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.
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.
Skin packaging
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Select Packaging Systems Pty Ltd
The chilled format of ready meal packaging is not only quicker to prepare for the consumer, it gives manufacturers an opportunity to use eye-catching and practical packaging, helping differentiate their products from those of competitors.
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.
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.
Mesutronic metal detector
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Perfect Packaging
Mesutronic has released the Aluscan metal detector that allows the user to detect smaller metal contaminants down to 0.8 mm in diameter, within aluminium-wrapped products.
Just-in-time liquid packaging
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Arvinoil Pty Ltd
The RTCE series monoblocks by ABTechno of Italy integrate in one single machine all the functions required to package non-carbonated liquid products and beverages.
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.
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.
Cup filler
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging Technologies
German packaging machine specialist Oystar Gasti is entering the modular age with Combiseptic 81 for filling premade cups being extended to accommodate additional servo-driven dosers, sterilisation units and sealing stations.
Thermal ink jet printer
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: APS Lighting and Safety Products
What is claimed to be the world’s only maintenance-free thermal ink jet printer for coding and marking on both porous and non-porous surfaces has been released by aps.
Automated label printer applicator
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: Peacock Bros Pty Ltd
Weber’s 3500 label printer and label applicator is for pressure-sensitive label printing and automated label application systems.
Continuous melters
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: PTL
PTL has developed an effective range of continuous melters that have been designed to melt chocolate, compound, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, butter and various other fats that are currently used within the chocolate, biscuit, snack and dairy industries.

