O-I craft beer bottle range
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: O-I Asia Pacific
The Australian-made industry craft beer bottle range enables brand consistency across single-serve and multi-serve craft brews.
iDSnet Manager Version 2 package code management software
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Matthews Australasia Pty Ltd
Matthews’ locally developed iDSnet suite integrates all coding and labelling equipment to deliver a product-traceability solution throughout manufacturing businesses, creating more streamlined operations. The company will be launching iDSnet Manager Version 2 at AUSPACK PLUS 2011.
Avery ALX 735 Wipe On Label Printer Applicator
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Matthews Australasia Pty Ltd
Matthews Intelligent Identification will launch the Avery ALX 735 Wipe On Label Printer Applicator (LPA) at AUSPACK PLUS 2011. The LPA system has been designed for highly demanding production lines, offering efficiency, reliability and an improved total cost of ownership with no air required.
Scholle SureFill 30 LA aseptic filling technology
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Scholle Industries
The Scholle SureFill 30 LA aseptic filling technology is suitable for dairy, beverage and flavouring processors producing large-volume aseptic products.
Bottles Ltd 10 L PET jerry can
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Bottles Ltd
The 10 L PET jerry can for drinking water has a large, angled neck and integrated handle. This makes accurate pouring easy without the ‘glugging’ effect normally experienced with large containers.
ERC sealers and shrink-wrap systems
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: ERC Packaging
Products on display include: bag sealers, food container sealers, induction sealers, small nozzle-free vacuum sealer, L bar sealer and tunnel, shrink sleeves and labels, biodegradable plates and bowls, and some of its range of plain and printed bags.
Dalsa BOA M1280 vision system
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Adept Turnkey Solutions
The Dalsa BOA M1280 vision system is an integrated optical inspection tool for quality inspection and factory automation. It comprises all the elements of an industrial machine vision system in a small, smart-camera-style package.
Dalsa iNspect Express 1700 software
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Adept Turnkey Solutions
Dalsa’s iNspect Express 1700 software is designed for automated inspection and quality assurance. The software interface, designed for the BOA Smart Cameras, allows users of all experience levels to set up and deploy solutions with no programming required.
OnVu ICE time temperature indicator
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: BASF Australia Ltd
The OnVu ICE time temperature indicator can be used on food packaging to monitor the cold chain for chilled and deep-frozen food. Manufacturers, retailers and consumers will be able to tell at a glance whether ice-cream, pizza, fish or any other products were kept constantly deep-frozen or should rather be discarded because the cold chain was interrupted significantly.
Packaging machine extends shelf life of soup
16 February, 2011 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
The BencoPack aseptic form-fill-seal machine has been used to extend the shelf life of packaged soup for Korean food company, Pulmuone.
Lightweight PET bottles for edible oil
16 February, 2011 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
SIPA Berchi of Veneto, Italy, manufacturer of stretch blow moulding machines for the production of PET bottles, has successfully installed a SIPA SincroBloc system for the Cargill Company in Spain which produces and packages edible oils. The machine will create lightweight PET bottles for its oil products brands such as Primadonna.
Quality control for packaging
16 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Rheology Solutions Pty Ltd
The efficiency of many packaging processes, like flow wrapping with flexible packaging or stacking/filling rigid, thermoformed or injection moulded packaging can be influenced by many parameters. Foremost amongst these is the molecular architecture of the polymer(s) used in the packaging material. This may be even more critical for recycled or reprocessed materials.
Multi-lane metal detection system for meat patties
16 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Dynamic Inspection Ltd
Dynamic Inspection recently supplied a Fortress four-lane metal detection system for inspecting frozen meat patties to an Australian manufacturer.
Bagger, scales, flavouring and motion conveyor
15 February, 2011 | Supplied by: TNA Solutions Pty Ltd
The robag 3c vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) bagger with packaging speeds of up to 150 bags per minute accommodates a wide range of bag sizes and formats and enables rapid former changes with ‘auto connect’ and ‘unload assist’ features. Product seal detection and back seal bar design accurately detect film type and measure seal integrity.
FlexLink X45 and X45e conveyor platforms
15 February, 2011 | Supplied by: FlexCAM
The X45 is a compact conveyor platform which offers easy integration with machines and space-efficient filling, production and packaging lines. The compact boundary dimensions and the ability to run in bends allow new opportunities to automate sophisticated flows in a simpler way than before. The X45 conveyor runs very smoothly, which is crucial, for example, in transporting standing vials in the pharmaceutical industry.
