Xray-Hawk X-ray inspection system
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
The Xray-Hawk is an X-ray inspection system designed to inspect products in aluminium packaging. It is specifically designed to detect foreign bodies such as metal, stone, glass, bone and high-density plastic bodies.
Heuft VX OCR system for packaging
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: JW Industrial Instruments Pty Ltd
Heuft Systemtechnik has developed a system for optical character recognition which identifies packaging that has not been coded or incorrectly coded in good time and withdraws it from circulation.
Sidel Bottle Switch mould changeover system
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd
The Bottle Switch is a quick format changeover system which is used to improve blow moulder flexibility by reducing the mould changeover time. The system provides the ability for faster product changeover times on the filler: less than 1 min to change a mould. This flexibility helps reduce machine downtime and therefore improves TCO. It is also a solution that helps users avoid investing in storage silos or intermediate palletisation.
Amcor Vodex liner for cereals
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Amcor Global
The Amcor Vodex is a bag-in-box liner developed to enhance the protective barrier around cereals. The product was developed to guard against potential migration of volatiles into products from carton board, inks or the external environment.
GS Italia volumetric food piston filling machinery
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
GS Italia is a manufacturer of volumetric food piston filling machinery. Its volumetric piston fillers are specifically designed for fresh food manufacturers, for products ranging from liquids to viscous products such as paste, semi paste or semi-thick liquids such as bolognese sauces, filling both cold and hot products (to a max of 90°C).
Hot-fill bottles without vacuum absorption panels
02 November, 2010 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
SIPA, a manufacturer of stretch blow-moulding machines for the production of PET bottles, can now produce hot-fill bottles that do not have vacuum absorption panels.
Sealing technology to reduce film packaging
01 November, 2010 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
International Food Partners Ltd (IFP) has released a sealing technology for flexible packaging that is claimed to be able to save food manufacturers thousands of tonnes of film per year, while also improving seal integrity.
Fish packaging that’s overproof and recyclable
01 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Stora Enso Australia Pty Ltd
Fish processing company V Hukkanen Oy is launching its Kalaneuvos marinated salmon strips in microwaveable and ovenproof Stora Enso DeLight modified atmosphere packaging. The board package replaces the aluminium tray that was used previously.
Black glass for beer bottles
01 November, 2010 | Supplied by: O-I Asia Pacific
Glass packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois, has launched a black glass in the Asia-Pacific marketplace following consumer research indicating a strong preference for this colour.
Packaging for fresh food requires speed and reliability
01 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Aldus - Tronics Pty Ltd
Taking delivery of fresh salads direct from growers, packaging in see-through retail packs for supermarkets and other retailers and then despatching for arrival in fresh condition for retail shelves as ready-to-eat is a highly disciplined operation.
A monobloc concept for the dry end
06 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co Ltd
The field-proven technology of monobloc machine synchronisation can now be used for packaging functions as well: Krones has also come up with a monobloc solution for the dry end. The Ergobloc D (for Dry) combines field-proven standard machines with innovative new designs to create a holistically harmonised system for end-of-the-line packaging and palletising. It can be used for canning lines, non-returnable-glass lines and non-returnable-PET lines in all speed categories.
Biscuit packaging made easier
07 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Enmin Pty Ltd
Gourmet biscuits are in increasing demand in various sectors of the consumer market, from airlines to health food shops to the regular supermarket outlets. With this increase comes the requirement to handle the biscuits in the most efficient manner, avoiding damage and reducing the manual handling in meeting with attractive packaging parameters.
Perfect Packaging FP096 flow wrapper
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
The FP096 flow wrapper has the reel at the bottom and is used in the packaging of fragile, irregular or heavy products which need to be carried by the packaging material, such as pasta, seafood, cutlery, plastic bags and multipacks. The flow wrapper is capable of wrapping up to 220 packs/min.
Nordenia FlexZiBox
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Nordenia (Australia) Pty Ltd
FlexZiBox packaging is flexible and robust at the same time, easy to carry and suitable for volumes up to 25 kg.
Kraton D1183 BT polymer
06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Kraton Polymers Aust & New Zealand
D1183 BT SIS-grade polymer is suitable for use in many adhesive applications including thermal printing labels, high-temperature-resistant labels and elastic labels. It is suitable for adhesives in hygiene applications and its shear strength is claimed to be particularly good at 37°C.
