When the pace of sales overwhelms the pace of production, the immediate response is often to increase packaging line speed, usually by buying the latest machinery. But before investing in high-speed tablet counters, desiccant inserters, cappers and neck banders, consider how a faster machine may affect the other steps in the packaging line. Here are some tips before deciding to invest in the latest automated machinery.
Specialist company Theegarten-Pactec presents its latest developments for packaging chocolate products: CFW-D, the high-performance packaging machine for overwrapping chocolate products with a top performance capability of up to 1,400 products per minute.
Allied Electronics will begin operating under a new trade name and will be known as Allied Electronics & Automation, effective immediately. The company’s ownership and staff have not changed.
Wildeck Inc., has earned the prestigious Most Valuable Supplier Award for 2018. The MVS Award is granted by the industry’s trade association, Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA).
A Q&A with Natalie Schmid, product market manager, thermoforming at Multivac. She weighs in about today’s food packaging and the consumer trends that are shaping the marketplace.
Motion Controls Robotics, a leading provider of custom robotic integration solutions with 24/7 service & support, will wxhibit at the one-day 2018 Converters Expo South, held in the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
Determining when it's time to automate your packaging line doesn't have to be difficult, but research needs to be done to make a decision on where to begin and what will provide your business with the biggest return.
The Dow Chemical Company and Karlville Development Group have signed a collaboration agreement to facilitate the acceptance and proliferation of Dow’s flexible PacXpert™ Packaging Technology in the marketplace. Through the agreement, Karlville will supply machinery for pouch making, spout inserting, and filling and capping equipment from their SPOUTPRO product line while also providing technical support and service to all users.
The Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform for Flat Pouches), the first freely scalable flat pouch machine from Bosch, has been honored with the German Design Award 2018 in the Excellent Product Design category. The German Design Award is the second prestigious accolade for the Sigpack VPF following the German Packaging Award in 2016.
PDC International Corporation introduces the Monobloc” shrinksealer, an ultra-compact tamper-evident banding system, and the newest addition to PDC’s 75 Series Shrinksealers.
