Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Controls package brings positioning accuracy and flexibility

Engineers responsible for programming the four-axis collating and infeed system on this robotic tray packer appreciate the modularity of the controls architecture.

July 31, 2005

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Conveying & accumulation

ARC upgrades in oil and powder

This supplier to a number of U.S. government feeding programs keeps current where packaging machinery and controls technology are concerned.See video

July 31, 2005

Cartoning

High efficiency makes the case for robotics

Malt-O-Meal chooses flexible, compact, easy-changeover case-packing robots for installation at new cereal plant.

July 31, 2005

Closures

The road to Las Vegas: Angelus' Arol, Optima's Amotek, MG2 at MG America

This week’s PACK EXPO previews are: Arol servo cappers join Angelus family, Optima’s Amotek flow bagger is optimized for wipes, MG America introduces MG2’s horizontal case packer

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

The road to Las Vegas: Pester, Waechter, Pneumatic Scale

This week’s PACK EXPO previews are: innovative Pester robots, Waechter robotic case packer and Pneumatic Scale/Mateer Burt servo filler

July 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

RFID 'a la cart'

Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Thomasville, NC, has partnered with Odin technologies to lead its RFID compliance program for its Creative Interiors division where products are shipped to retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart.

June 30, 2005

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

June 30, 2005

Cartoning

Vegas show spurs equipment buys

Marich Confectionery increases line speeds dramatically with technology found at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003.

June 30, 2005

Case/tray packing

Clabber Girl Corp.: Pail filling/capping powdered mixes

On the U-shape production line, the pails are filled and sealed at a rate of about 42 pails/min on equipment from Burghof, sourced by Belcorp. The Burghof machine is topped with an AMS auger filler that dispenses the powdered ingredients with 1% accuracy at a rate of around 42 pails/min

May 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Clabber Girl Corp.: Wraparound case packing of pails

At the case packer, supplied by TAD Packaging Machinery, Pails of powdered mixes are collated into groups of six that are cross-pushed onto the 29# ECT corrugated blank. After the cases are glue sealed, they are discharged to the takeaway conveyor.

May 31, 2005

Cartoning

Curvilinear servo motor called 'the future of packaging automation'

A direct-drive, moving-magnet servo motor called PackTrak™ is similar to linear servo motors that have been available for some time now.

May 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Thomasville rolls out RFID 'a la cart'

Thomasville Furniture’s RFID solution for boxed product moves around on wheeled carts at its Appomattox, VA, DC.

May 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Hot-melt unit

Shure-Glue offers its NC-20 Pro-Series hot-melt unit built for medium-speed case sealing and high-speed cartooning. Applicator delivers flexibility, performance, and durability, company says.

May 31, 2005