Goal of increasing throughput while eliminating packaging breakage
April 5, 2013
After experiencing a higher than desirable level of bottle breakage with repurposed packaging equipment, Midwestern stalwart Boulevard Brewing Company approached Standard-Knapp to create a solution to meet its non-traditional packaging demands, which include four different bottle types, multiple packaging sizes, and no carton dividers. The packaging company responded with an innovative solution that picks the product from the infeed conveyor and gently places it into the bottom of the empty case. The company now reports virtually zero packaging breakage and has increased throughput by about 10% because of increased efficiency and less down time.
Campbell Wrapper Corporation’s wash-down Revolution wrapper is designed for a variety of applications including bakery, confectionary, dairy, frozen foods, sandwiches and other food products.
TPC Wire & Cable Corp. announces the launch of their first antimicrobial cable product called DEFENDER for the industrial food and beverage market. The DEFENDER antimicrobial cable jacket eliminates greater than 99% of bacteria and fungus within 24 hours of exposure.
The new innovative packaging, developed by Dutch start-up Aestech, is a self-heating packaging for semi-liquid food, particularly baby food. Contrary to existing self-heating packages, which contain pre-mixed beverages, this self-heater has a separate chamber in which the milk powder is stored.
High-speed hygienic sealing of almost any shape or size tray is now possible using Ishida's latest generation of QX-1100 Flex tray sealers. Split dual-lane models take 50% less floor space than two single lane machines and deliver up to 15 cycles per minute with modified atmosphere packaging. Each lane can operate independently with different trays and speeds. High-capacity single and twin lane tray sealers also require minimal space.
Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has announced the release of the new DS1000 3D laser profiling system. The system calibrates
real-world units of measurement for inspections too difficult to perform with traditional two-dimensional machine vision.
Insignia Technologies has launched a new smart label aimed at improving customer confidence in the quality of their food while cutting down on unnecessary waste. Easily incorporated into any film lid, the label is activated when a packet is opened and triggers a timer that changes color as the food within loses freshness – meaning hungry fridge-raiders can tell straight away if their snack is out of date or not.
Through Anritsu's integrated inspection solution, the combination checkweigher and metal detector system provides an all-in-one system delivering both high accuracy weighing and metal detection from one piece of equipment. This combination system is the result of the integration of the SSV series checkweigher and duw (dual wave) series metal detector, which provides a best-of-both worlds solution for safety compliance in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, introduces the 500 intermittent motion leak-resistant stretch overwrapper. This new machine is designed for red meat, pork, poultry, and produce packers that want a quality end-seal machine at an entry-level price. The new 500im features an open stainless steel frame, a host of standard features, and a wrap rate of up to 40 trays per minute.
Oystar USA – whose parent company, OYSTAR Group, develops, manufactures and sells both complete packaging lines and individual machines for the dairy, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals industries – offers the new Oystar IWK FP 10 Filling Platform for the filling of metal, plastic and laminated tubes at speeds of up to 70 cycles per minute.