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.
Krones DecoBloc labeller
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co Ltd
The Krones DecoBloc is a labeller that can cope with all dress variants.
Packaging machinery at AUSPACK PLUS 2011
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
Perfect Packaging will be showcasing its Rotary Pouch Filling & Sealing machine from Leepack which meets the growing demand for re-sealable packaging in pouches. It will also feature two newly released flow wrapping machines from Tecno Pack. Model FP 015 is an entry level 3 servo drive rotary sealer, and Model FP 025 box motion, in an extra wide version, is capable of wrapping an endless variety of products in the food and non-food sectors.
QuickLabel Systems Vivo! Touch digital label printer
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty Ltd
The QuickLabel Systems Vivo! Touch is a high-resolution, high-speed ‘intelligent’ colour label printer that is capable of printing colour labels ‘on the fly’, in high print quality for in-house label printing by end-user manufacturers. The printer uses a 1.6 GHz internal computer to process large amounts of variable label data and coordinate label jobs, printing colour labels in high speeds of 5 ips.
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.
Proseal GT2 tray sealer
17 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Proseal Australia
The GT2 tray sealer is used to reduce waste in soft fruit packaging, while also delivering energy savings, reliable performance and cost efficiency.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marking systems
15 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Sunlec International Pty Ltd
The Grafoplast wire marking system is capable of marking wires, cables, data cabling, terminal blocks, contactors, relays, PLCs, etc.
Techno-Pak entry-level semi-automatic fill weigh doser machine
15 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Techno-Pak Pty Ltd
Techno-Pak will be showcasing an entry-level, semi-automatic fill weigh doser machine. The modular fill weigh doser can fill pre-made bags, pouches, jars, tubs, containers and trays. With a fully programmable touch screen interface, the machine can weigh powder and granular products from 10 to 3000 g.
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.
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.
