PELV 2021 | ProFood World

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Looking Forward to a Fruitful Collaboration

Amid helping hands and generous insight, I am grateful for the chance to lead ProFood World’s editorial coverage of the processes and technologies that make the food industry run.

Fords displays its sustainable foil technology at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

Fords’ Closures Meet Sustainable Packaging Demands

The foil closures can be sealed to other sustainable materials, offer product protection, and meet consumer expectations for sustainable solutions.

Bumble Bee Seafood Multipack

How Bumble Bee Seafood is Transitioning Multipack Shrink Wrap to Recyclable Cartons

The company produces 26 million multipacks each year, and saw an opportunity to transition to more readily recyclable packaging through a partnership with R.A Jones.

LAP is a Blue Ridge Automation sequencing system for the food and beverage industry, packaging equipment, and continuous processes.

Sequencing System Creates Low-code and No-code Solution for PLC Coding

The LAP system from Blue Ridge Automation is featured on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor for easier, user-friendly PLC coding.

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unPACKed Podcast: Revisit Cobots, Cannabis and More from PACK EXPO Las Vegas

PMMI Media Group Editors discuss the trends and innovations that drove PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO.

Workforce Issues Around Women and Remote Work

On today's Take Five video: PPWLN discusses how to incentivize women back into the workplace, increase overall diversity in the workforce, and manage our new world of work.

This technology enables companies to use more sustainable materials and less plastics in packaging on their lines.

Synerlink Cutting Technology Makes Custom, Sustainable Solutions

Custom-made cutting system allows reduced plastic thickness and can integrate with various configurations.

This new rollstock machine is designed to be 15-20% faster and have reduced downtime.

VC999 Launches Rollstock Thermoformer for Small and Mid-size Companies

The new R-series machine, launched at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, can run a variety of packaging types at increased speeds.

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All-Purpose Intelligent Robot Control System

MujinController manages any robotic application guiding the movement of robot arms via machine intelligence, a new category of artificial intelligence that automatically manages potential downtime scenarios through autonomous motion planning.

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Unique Blow-Fill-Seal Solution for In-House Blown PET Cups

Serac presented at PACK EXPO Las Vegas a Blow-Fill-Seal solution for yoghurts and desserts in PET/rPET jars. This solution, which combines an SBL linear blow-molding machine and a linear dosing machine, has been named CupBox.

Women, E-comm, and Collaborative Tech Shape a New Way of Working

An expert panel at the Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network discussed women and remote work, as well as solutions for adapting to pandemic-era consumer buying trends. Read, watch, or listen to the conversation.

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Strapping Machines Handle Washdown Environments

The SGP’s TüV certified stainless steel versions with IP 56 rating accommodate cleaning and disinfecting, while operating at speeds up to 65 plastic straps/min.

The Fusion L-bar series automatic wrapper for e-commerce applications operates at medium speed.

Conflex Shrink Wrap Applications for E-commerce

The company showcased Clysar confidential film for e-commerce on its L-bar series wrapper at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

The Trine Modular Labeling Station, as an easy-to-install system to reduce downtime, can both be retrofitted to an existing Trine labeling system or be used with a new Trine system.

Accraply Highlights Upgrades on Trine Modular Labeling Station

Machine has improved throughput, changeovers, and maintenance to enable significant process improvements with minimal line disruption for Trine labelers.

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Direct-Drive Pick-and-Place Sidebot

Wyzo is the result of 30 years of delta robot experience, coupled with a vision to deliver a safe and highly efficient sidebot that can add considerable value to operations of all sizes.

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Checkweigher and Metal Detector Combination Systems

Anritsu´s checkweigher and metal detector combination systems provide outstanding weighing accuracy with simultaneous multi-frequency inspection to help find the smallest contaminant.

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Compact Seasoning and Flavouring Unit

Modular unit, capable of easy cleaning and maintenance, ideal for snacks and backed snacks seasoning.

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Plug-and-play Rotary Fryer for Snacks Applications

This compact fryer offers outputs from 100 to 500 kilograms per hour.

From the Wiliot Cloud, information can be accessed and analyzed by brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to make more informed decisions along the supply chain.

Wiliot Debuts its “Sensing as a Service” Platform

Wiliot showcased its platform and IoT Pixel technology at PACK EXPO Las Vegas that brings actionable intelligence to reusable packaging in support of more sustainable, transparent supply chains.

HY7 CW has a compact and hygienic design to meet international standards.

SACMI Cut and Wrap Machine for Double Twist Style

The company’s next-generation machine allows enhanced brand recognition and maximizes the use of electronics.

Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure technology coupled with proprietary magnetic flowmeters, to deliver a system capable of one-milliliter filling precision.

Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50C Counter-Pressure Integrated Canning Line

Machine helps craft beverage producers meet customer demand with isobarometric counter-pressure technology and proprietary magnetic flowmeters.

Thermo Fisher Sentinel 1000 head for metal detection.

Advanced Food Safety Inspection from Thermo Fisher Scientific

The company demonstrated metal detection and X-ray inspection technologies, including its newly appearing Sentinel 1000 Selectscan, at Pack Expo Las Vegas.