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Schneider Packaging appoints Mike Bower midwest regional sales

When announcing the promotion of Mike Bower to regional sales manager for the midwest, Barry Rinaldi, director of business development, Schneider Packaging, “Mike has strong sales and marketing capabilities, and the packaging expertise to serve the needs of our customers.”

December 1, 2014

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Efficient coding, verification, inspection

Learn how individual boxes are efficiently coded and verified in-line on Korber MediPak Systems' Seidenader SingleUnit-Basic, which is specifically designed to print and inspect cartons for serialization.

November 25, 2014

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F/F/S Pouching

Heat and Control’s horizontal motion Fastback convey- or eases the transition into a vertical conveyor up to the mezzanine distribution system. Additional Fastbacks disperse product into three Ishida checkweighers. The checkweighers dispense one of three size counts for pouching.

November 25, 2014

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Conveying and checkweighing

A custom Bosch bagger vertically forms, fills the pouch as product is released from the checkweigher. A unique Velcro closure is applied in strips for reclosability, before the package is sealed. Pouches are expelled from the bagger vertically and remain upright, easing carton insertion down the line.

November 24, 2014

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Carton closure

Maybe the trickiest portion of the line is the special Kliklok-Woodman Vari-Pitch Flip Top carton closer for a re-closable cover on the carton. The machine glues the side flaps of the top down yet maintains its reclosability in the front. The ability to ensure reclosure was key.

November 23, 2014

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Carton merging system

This custom carton merging system from Shuttleworth, powered by Pro Mach, accepts cartons post-coding and mitigates the arrangement for case packaging. The system redirected the cartons in groups of four into one of three individual lanes. At the end of the lanes the twelve packages were picked six at a time for case packing.

November 22, 2014

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Small-footprint tablet inspection

The compact Vibratory Inspection System model VIS15 is a 15 lane bulk product inspection system that utilizes Scanware Spectra HR vision technology and proprietary algorithms to inspect products with ultra high resolution, transporting the products via common tooling using vibration at rates up to 360,000 products/hr.

November 21, 2014

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High-speed, high-output blister machine scales up winning technologies

The TF3 blister machine scales successful TF1, TF1e and TF2X concepts up to a larger machine with a format range of 220mm x 290mm.

November 21, 2014

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EXAIR New High Power Flat Air Nozzle Saves Space and Money

EXAIR's 1" High Power Flat Super Air Nozzle produces a flat 1" (25mm) wide airstream with a strong blowing force of 16 ounces (462g) when mounted 12" (305mm) from the target. The unique design of this super-efficient nozzle makes it an ideal fit for both tight spaces and tight budgets.

November 21, 2014

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New No Drip Internal Mix Atomizing Nozzles Positively Stop Liquid Flow

Internal Mix Atomizing Spray Nozzles mix liquid and air inside the nozzle and produce the finest atomization of liquids up to 300 centipoise. The new No Drip Internal Mix Atomizing Spray Nozzles work in the same way our standard atomizing nozzles do, but have the added benefit of positively stopping liquid flow when compressed air is shut off.

November 21, 2014

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Case packing collated cartons

Combi’s robotic case packer accepts cartons of Milk Bone Brushing Chews and separates them into groups of six via laser sensor. The six are picked together and placed into the case for sealing and palletizing later down the line. During the project Combi essentially managed the entire end of the line through to the pallet.

November 21, 2014

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Virtual commissioning comes to packaging

The use of software to replicate the behavior of one or more pieces of industrial hardware is a well-established part of automotive manufacturing. Sometimes it’s referred to as “virtual commissioning.” In the November issue of Automation World, Contributing Writer Grant Gerke talks about how virtual commissioning is evolving. Included is this description of how a Midwestern food manufacturer needed to increase production for three packaging lines as demand for its product increased.

November 21, 2014