Mexican Express hots up food packaging line
12 May, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.tronics.com.au/
The addition of a new product to its range of specialist Mexican cuisine triggered a need for Adelaide-based manufacturer, Mexican Express to upgrade ('hot up') its labelling line to a fully automated process.
RFID master class to be held during NMW
10 May, 2006
A one-day master class on RFID principles, challenges and practices for manufacturing will be held during National Manufacturing Week 2006, at Sydney’s Darling Harbour from May 30 to June 2.
Tracking food in Europe
06 May, 2006
A prototype system designed to help consumers, farmers and other interested parties trace the geographic origin of food at all stages of production from 'farm to fork' - storage, processing and distribution - has been developed by researchers
Label proofing
18 April, 2006 | Supplied by: Hally Labels
Hally Labels has streamlined the proofing process for new or updated labels. 'Proof Manager', a web-based proof approval system, allows Hally to eliminate the time-consuming task of emailing a PDF to a client or distributing printed copies
Thermal transfer overprinter
14 April, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.tronics.com.au/
The Videojet DataFlex Plus Thermal Transfer Overprinter (TTO) delivers high resolution images on flexible packaging, while minimizing downtime and costs associated with ribbon breaks and production changeovers. For marking variable information such as dates, times, batch codes, ingredients, logos and marketing information onto flexible film packaging, labels or glossy cards, the DataFlex Plus provides the ultimate in productivity and efficiency.
First Australian-made system for Zip-Pak slider
16 February, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.propac.com.au/
PROPAC Industrial Pty Ltd together with Zip-Pak, a leading global resealable technology provider, have introduced the first Australian-made Zip-Pak slider system at the recent AUSPACK 2005.
Tracking food from farm to fork
14 February, 2006
A prototype system designed to help consumers, farmers and other interested parties trace the geographic origin of food at all stages of production from ‘farm to fork’ - storage, processing and distribution - has been developed by researchers.
Tracking that container
06 February, 2006
Radio frequency identification is being used in the Smart Box, a shipping container that can be located during transit and offers numerous other useful functions.
RFID tagging system
23 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.accusort.com/
Accu-Sort Systems, a member of EPCglobal, recently announced the release of its FAST Tag RFID tagging system. Part of Accu-Sort's suite of Flexible Automation Solution Tools, FAST Tag is a turnkey automated solution for placing, tracking and verifying RFID tags on cartons and pallets. FAST Tag also integrates seamlessly into existing material handling and data handling systems, providing a low-risk upgrade path from conventional bar code labelling systems.
Bulk bag filling systems
08 December, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.kockumsbulk.com.au/
The range of Bulkafil FIBC filling machines is tailored to suit clients' specific needs, offering efficiency and reliability, and utilising just one operator, from a single side platform.
Active packaging
06 December, 2005
The way in which active and smart packaging can secure the quality and freshness of products is a highly topical issue for both the food processing and packaging industries
Bottled water
05 December, 2005
As the largest growing beverage worldwide, bottled water manufacturers are rapidly growing in numbers. But as a packaged food product like any other, bottled water is also in constant need of safety controls to ensure superior quality for its consumers.
Marking on backless labels
14 November, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.unimark.com.au/
Catchpoint has created a backless label which renders the wasteful backing on labels obsolete, thus helping to reduce the 104,200 tonnes of waste produced a year attributed to self-adhesive label production. The company is currently trialing Sherwood Technology's DataLase colour change solution for marking directly onto the backless labels.
Powder filler
14 November, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.amtec.com.au/
Amtec has released the Powderpak D480R powder filler designed around the ability to pack powdered product at a rate of up to 480 x 25 kg bags per hour into either multiwall sacks or plastic/poly bags.
Campbell's improves 'print and apply' barcode labels
14 November, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.tronics.com.au/
Increasing the efficiency of printing and applying barcode labels to shrink-wrapped shipping trays was one of the jobs on the packaging line at Campbell's Soup plant at Shepparton, in rural Victoria.
