Bosch SVI 2600 VFFS machine
23 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Nupac Industries Pty LtdThe SVI 2600 vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) machine from Bosch Packaging Technology serves a range of packaging applications, including confectionery, snacks, grains and other food and non-food products.
Advance ADV4 electric extrusion blow-moulding machine
20 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Selpak Automation Pty LtdThe Techne Graham Packaging Company Italy has introduced a ‘4-shuttle’ extrusion blow-moulding (EBM) machine: the Advance ADV4. It is fully electric and is suitable for medium production capacities.
Bosch Packaging Technology Transver SDP product distribution system
20 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Bosch Rexroth Pty LtdThe system features a modular depositing pullnose station designed for fully automated format changeovers and simple adjustment to product-specific characteristics. The modular design allows easy maintenance and cleaning.
OCME DryBlock packaging system
19 September, 2013 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesAccording to the company, the combined efficiency of a line of DryBlock is greater than the sum of the efficiency of the individual units. It can reduce costs as a single operator can control the entire line.
Make your food or pharmaceutical product security and tracking edible
12 September, 2013Covert, low-cost, heat-resistant, edible silica microtags can serve as invisible barcodes which can be incorporated into the very fabric of a food or pharmaceutical.
Traceability, accurate data and modern technologies
19 August, 2013Real-time track-and-trace solutions can ensure that a food product is accurately tracked at every stage of the supply chain but this is only useful if the data is reliable, has been accurately gathered and has not been tampered with.
Craft brewery installs CoMac equipment
15 August, 2013 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesCoMac has installed its machinery at the Three Taverns Brewery’s new brewery in Atlanta, Georgia. The brewery produces traditional Belgian-style beer with an American twist.
Compostable packaging for organic tea
13 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Innovia Films Pty LtdFounded in 1994, Les Jardins de Gaïa produces Fair Trade, organic tea from near Strasbourg in France. As part of its philosophy of selling natural, organic products, the company wanted to wrap its tea in natural packaging.
Perfect Packaging FP015EVO Horizontal Flow Wrapping Machine
12 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Perfect PackagingThe FP015EVO Horizontal Flow Wrapping Machine from Perfect Packaging is robust and suitable for industrial use. It is simple to clean and has easy operational features for quick product changeovers.
Leaders stays in front with new packaging line
09 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Reactive Engineering Pty LtdFinding that its existing weigher and bagger couldn’t keep up with increased demand for its IQF products, Leaders Products contacted John Redai from Reactive Engineering for a solution.
New equipment gives operators cheesy grins
30 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Emrich Industries Pty LtdWhen the time came to replace a vertical form-fill-seal packaging machine and a multihead weigher, wholesale cheese processor Di Rossi Foods turned to Emrich Packaging Machinery.
Markem-Imaje expands TIJ solutions with acquisition
16 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Markem-Imaje Pty LtdMarkem-Imaje has acquired thermal ink jet (TIJ) printing solutions manufacturer RSI Systems. The acquisition enables Markem-Imaje to offer TIJ solutions for printing codes that can be used for traceability, anti-diversion and promotional-coding printing applications.
Rhino 103SD and 105SDR carton taping machines
15 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging AustraliaRhino 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.
Pentafood BPET film range
05 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Klockner Pentaplast (Australia) Pty LtdThe Pentafood film product line has been extended to include Pentafood BPET films. The films are claimed to offer outstanding thermoforming, better cutting and no brittleness.
In-house PET production saves more than just time
05 July, 2013 | Supplied by: JL Lennard Pty LtdCoca-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.