Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Vision system brings accuracy and safety

Robotic drum-filling equipment relies on a machine vision system to remove screw closures, fill drums, and replace the closures after filling.

November 2, 2008

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Bakery & Snack

How to succeed in the new 'Store-as-Brand' world

Identify category gaps, make your package a disruptive force, and look again at structure. The goals are offering meaningful value and cementing deep consumer relationships.

November 2, 2008

Beverage

Bone health in a juice bottle

In July 2008, Cincinnati-based Elations Co., began national rollout of its line of juice-based dietary supplement drinks in 8-oz Heat-Tek® PET bottles from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

November 2, 2008

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Knockin' on the door

My pals at sister magazine Automation World have focused a lot of their editorial attention lately on wireless technologies.

November 2, 2008

Beverage

New Sharpie packs have the write (green) stuff

Switch to a theft-resistant paperboard lamination provides sustainability improvements.

November 2, 2008

Beverage

Spirits bottles celebrate contemporary artists

Edgy artwork from nine emerging artists decorates limited-edition bottles of 1800 Tequila.

November 2, 2008

Beverage

Interlocking bottles blend face and body tanning

New bronzing tan-accelerator line Body Drench 2 Timer provides products for both the face and body in a single-footprint, dual-container package.

November 2, 2008

Conveying & Product Handling

Is it a robot? A top loader? A side loader?

It’s all the above. Pro Pack Systems’ latest innovation is something you don’t see every day – a delta 3 robotic case packer. And it packs both horizontal and vertical pack patterns. PACK EXPO booth N-4457.

October 17, 2008

Beverage

Retailers take on sustainability

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) recently held their inaugural Sustainability Summit in Minneapolis, MN.

October 5, 2008

Beverage

Smart technology illuminates spirits

Bathed in a shimmering, green light, bottles of Beam Global Spirits & Wine’s Hornitos tequila are said to be igniting excitement for the brand in bars across the country.

October 4, 2008

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

Beverage

Keeping motion and logic separate

This builder of liquid filling machines maintains its belief in a motion controller that is separate from the PLC that governs a machine’s logic.

October 4, 2008

Beverage

'Fun' closure a production problem solver

It’s not just its carriers and cases that are innovative. Solomon Wine Co. has topped its Muse-brand bottles with Zork closures from Zork USA, a division of Portola Packaging, Inc. (www.portpack.com).

October 4, 2008