The filling, form/fill/seal channel includes filling machines, bagging systems, weighing equipment, aseptic filling, thermoforming, pouching and much more for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
Vision system satisfies a sweet tooth Lauren R. Hartman, Senior Editor, 5/1/2008
Responsible for bringing a popular chocolate cookie wafer to fans, Manner AG, the Austrian maker of Mannerschnitte or Neapolitaner (neopolitan) chocolate cookie wafers, strives to ensure that every sweet tooth is satisfied. First introduced in 1898, Manner's famous wafers have been called Neopolitaners because the nuts for the filling (made from sugar, hazelnuts, cocoa butter and cocoa powder) ... More
Netweight oil filling Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor - 05/01/2008
Established in 2000 and expanded in 2005, Omni Specialty Packaging is a leading supplier of a variety of lubricants, greases and oils for various applications. Its product line comprises more than 100 products, including light and heavy automotive lubricants, industrial and hydraulic lubricants, specialized oils and greases, automotive gear oils, and automatic-transmission fluids and brake flu...
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Media disc case 05/01/2008
Said to be 100-percent-recyclable, the UniKeep HiDef ™ media disc case for compact multiple disc packaging and storage is made of PP with PP rings that hold up to six discs in interchangeable Safety-sleeve® pages. The cases have a durable design that provides for anoptimum lifespan for both the case and its contents.
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Dairy equipment 05/01/2008
The RABS type isolator used on aseptic lines, authorizes usually 72 hr of continuous production without intermediate decontaminations. The extended shelf life (ESL) machine for the filling of dairy products in PET bottles features a multiple-product filling nozzle and a TCS screw capper. The Nova cup-filling machine for dairy products reaches speeds up to 7,500 cups/hr.
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Filling bowl 05/01/2008
A Multi-Flavor filling bowl can fill up to four different flavors simultaneously. As multi-flavor packaging becomes more and more popular, the need for increased efficiency rises. The product-feed system directs each flavor to its specific section of the filling bowl. There is also a lane-dividing system that puts each flavor in unique rows for multiple flavor packages.
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Blow molding 05/01/2008
The BM-Series (BM 206 / 506) blow-molding machine can be operated using the “tandem-blow” process. The output from a single or twin machine can be doubled this way (i.e. an increase in capacity of 100 percent). “Tandem blow” signifies the simultaneous blow molding of top and bottom, with an additional bottom calibration.
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Bag sealers 05/01/2008
HS Series heat sealers handle various bag types, materials and products. They have air-cooling systems and a wide choice of options. American-Newlong, 317/787-9421. www.american-newlong.com
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Bagger 05/01/2008
The Bingo automatic horizontal bagging machine uses a stationary sealing head. The bagger is designed for premade wicket bags of either laminate or PE materials. Equipped with PLC controls and a user-friendly touchscreen, the bagger is very easy to operate, the co. says. With vacuum and gas-flush options, the bagger is designed to either manually or automatically fill a bag.
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Robotic case packer The co. releases its Model V 30 vertical robotic case packer, which incorporates servo-drive technology to create a high-speed vertical case packing system.