tna robagFXIS 3ci series VFFS machine for polyethylene packaging
20 August, 2012tna is releasing the tna robagFXIS 3ci series vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine for polyethylene (PE) packaging.
Football fever hits the bottled water market in Ukraine
09 August, 2012As part of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship festivities, SIPA of Italy worked with IDS Ukraine to develop special football-shaped Morshinka branded mineral water.
Urschel launches new website
06 August, 2012Urschel Laboratories has launched its new English website, featuring large graphics and simple navigation.
Penta 2200 vertical form, fill and seal machine
31 July, 2012Accolade Packaging is showing the Penta 2200 vertical form, fill and seal machine for the first time in New Zealand at Foodtech Packtech 2012.
Reactive Engineering Flow vertical bagging machine
30 July, 2012Reactive Engineering NZ will exhibit its Flow fully sanitary stainless steel high-speed vertical bagging machine at Foodtech Packtech 2012.
tna robag 3ci vertical form fill seal bagger
30 July, 2012Packaging solutions supplier tna will introduce its new high-performance VFFS (vertical form fill seal) bagger at Foodtech Packtech 2012.
Chadwicks Sleeves launches braille shrink sleeve
19 July, 2012Chadwicks Sleeves has launched a shrink sleeve incorporating braille, offering brands the opportunity to improve shelf appeal and reduce costs while adhering to European legislation for medical products.
Hygienic milk powder packing
27 June, 2012Chronos BTH has recently installed and commissioned a high-accuracy bagging and palletising system for milk powder sector company Emmi Milch, Switzerland.
Measuring the migration of ink in packaging
27 June, 2012A Food Standards Agency UK research study, contracted by Pira International during November 2008 to April 2011, has developed screening tests for visible and non-visible set-off. The project developed a scanner for measuring the total surface area of patches of visible set-off on the food contact surface of packaging, and exposure techniques and analytical methods which allowed the measurement of individual ink components on the food contact surface of packaging. The extent of migration of these ink components from packaging into food was also quantified.
System upgrade for tea grower
26 June, 2012Established in 1929, BOH Plantations in Malaysia account for 70% of all tea produced in Malaysia. In order to maintain its prime position in the domestic retail market and expand into overseas niche markets, the company recently invested in its manufacturing process using equipment from Matcon Pacific.
Multivac automatic tray sealer
26 June, 2012Multivac has optimised the performance of its automatic tray-sealer models. It is equipping its automatic tray- sealer models, the T 700, T 800 and T 850, with dies which have greater lengths and widths. This results in increasing the performance of these tray sealers in relation to the number of packs per cycle.
Krones’ FlexiFruit pre-dosing system
26 June, 2012The FlexiFruit pre-dosing system is part of an holistic system from Krones that is able to offer a seamless concept covering both process and filling technologies for producing and bottling beverages that contain fruit chunks and fruit fibres.
APPMA Scholarship winner announced
25 June, 2012During the 2012 AIP National Conference at the Marriott Surfers Paradise, the APPMA announced the winner of the annual scholarship program which enables one person each year to study a Diploma in Packaging Technology. The scholarship winner is Anna Roland, Technical Officer, Betta Foods Australia.
SIPA SFL WM linear blow moulder for wide-mouth PET containers
31 May, 2012SIPA has released a two-stage SFL WM linear blow moulder designed for wide-mouth bottles and containers up to 10 L capacity. The blow moulder is available in two configurations: the SFL WM Fast and the SFL WM Flex.
Cermex honeycombed pack collating system
12 May, 2012Cermex has developed a solution for collating products on its shrink wrappers, in order to create honeycombed packs. The company claims that staggered bottle configurations may improve packaging stability. A variety of pack shapes are possible with the system.
