Krones MouldXpress Advanced mould-changing system
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co Ltd
Krones’ MouldXpress Advanced system downsizes the changeover time for moulds in the Contiform, improving the availability levels of the stretch blow-moulding machine.
Banner Engineering iVu bar code reader
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering’s iVu bar code reader (BCR) is claimed to be the first industrial touch-screen bar code reader. It reads 11 industry-standard bar codes to facilitate advanced traceability - a critical strategy for ensuring high product quality in packaging, material handling, pharmaceutical and many industrial applications.
Mesutronic Transmetron 05 CI metal detector
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
The Mesutronic Transmetron 05 CI metal detector is suitable for inspecting products along a conveyor belt.
Hitachi RXHD low-solvent printer
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Visy Technology Systems
The Hitachi RXHD printer is claimed to halve solvent use by up to 50% and increase its marking rate by around 10%.
SIPA Berchi filling machines
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
SIPA Berchi, manufacturer of stretch blow-moulding machines for the production of PET bottles, has a range of beverage processing and filling machinery due to its acquisition of beverage filling and packaging company Berchi.
Precisionpack 100% seal integrity for sugar-coated confectionery
01 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Precisionpack
Precisionpack can now guarantee 100% seal integrity when packing sugar-coated confectionery. This is achievable through a custom-designed dust extractor that eliminates sugar dust being caught in the seal of the pack.
Heuft eXaminer XA foreign object inspection unit
26 February, 2010 | Supplied by: JW Industrial Instruments Pty Ltd
The Heuft eXaminer XA can be used to identify foreign objects such as pieces of broken glass or metal in liquid, paste-like and spreadable products and remove contaminated packages.
Shrink sleeves for Wild Juice
08 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Chadwicks
Chadwicks has created three cartoon animal-themed shrink sleeves for Villa Drinks’ newly launched Wild Juice range.
Multi-Fill MPFMP-60 semiautomatic filling machine upgrade
07 January, 2010 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
Multi-Fill, specialist in the manufacture of semiautomatic and automatic volumetric fillers for the home meal replacement, convenience foods and food service industries, has upgraded its MPFMP-60 semiautomatic filling machine to include some features that were previously only available on their automatic models.
Markem-Imaje 5800 Hot Melt Inkjet Printer
22 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Markem-Imaje Pty Ltd
The Markem-Imaje high-resolution, large-character 5800 Hot Melt Inkjet Printer provides clear, consistent text, graphics and GS1-compliant bar codes on cases, trays and shrink wraps. Suitable for corrugate printing applications, the printer can be easily integrated into existing production lines, carton erectors or tapers.
Intermec Technologies industrial bar code printers
22 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Intermec Technologies Aust Pty Ltd
Intermec Technologies has announced enhanced versions of seven industrial bar code printers - the PD41, PD42, PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i and PX6i. The improvements include an all-in-one printer programming language and increased memory and are suitable for operations, IT and business managers in warehouse, transportation and logistics and manufacturing.
Markem-Imaje 5600 Liquid Inkjet Printer
22 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Markem-Imaje Pty Ltd
The high-resolution Markem-Imaje 5600 Liquid Inkjet Printer, suitable for direct case coding, features liquid piezo technology for high-quality graphics, text and readable bar codes. It uses glycol-ether (Quick Dry) ink to provide manufacturers with maximum contrast, while minimising the ink deposit required.
Tracking and tracing food and beverage goods
02 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Intermec Technologies Aust Pty Ltd
With so many food safety issues to worry about tracking and tracing in the food and beverage sectors is becoming increasingly more important. At the same time, with foodstuffs moving across the globe, it is becoming more and more difficult to accurately track them. There is a solution that can help eliminate these difficulties though - a form of automated data collection called radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
To bar code or to bokode?
02 December, 2009 by David L Chandler, MIT News Office
The ubiquitous bar codes found on product packaging provide information to the scanner at the checkout counter, but that’s about all they do. Now there is a very tiny, very powerful alternative on the horizon.
See salt
02 December, 2009 by Zip-Pak Pty Ltd
Saxa and Skellerup have refreshed their packaging and incorporated resealability for greater consumer convenience. The new design has lead to stronger shelf presence.
