http://www.packagingautomation.net/ en Copyright 2011 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:15:14 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Z Automation Co. introduced its new CH9 251 cartoner at Interpack 2011. The new cartoner was developed for maximum flexibility in a compact machine footprint. The machine boasts a maximum speed of 100 cartons per minute. Multiple products can be stacked and literature feeding is an option. The small ergonometric footprint provides for easy cleaning. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/pint_sized_cartoner_with_super.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/pint_sized_cartoner_with_super.html Fast changeover Flexibility Servo control Small footprint Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:15:14 -0500 IMA Nova® launched Uniline®, a new small footprint system designed to incorporate multiple machines into one compact system, including tablet counting and capping, as well as options for desiccant/cotton insertion and container coding. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/ima_north_americas_complete_co.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/ima_north_americas_complete_co.html Servo control Small footprint Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:06:47 -0500 OYSTAR IWK’s new TFS E tub filler features innovative solutions that greatly reduce product changeover times. It also served as a pilot project for international collaboration between IWK and Schneider Electric, in which Schneider Electric served as both an international technology partner and a supplier of automation and electrical equipment. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/schneider_electric_becomes_an.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/schneider_electric_becomes_an.html Fast changeover Filling Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:53:28 -0500 Polypack introduced its new Tube 180 machine that combines two critical machine functions – shrink wrapping and case packing – into one compact design. A single carriage design eliminates the need for multiple transfers. ]]> http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/polypacks_tube_180_machine_com.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/polypacks_tube_180_machine_com.html Case/tray packers Fast changeover Shrink wrappers Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:34:11 -0500 Flexible and optimized control systems for all applications... from the most simple to the most complex. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/improve_your_machine_and_busin.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2011/06/improve_your_machine_and_busin.html Flexibility Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:19:28 -0500 Exhibitors reported that visitors to PACK EXPO 2009 were ready to do business. At over 22,000, attendance was within a few hundred of 2007’s record high. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/nearrecord_turnout_for_pack_ex.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/nearrecord_turnout_for_pack_ex.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:21:30 -0500 Introduced by Pro Mach at PACK EXPO, Brenton Engineering’s new BantamPro ELS™ top load case packer occupies about the same floor space as hand pack operations, with the added benefit of fully automatic performance. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/cost_effective_alternative_to.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/cost_effective_alternative_to.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:19:15 -0500 IMA North America launched UNILINE, a new system that integrates the functions required for a complete counting line: container loading, desiccant insertion, counting and filling, cotton insertion, capping, rejection and coding. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/integrated_counting_bottle_fil.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/integrated_counting_bottle_fil.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:17:27 -0500 Polypack, Inc.’s ILB All-In-One machine is a robotic pick-and-place shrink bundler with a built-in case loader. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/allinone_shrink_bundlercase_pa.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/allinone_shrink_bundlercase_pa.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:16:01 -0500 Social media has made its mark on PACK EXPO. A first for the show, the Tuesday First Timers reception included over 139 guests invited purely through social media—Facebook and Twitter. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/schneider_electric_sponsors_yo.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/schneider_electric_sponsors_yo.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:08:54 -0500 At PACK EXPO, Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions demonstrated the next generation of its delta 3 robot arms for embedded applications in packaging machinery. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/new_delta_3_robot_touts_50_hig_1.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/new_delta_3_robot_touts_50_hig_1.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:07:27 -0500 Assist Systems are modules that can be applied to new Paal ELEMATIC machines or retrofitted to existing machines. http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/bosch_packaging_adds_energysav.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/bosch_packaging_adds_energysav.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:05:15 -0500 NTL 50 robotic case packer has proved quite popular, so what’s next? At PACK EXPO, the company announced its new NCP-15/25 single cell casepacker, combining the proven robotic flexibility with case erecting, loading and sealing in a single machine frame measuring just 160” long by 60” wide.]]> http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/top_load_servo_case_packer_is.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/top_load_servo_case_packer_is.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:02:09 -0500 PneumaticScaleAngelus has developed a mass flow meter feedback capability for its fillers to control rate of rise of the filling head diving nozzles. It applies to the company’s new dual phase or swirl filling systems introduced last year as well as its conventional single product fillers.]]> http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/mass_flow_feedback_optimizes_f.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/mass_flow_feedback_optimizes_f.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:16 -0500 Pro Pack Systems’ ProPrint™/EBS-HS-2 now comes with standard, recipe-driven, automated servo size changeover to save time and assure consistency between runs and shifts.]]> http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/servo_size_changeover_standard_1.html http://www.packagingautomation.net/2009/11/servo_size_changeover_standard_1.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:57:08 -0500