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Golden State Vintners: Capsule application for wine bottle sealing
Long slugs of nested PVC capsules are fed automatically to the capsule applicator. Wine bottles then move into the rotary station, whose tools shrink the capsules tightly around the bottle necks.
November 30, 2002
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Golden State Vintners: Labeling wine bottles
Exiting the capsule applicator, bottles move into the Cavagnino & Gatti labeler. This versatile labeler handles either pressure-sensitive (shown being applied here) or cold glue-applied labels.
November 30, 2002
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Golden State Vintners: Case packing of wine bottles
Model Flex 835 case packer from Hartness (Greenville, SC). It's preceded by a Hartness three-lane infeed section that relies on sensors to signal a gating device which lanes are in need of bottles.
November 30, 2002
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Golden State Vintners: Case coding for wine producer
Cases are conveyed past a Model 5200 hot melt ink-jet coder from Markem (Keene, NH). Twin-head, hot-melt, ink-jet coders bring the line to a close.
November 30, 2002
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Gray & Company: Robots hit savings sweet spot for cherry cordial packaging
Gray & Co., Hart, MI, operates 24 robotic arms on two ‘counterflow’ production lines. Each of the arms picks and places Queen Anne brand chocolate-covered cordials at an amazing rate of 1.5 cordials/sec into six-count plastic trays. Robotic system includes infrared scanners, PLCs, and proprietary software.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: Easy opening tab for shrink-wrapped products
Shanklin (Ayer, MA), part of the Shrink Packaging Div. of Sealed Air Corp., revealed its patent-pending EZ Tab System that provides easy opening for shrink-wrapped, heat-sealed products. The booth demonstrated the pressure-sensitive tabs, supplied in rolls and applied to a clear film web used to wrap whole potatoes. The film is first punched in the area where the tab goes. EZ Tabs are suitable for CDs and other hard-to-open packages.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: High-speed case/tray packer for drink pouches
BluePrint Automation (Colonial Heights, VA) demonstrated a servo-driven, robotic top-loading machine packing stand-up drink pouches into a corrugated display case at speeds of about 450 pouches/min, though the manufacturer says the machine can reach speeds to 500 pouches/min. Applications include liquid drink pouches and retortable pouches such as pet food. Accommodates multiple pack sizes, product sizes, and carton configurations. Manufacturer claims no changeover is required between varying products or pack configurations.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: Air cushion inflating system
FP International's (Redwood City, CA) Novus C air cushion packaging system inflates preconfigured, low-density polyethylene film in four different air cushion shapes at speeds to 70 fpm. The four different cushion configurations can be used for void fill, blocking and bracing, corner cushioning, or as a replacement for traditional bubble material. The preconfigured film is stored deflated on a roll, saving space compared to premade air cushions and bubble packaging.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: Stand-up pouches at 500/min
R.A. Jones & Co. (Cincinnati, OH) demonstrated its new Pouch King continuous-motion, horizontal form/fill/seal machine running at 500 stand-up pouches/min.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: Integral conveyor/accumulator/single-filer
With four patents pending, the new space-saving Infinity™ accumulator from Garvey Corp. (Blue Anchor, NJ) features a built-in combiner that can be configured as a single-file outfeed, multiple-lane outfeed, or en mass outfeed.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: "Soft convection" shrink tunnel
To ensure a uniform distribution of heat to produce an attractive, consistent shrink package, Lantech (Louisville, KY) introduced a “soft convection” shrink tunnel designed to eliminate dog ears and wrinkles.
October 31, 2002
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Pack Expo video coverage: High-speed tube filler
At the Sidel booth, Norden-Pac (Branchburg, NJ) was showing its Nordenmatic 2002S/Nordenpac 2002S high-speed tube filling and cartoning line.
October 31, 2002
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Clougherty Packing: Extended-text tray labeling for ground pork and sausage packaging
Some trays receive extended-text promotional labels from this Quadrel pressure-sensitive labeler.
September 30, 2002
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Clougherty Packing: Tray sleeving for ground pork and sausage packaging
Feed screws feed lidded trays into the automatic sleever from Adco, which picks blanks from a magazine and places them on lidded trays of pork.
September 30, 2002
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Clougherty Packing: Random-height case taping
The random-height case taper from Intertape Polymer Group near the end of the line is a versatile piece of equipment.
September 30, 2002
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Crunch Pak: Apple bagging output soars with vf/f/s units
Low-profile vf/f/s units from EaglePack are designed to reduce bruising of apple slices pack up to 50 bags/min of different sizes at Crunch Pak, Wenatchee, WA. Shown in medium and closeup views are 1-lb bags as they are formed, filled, and sealed.
September 30, 2002
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Clougherty Packing: MAP tray sealing of ground pork and sausage
Ground pork, patties, and link sausages in two varieties all run through the same MAP tray sealer from Robert Reiser, though only two of the four varieties can be packaged at any one time. This automatic diverter fans the trays out from one lane to four.
September 30, 2002
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Quintex: Case erector elevates output for bottle packing
After installing a new blow molder, Quintex Plastics, Spokane, WA, sought a higher output, mezzanine-mounted solution to manual case erecting from Pearson Packaging. Key operations are shown for the erector and bottom sealer, which is located in a tight space.
September 30, 2002
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