Packaging, labelling & coding

Open and shut case: consumers like reclosability

02 December, 2015 | Supplied by: Butler Automatic

Pre-applied zipper packaging film combined with automatic splicing can present food processors with an economical and time-efficient way of moving to reclosable packaging.


Fromm stretch wrapper range

02 December, 2015 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging Australia

Fromm Packaging Australia has announced a range of stretch wrapping machines available for rental.


Juice brand relaunches with Tetra packaging

30 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Tetra Pak

Japan-based Kagome has relaunched its YASAI SEIKATSU 100 series of juice products, updating the ingredients and becoming the first product in Asia to adopt the Tetra Brik Aseptic 200 Slim Leaf carton.


Drinking in space

27 November, 2015

Funky-looking space cups are a new option for astronauts aboard the International Space Station, allowing them to smell and enjoy hot beverages thanks to research on the behaviour of fluids in space.


Beyond claggy glue!

19 November, 2015 by Michael B Halley, FAIP | Supplied by: Australian Institute of Packaging

At a recent meeting of the AIP, three presentations were delivered on self-adhesive labels.


Vanta packaging and handling equipment

16 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty Ltd

Vanta's range of liquid packaging and handling equipment is available in Australia from Motion Technologies.


It's what's on the inside that counts

11 November, 2015 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

To ensure that every pack really does have on the inside what it states on the outside, 2D vision sensors from SICK visually inspect every product that leaves the belt at frozen food manufacturer Crop's.


Amcor acquires Encon's preform manufacturing business

05 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Amcor Global

Amcor has announced the acquisition of privately owned Encon's preform manufacturing business for US$55 million.


KHS delivers 'big can' filling line to Tsingtao Brewery in China

05 November, 2015 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty Ltd

To meet the growing demand in the Chinese market for large beer cans, KHS GmbH has delivered its first turnkey filling line for big cans to customer Tsingtao Brewery Group.


Sensor intelligence replaces mechanical singulation

04 November, 2015 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

In the production plant of a well-known fruit juice manufacturer, the fruit juices are pressed, decanted into a huge range of Tetra Pak cartons and then packaged again in trays without any interruptions — thanks to the DeltaPac MultiTask photoelectric sensor from SICK.


What's the value?

04 November, 2015 by Michael B Halley, FAIP | Supplied by: Integrated Packaging & Machinery Pty Ltd

"What's the value we are giving our customers?" That was the recurrent theme when Integrated Packaging hosted a group from Australian Institute of Packaging.


Effytec provides the ultraclean technology to package baby food

22 October, 2015 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies

To package Dole Food Company's fruit puree baby food, packaging contractor Aseptia chose Effytec's HB-20 Duplex Pouch Filling Machine to provide a safe and hygienic packaging process.


Maple water company chooses wood-based packaging

21 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Visy Technology Systems

With a product positioning built around natural health and environmental responsibility, it made sense to Drink Maple to package its product in carton packs manufactured from approximately 75% wood, a renewable resource.


Identification solutions for reliable data acquisition

21 October, 2015 by SICK Pty Ltd | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

As well as being used in the food industry to trace foodstuffs reliably, RFID technology, laser-based barcode scanners and image-based code readers can also be used to optimise production and packaging processes.


Insourcing PET bottle production pays off

15 October, 2015 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty Ltd

The decision by a German mineral water bottling plant to procure its own stretch blow moulder from KHS will pay off in just two years.


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