Secondary Packaging

Machine vision processing made easy

A leading robotic integrator and maker of secondary and end-of-line packaging equipment, Schneider Packaging Equipment makes a line of Robotic Vertical Carton Loaders that are suitable for food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and other industries.

May 1, 2013

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Secondary Packaging

Case packer provides 'phenomenal' uptime for biscotti baker

Nonni’s Foods installs a wraparound case packer for its boxed biscotti products, resulting in increased production and flexibility, and consistent product presentation.

May 1, 2013

Operational Excellence

GS1 Healthcare US publishes new serialization guideline

The GS1 Healthcare US Secure Supply Chain Task Force, consisting of more than 50 members from throughout the supply chain, developed a guideline to identify and serialize pharmaceutical products using GS1 identification numbers.

May 1, 2013

Operational Excellence

FDA’s Crowley addresses Unique Device Identification

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided a detailed description of proposed effective dates for Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements on its Web site.

May 1, 2013

PMMI News

Expo Pack Mexico continues to grow

The 2012 edition of Expo Pack Mexico occupied 18,475 net sq ft of floor space, which was 13 percent larger than previous editions.

May 1, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Power distributor box provides overload protection

Designed to provide durable energy management solutions that can withstand harsh industrial environments outside of electrical cabinets, the new EtherCAT EP9214 power distributor box from Beckhoff enables the local distribution and switching off of the power supply, providing the ability to supply up to four NEC class-2 circuits via typical M8 plug connectors.

April 30, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Printing technology helps Chinese firm meet that country’s product identification requirements

Hailong Machinery Group uses thermal ink-jet technology to print high-density, high-resolution bar codes and text on primary and secondary packaging.

April 30, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

FasTest Inc: Connectors for external threads

FasTest Inc. introduces its FasMate FX Series of connectors for instant, repeatable connections to SAE and NPT external thread profiles.

April 30, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: System development software

With Automation Studio 4, B&R Industrial has forged an entirely new path when it comes to smart engineering.

April 29, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Compact AC drive

Best-in-class features help customers easily and cost effectively meet their application needs.

April 29, 2013

Operational Excellence

UHF RFID reader

Nordic ID Stix is a sleek, easy-to-use and flexible UHF RFID reader for interactive read/write applications with adjustable reading range.

April 29, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: PCB pluggable connector system

A shortened current path, minimal voltage drop and vibration-resistance up to 20 g enable WAGO Corporation’s picoMAX® to change the price-to-performance ratio for PCB applications.

April 29, 2013

Workforce

2013 WorldStar Student Awards open for entries

The World Packaging Organisation's (WPO) WorldStar Student Awards is an international packaging design competition for students from countries around the world to develop projects in the field of packaging design.

April 24, 2013