Rhino 103SD and 105SDR carton taping machines
15 July, 2013Rhino brand carton taping machines, available from AWS, are fast (covering 23 m/min and 12-20 cartons/min) and efficient. The machines have a rugged steel construction and are built on tough industrial wheels that provide easy mobility.
In-house PET production saves more than just time
05 July, 2013Coca-Cola Amatil has tightened its supply chain by changing over to in-house production of PET containers, preforms and closures as part of its $629 Project Zero initiative.
Packaging Automation eclipse SL4 tray sealer with vacuum skin pack option
04 July, 2013The vacuum skin pack option for Packaging Automation’s eclipse range of tray sealers offers high-visibility vacuum packs on a preformed tray. It may improve shelf life and offer packaging reduction with the use of a shallow tray.
Fonterra chooses Tetra Pak equipment for $100m plant
04 July, 2013Fonterra has announced it will fit out its NZ$100 million UHT greenfield plant in Waitoa, New Zealand, with Tetra Pak processing and packaging equipment.
Sonoco Aergo 6E electric heat sealing machine
14 June, 2013A fully electronic rotary machine, the Aergo 6E is equipped with one heat seal station, one eject station (both standard) and two additional open load stations that can be used to accommodate up to two feeders for versatile package styles.
[Video] Watch Heat & Control’s packaging machinery in action
12 June, 2013What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing talked with Walter Mayer from Langen Packaging Group about the Langen Air Cartoner.
RP-8TZ Rotary Filling and Sealing machine
12 June, 2013The RP-8TZ is suitable for packaging loose produce such as cereals, muesli, coffee and dried fruits into pre-made bags and pouches, both with and without a zip.
A minute with Rob Lawrence (video)
28 May, 2013What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing chatted to Rob Lawrence from Walls Machinery about the new Toyo Jidoki TT-8CR Pouch Filler/Sealer.
AirPouch void-fill and protective packaging systems and materials
15 May, 2013AirPouch systems deliver on-demand, inflatable air pillows, bubbles and tubes used for void-fill, protective wrapping, blocking, bracing and packing applications.
Automated Packaging Systems bag packaging systems
14 May, 2013Automated Packaging Systems has introduced several bag packaging systems, including the Autobag AB 180 Print-n-Pack and the Pacesetter PS 125 OneStep.
Free sheep!
07 May, 2013Flock to the What's New in Food Technology & Manufacturing stand - 715 - at AUSPACK PLUS 2013 and collect your free sheep!
Multivac C 800 vacuum chamber machine
03 May, 2013Multivac has introduced its C 800 vacuum chamber machine, which is equipped with a 1.4 m wide chamber. This makes it suitable for long food products such as cylindrical sausages and whole fish.
MAER SB5 Series blown extrusion bottle machinery range
03 May, 2013MAER has restyled its TC-10-8-8 range of machinery. The range, now renamed the SB5 Series, is suitable for the production of plastic bottles made by blown extrusion for use with foodstuffs such as milk and dairy products.
Eltete paper pallet production line
29 April, 2013The third generation of Paper Roll-to-Paper Pallet and automatic paper pallet assembly (APPA) technology is compact and can fit into relatively small production units. One worker can run the APPA pallet factory on their own.
Romaco Macofar LF 200 FD and FS high-speed liquid filling machines
26 April, 2013Romaco has extended its Macofar LF 200 product family with two models for filling liquids into glass and plastic bottles at high speeds. The Macofar LF 200 FD and LF 200 FS series were developed for bottling pharmaceutical liquids.