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Kellogg converter compendium

One of the converters on the project, Exopack (www.exopack.com), in Battle Creek, MI, has been a supplier to Kellogg for more than four decades, but was new to Toray.

May 12, 2008

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Upgraded shrink packer

The Douglas Contour™ SPS-75 shrink packer has expanded capabilities to pack products into trays on pads, u-boards, and now film only.

May 12, 2008

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Makeover for makeup powder packaging

For its Dream Matte Powder compact product, Maybelline New York wanted an innovative package design.

May 12, 2008

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1-lb carton set to churn up bigger butter sales

Prompted by changing demographics and time-starved U.S. consumers, Land O’Lakes, St. Paul, MN, is serving up more variety and convenience to butter packaging with a new stick configuration within its flagship 1-lb package sizes.

May 12, 2008

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PMMI predicts mixed growth for 2008

The latest report from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) adds another piece to solving the puzzle that is the U.S. economy.

May 12, 2008

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Automation Shines at Heinz

At the Heinz Pocatello, ID, plant, Smart Ones frozen meals are run through a highly automated line that includes automatic depositing of a vegetable/rice mixture (www.multi-fill.com), weighing of protein chunks (chicken, pork, etc.) on a pair of combination scales (www.yamatocorp.com), sauce depositing (www.raque.com), heat sealing of film to filled trays (www.raque.com), metal detecting (www.mt.com), lane dividing, tray infeed to cartoner (www.rajones.oystar-group.com), laser coding of cartons (www.domino-printing.com), vision inspection of cartons (www.cognex.com), metal detection (www.mt.com), case packing (www.douglas-machine.com), case coding (www.markem-imaje.com), and case code inspection (www.cognex.com).

May 12, 2008

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Pharma tablet checker with no change parts

New OmniControl checking system from Harro Höfliger Packaging Systems accurately checks the weight of each individual tablet or capsule without requiring any change parts. Video shot at Interpack demonstrates how the unique machine concept works.

May 8, 2008

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Reclosable vinyl bagging system

The Rennco reclosable bagging system provides customers with an on demand reclosable bag. The system eliminates a need for pre-made vinyl bags and provided tremendous labor savings.

May 6, 2008

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High-performance HMI

Siemens has introduced the new SIMATIC® MP 377 multipanels, suitable for the most demanding, high-performance HMI applications.

May 6, 2008

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Pro Mach, Inc. announces executive changes

Pro Mach, Inc. announced today that chairman and CEO John W. Paxton Sr. is turning over CEO duties to current president and COO Mark Anderson. Paxton will remain with Pro Mach as chairman. Anderson will become the president and CEO.

May 5, 2008

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OPTIMA scores sustainability hit with soft cans

A head-turning 'can,' formed from flexible roll stock, reduces material consumption up to 80% compared to bag packaging with the same volumes.

May 2, 2008

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Will they discuss science or just religion?

The importance of science and math as it relates to engineering and packaging.

April 29, 2008