Machines

The WITTENSTEIN washdown gear reducers have been designed for all applications that require strict hygienic conditions, as in the pharmaceutical or food sector in which the components are often subjected to repeated washings, at times performed with high pressure jets at given temperatures.

Prevent irreparable damage, minimize costs and maintenance time, maximize uptime... All this can be done monitoring a machine and registering the physical parameters indicative of its state of health, such as for example vibrations.

DIGITAL CUTTING A hi-tech plotter for small-to-medium formats and an effective material handling system to automate the entire workcycle.
At drupa Zund gave example of its expertise, with an eye to paper converting applications.

EQUATIONS If packaging plays a strategic role for companies operating in the field of consumer products and good packaging can be achieved thanks to an adequate motion control... then motion control is strategic. This is demonstrated by Control Techniques’ intervention on the company Mimi’s Mito shrink-wrapping machine.

Markem-Imaje expands its range of small character inkjet solutions with a new reference: the new 9232E, designed to meet the specific needs of the extrusion sector. The company thus confirms its commitment to offering high performance, cost reduction and respect for the environment.

Krones has conceived a complete, holistically system has thus been designed for producing and bottling high-quality premium juices or also milk-based mixed drinks with a fruit content.

The topic for this month is the “sustainability” of packaging: a very topical subject that can't just be limited to the research and use of eco-compatible materials, but must include the recovery of energy efficiency during production.

MONODOSE Thanks to their original R&D work Lameplast Group has created the monodose multi-layer plastic laminate. Available in six versions with different "effects" like the tactile and visual ones liked by the marketers.

IMA at Achema with a mega stand and all the most recent proposals of its divisions catering for the pharmaceutical industry.

PRESS AND DRINK Intended for the nutraceutical and beverage sectors, Inge has developed Push and Drink, a cap separator for multidose packs that combines ease of use, containment capabilities and compatibility with most mineral water bottles.

STRATEGIES The world is changing and reinventing the way companies do business and produce goods. But how? TMC, also with its buy-up of PRB, offers interesting suggestions of entrepreneurial creativity, powered by forward thinking, experience and determination.

Zero scrap, savings on raw materials, reduction of transport volumes and less environmentally stressful logistics poles. The creation of made to measure Freebox™, a system designed and patented by System Packaging, optimises the volume of cardboard used along with the volume of road transport.

The French company Luceo Inspection Worldwide (part of the Tiama group) at Eurocarne will be presenting ThermoSecure, a range of packaging machinery for controlling packaging via video camera.

At Ipack Ima CGP Industries (Cebazat, FR) presented an interesting range of anti-skid material for logistics, among which Stabulon: a separator for stabilizing pallet loads, which performs its anti-slide action with the pallet inclined up to 42°.

A-hundred-and-thirty years on, the Belgian company Filliers has revolutionized the packaging of the Dutch 30° jenever, marking a new stage in the renewal of the  juniper based liquors line, enriched by new fruit flavors that are captivating the younger target group.

Thanks to a closed system and special application heads, the hotmelt spray systems designed by Robatech to provide wrap-around labeling guarantee an accurate and clean metering of adhesive on tins and cans, even at high speeds.

In addition to the wide range of linear self-adhesive labellers, Packlab presents the print & apply system for the product traceability: very efficient system that prints and applies the label directly on any kind of pack.

FLEXIBILITY With the aid of Beckhoff electronics, FBA Srl has developed an automatic system able to perform the identification and sorting of parcels of different shapes and sizes, according to parameters that the user defines and modifies to suit specific requirements.

Universal Pack adopts Siemens OPL guidelines to configure machine control and obtain modular, flexible sachet filling machines capable of providing real savings.

BINDING MACHINES Mecwrap has developed a line of ring system machinery for wrapping and stabilizing palletized loads with stretch film. Distinctive features: original mechanics, superior performance and reliability “certified” by the University of Bologna, an excellent cost/performance ratio and extreme ease of use.