordon Associates presents its AccuWrap modular shrink packaging system with integrated shrink tunnel.

October 17, 2007