Secondary Packaging

Alberto Culver gains global vision with Web-enabled PDM

Alberto Culver sells hair and skin care products, food, and household products in 120 countries through 14 manufacturing sites and four product development/design centers located around the globe.

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Companies

Exopack (Spartanburg, SC) acquired the remaining operating assets of Plassein Intl.

November 30, 2003

Secondary Packaging

RJRT retrofits its future

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco modernizes case packers and robotic palletizers with updated controls.

November 30, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Technology redesign incorporates servos

Package Machinery Company’s new servo-driven FA-ST overwrapping machine is equipped with six servo drives, giving it added flexibility and fewer maintenance issues compared to the machine it replaced.

November 30, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Tropicana Europe: Air conveying/filling/accumulating/labeling/tray packing on aseptic filling lin

At Tropicana Europe’s new plant in Zeebrugge, Belgium, PET bottles are air-conveyed from depalletization to a new aseptic line from Procomac Industries.

October 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Ergonomic vertical cartoner

SWF Companies’ Tisma Div.

October 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Tropicana's juiced about aseptic bottle filling line (sidebar)

Downstream efficiency

October 31, 2003

Cartoning

Gen3 vs. Gen2 case study at PACK EXPO Conference

Benefits of integrated automation documented in side-by-side comparison.

October 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Glaxo rolls out three more dentifrice innovations

Continuing its roll-out of new dentifrice products, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Moon Township, PA, has now introduced a toothpaste and floss combo, Aquafresh Floss 'N'Cap.

October 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Peak Foods: Bowl accumulation for nondairy whipped topping

Bowl flow on the Garvey accumulation table downstream of TE banding and ahead of case packing is seen in overhead and floor-level views. Bowls will continue to recirculate on the accumulation table, which operates without active devices such as photoeyes, until downstream operations are cleared.

September 30, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Multipacking solution

PakTech now offers its TwinPak handles for PET square and round gallons. Sold primarily at club stores, standard design connects 2 bottles for easy grabbing and carrying.

September 30, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Pack Expo Video: Tray/shrink wrapper

NEWS FROM PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS: Krones seized Pack Expo Las Vegas as an opportunity to display what it calls its most flexible packing machine, the Variopac.See video clip of this machine

September 30, 2003

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Conflex moves its manufacturing operations

Conflex Inc. has moved its manufacturing operations for shrink wrapping equipment to a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Germantown, WI. The new facility is triple the size of its previous location.

September 30, 2003