Skin packaging
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Select Packaging Systems Pty Ltd
Chilled rather than frozen ready meals are filling the fridges of consumers in ever-increasing numbers.
Auger upgrade program
01 August, 2008
Australian Filling & Packaging Machines (AFPM) has introduced an auger filler upgrade program to minimise costs and maximise benefits.
Lightweighted hotfill PET
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
Manufacturer of PET stretch blow moulding machines for the production of PET bottles, SIPA has developed lightweighting technologies for hot fill PET bottles used in the juice, tea, isotonic and flavoured-water markets.
Closures
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: TCL Hofmann
Based on the success of the DIN 45 closure SK 45/26 MAB MDR and the child-resistant variant SK 45/27 MAB MDR CR, Bericap has developed additional sizes with different technical features and can now offer closures for all thread profiles according to DIN 45, 44 and 60 in a uniform, attractive design for all sizes.
Official ecolabel for NZ
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Environmental Choice
Although claims of sustainability and environmental performance abound, in New Zealand Environmental Choice is the one ecolabel that is backed by the New Zealand government and verifies all its applicants’ claims using independent, third-party expert assessors.
On-conveyor metal detector
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
Mesutronic has released the Transmetron 05 CI, a metal detector suitable for inspecting products along a conveyor belt.
Anti-fog films for fresh produce
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Taghleef Industries Pty Ltd (Australia)
Shorko Australia has been appointed the exclusive sole Australian and New Zealand distributor for Taghleef Industries (Ti-Films) complete product range of biaxially orientated polypropylene film and cast polypropylene films.
VFFS
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Propac Industrial Pty Ltd
The Propac Lite vertical form fill seal includes many features of Propac’s proven AV-xx series of machines, but in a simplified version built into a small footprint.
Fill solution for delicate foods
01 July, 2008
Multi-Fill has recently sold a MPFSC-120-01 filling machine to a customer in the US who had a very delicate product to fill — jelly cubes. The requirement was for a filling machine that would retain the shape and size of their delicate product after it passed through the system. The jelly cubes are loaded into the low-level infeed hopper and a conveyor belt (with a special finger design) passes the product to the filling head. The food is then measured volumetrically and discharged into trays.
Radiation-free carton inspection
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Detection Systems Pty Ltd
The second generation of packaging contents inspection systems (PCIS) is easy to install, simply dropping over existing product lines and occupying minimal line length.
Compact thermal transfer printer
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Dy-Mark Identification Solutions
The Datamax M-Class Mark II is a compact, rugged industrial-strength printer series that has been designed to provide ease of use and a lower total cost of ownership.
Roll-fed labeller
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Le Mac Australia Group Pty Ltd
The Marathon SLA combines the field-proven Marathon SL technology with a complete Allen-Bradley drive-train and controls platform consisting of servo drives, servomotors, programmable logic controller (PLC) and human machine interface (HMI), as well as reconfigured electrical control cabinets.
Sanitary metal detector
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: JL Lennard Pty Ltd
The latest metal detector for the food processing and packaging industry from JL Lennard is the Apex 500, claimed to be the most sensitive, yet easy-to-operate metal detector available.
Integrated aseptic packaging line
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak iLine is a high-performance aseptic carton packaging solution that takes line integration and automation technology to a new level due to its process control and information management system.
Bagmaker
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Heat and Control Pty Ltd
Ishida has launched the Atlas-122C and 112C, compact models of the existing Atlas high-speed snack foods bagmaker. These models have the capacity of the existing Atlas models in downsized compact flame, providing high-speed packaging with high seal integrity.
