Archive for January 2021
High Speed Barrier Packaging Film for Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal
Innovia Films is launching the next film in its new Propafilm™ Strata range of transparent high barrier, mono structure, packaging films. SLF is a chlorine free film that delivers exceptional barrier levels to oxygen, moisture, aroma and mineral oils. It has reportedly been designed with a wide sealing range making it perfect for high-speed horizontal-form-fill-seal…
Read MoreMessina Hof Winery Partners With VISION Production Group To Debut The First Interactive Texas Wine Labels
Messina Hof and VISION Production Group unveiled their groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) wine labels. The labels will be featured on three of Messina Hof’s latest wines that will debut alongside their newest Messina Hof Harvest Green Winery and Kitchen location. The three labels will bring to life core themes in the Messina Hof winemaking process:…
Read MoreLoftware and NiceLabel Combine, Extend Global Leadership in Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management
Loftware, Inc. and NiceLabel announced that they are combining under the Loftware corporate umbrella. This union gives customers and partners an expanded choice of solutions, while providing enhanced labeling capabilities and the benefits of greater investment in cloud-based solutions and technologies. It also brings together 60 years of combined expertise in solving labeling challenges for…
Read MoreVarcode Forms Strategic Partnership with PL Developments to Build Cold Chain Monitoring into Pharma Manufacturing, Packaging, Distribution
Varcode™, maker of digital, time- and temperature-sensitive supply chain solutions, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with PL Developments (PLD) to enhance the scale and availability of Varcode’s cold chain monitoring technology. Under the agreement, amongst other things, PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll…
Read MoreVaccine Logistics: ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD Develops Solutions for Dry Ice Production Including Packaging
ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD is expanding its product portfolio with customizable dry ice filling and transfer systems for on-site production centers. Especially when shipping the COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, an unbroken cold chain down to -80 degrees Celsius and effective work processes are crucial. The new dry ice filling system is reportedly compatible with all ASCO…
Read MoreTriangle’s New Delta Bagger is Easy to Operate, Offers Improved Production
Triangle Package Machinery Company announces its new Delta vertical form fill seal (vffs) bagger. The Delta bagger is easy to operate and offers quick and easy changeovers of forming tubes, film rolls, and sealing jaws. And, with numerous smart technology features such as IO Link enabled sensors, it’s designed to grow with your business. The…
Read MoreQ&A With Matthews Marking Systems
Dear Reader, Packaging Technology Today conducted a Q&A with a leading marking & coding packaging manufacturer. Here is information on a new solution Matthews Marking is offering and hopefully you might find this information useful for your packaging operations. What are three benefits you want readers to know about your new powerful print management platform,…
Read MoreWeigh to Go
By Jim Renehan, Contributor Catchweighers, which in North America are more commonly known as in-motion scales, are an essential aspect of material handling, as well as parcel processing and distribution. In a fast-paced distribution environment, catchweighers must operate both swiftly and with exacting accuracy; in terms of precision, the weigh cell becomes the central, mission-critical…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Glass Packaging and Inspection
By Eleonora Bordini, Marposs International Industry Manager, Glass Packaging Glass is one of the oldest materials dating back to 3500 BC. Egyptians manufactured the first hollow glass container in 1500 BC, and the invention of the blowpipe in the first century BC was considered a technological revolution. The true revolution, however, was the automatic bottle…
Read MoreColumbia/Okura Announces Strategic Relationship With Integra Systems Brazil
Columbia/Okura LLC and Integra Systems have recently executed a license agreement that will allow Integra Systems to produce the complete line of Columbia/Okura robotic palletizers in Brazil. This milestone achievement follows a similar agreement reached in 2020 between Integra Systems and Columbia Machine, Inc. Columbia/Okura has been working with Integra since 2014. The execution of…
Read MoreSilicon Valley Robotics (SVR) Honors SICK With Two Awards
The Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) group awarded SICK two honors as a part of the SVR’s inaugural Good Robot Industry Awards. This program celebrates robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) that helps to solve global challenges. SVR is a non-profit industry cluster and coalition of robotics companies and startups, representing the robotics cluster in northern California.…
Read MoreNEW HIGH-INERTIA 1FK7-HI SERVOMOTORS ADDED TO SIEMENS OFFERING
Siemens Industry, Inc. has announced that it is expanding its popular 1FK7 servomotor family, with the introduction of a new high-inertia style. The higher rotor inertia of this design makes the control response of the new 1FK7-HI servomotors highly robust and suitable for high- and variable-load inertia applications, including the feed and auxiliary axes on…
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