Dry Processing

Safety first in conveying

Shuttleworth, powered by ProMach, demonstrated a conveying system that was long on saftety features and also included a Soft Robotics end-of-arm gripper.

November 9, 2016

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Dry Processing

Collaborative robots for carton palletizing

FlexLink systems demonstrated an impressive use of two collaborative robots from Universal Robot to unload cartons from a conveyor and place them neatly on a pallet.

November 8, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Belt-fed digital sorter achieves higher accuracy

VERYX sorting equipment can be tailored to specific food processing applications.

November 8, 2016

Beverage

Portable, shelf-stable cocktails

A two compartment snap-fit package from Plastic Technologies, Inc. brings the party wherever customers are.

November 8, 2016

Beverage

Shrink label film blocks light, extending shelf and protecting contents’ flavor profile

Klöckner Pentaplast’s new Pentalabel® eklipse™ shrink label film, aimed at the dairy market and beyond, introduces maximum light blocking properties into the film process and satisfies a long-standing market need.

November 8, 2016

Pumps/Valves

Potato chip fryer reduces rejects

Also minimizes acrylamide formation

November 7, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Inline fat measurement and contaminated detection system upgrade

FA3/M measures weight and detects contaminants such as metal, glass, calcified bones and stones.

November 7, 2016

Conveying & Product Handling

An accumulator engineered specifically for single-serve coffee pods

An innovative solution by the Garvey company turns the single-serve coffee world upside-down by turning the pods upside-down.

November 7, 2016

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Leak detection for MAP packs

There was no shortage of MAP, or Modified Atmosphere Packaging, technologies at PACK EXPO International, including an impressive leak testing system for individual MAP packages that was talked about at Dansensor, a Mocon company.

November 7, 2016

Beverage

Green Day wants you to start your day in a green way

Coffee company owned by two Green Day band members partners with San Francisco Bay Coffee to introduce fully compostable single-serve coffee pods and coffee bags.

November 5, 2016

Beverage

A fresh idea on single-serve sustainability

Mars Drinks’ package redesign keeps more single-cup packs out of landfills.

November 3, 2016

Cleaning and Sanitation

Baking bread and cleaning up

Nilfisk scrubbers and vacuum equipment make cleaning at Amy’s Bread more efficient.

November 3, 2016

Beverage

U.S. carton recycling continues to grow

Through the efforts of the Carton Council and its partners, more than 58% of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling, and end users are clamoring for more material.

November 2, 2016