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Global energy and environmental trends favor the continued rise of ultraviolet light for curing inks and coatings in packaging. Foremost is the demand for, and regulations requiring, eco-friendlier processes. Because UV curing can reduce or eliminate hazardous emissions, it is replacing waterborne and solvent systems faster than ever. UV might even claim curing-market dominance, if technology solves remaining challenges. LEDs only recently became powerful enough to cure UV materials, and a lack of materials curable by the singular-wavelength light is constraining. Still, some applications are adapting to UV — inkjet, linerless labeling, and digital printing among them — as this report from Label & Narrow Web explains.

The Schneider TP-35 High-Speed Tray Packer is designed to handle a variety of products including aseptic brick boxes, cartons, pouches, and more in many pack pattern configurations at speeds of up to 35 trays per minute. Come see us at Pack Expo in Chicago at booth S-1228.

Habasit is the only manufacture that can supply a full package of fabric belts, plastic modular belts, and plastic chain for the packaging industry. We can help you achieve the highest productivity with the lowest marginal cost. From case wrapping, weighing, cartoning, and folding; we can provide the complete package.

Together, we can keep our food supply safe while increasing your overall equipment effectiveness. Only Parker can provide the automation innovations needed for any processing or packaging challenge. Combing speed, flexibility, and efficiency with safety to create engineered solutions that outperform.

See us at Pack Expo Booth 7152.

As a leader in case coding, Videojet provides resources to help you efficiently code directly onto cases. The complimentary white papers and case studies found here help you avoid printing labels or stockpiling pre-printed cases by coding directly on the shipping box.

Take advantage of this complimentary resource today!

Even slight improvements in quality control translates to big differences on lines filling hundreds of bottles a minute. The vision sensor featured in this video offers 360-deg pattern match, helping it keep pace with the fastest production lines. Another enhancement is multi-function capability which permits set ups that check simultaneously for cap presence, label position, and label correctness.

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A German maker of plastic and stainless chains has added magnetic flat-top chains to its lineup. The Flexon system, Iwis says, improves conveying of products for packaging by reducing "stick-slip" effect. It aligns magnetic fluxes across multiple tracks, minimizing pulsations and jerking typical in conveyance mechanisms, resulting in a smoother and quieter transport.

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The latest innovation in desiccant packaging for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products hits the U.S. market soon, following a marketing agreement between Berlin Packaging and Sanner. The 360° Capsule, which Sanner developed and introduced to Europe in May, captures moisture via a novel cardboard disc on top and a grid structure on the container's side.

Flexible foil packaging performance can be heightened with a new tie layer resin. Made via extrusion lamination, the film provides chemical resistance, moisture and oxygen barrier properties, and good machinability. Maker Glenroy indicates the tie resin, which acts as an adhesive when binding multiple polymer layers, also works with surface printable packaging films.

The Smith anti-friction cam follower roller bearing was developed for use in cam or track roller applications. A full-complement roller bearing with a thick outer race permits a heavy load rating in a small package, allowing for a non-supported and line loaded outer race. Low-cost, easily mounted, and ideally suited for varied applications.

Veeder-Root's VersaCount™ is the perfect counter for today's high-speed packaging and labeling production lines. The VersaCount's high count input speed, coupled with a high-resolution encoder, allows you to achieve better product registration every time. When versatility and speed count, choose VersaCount.

Covering the neck and top of bottles, this shrink sleeve is paired with a tamper-evident seal. It is easy to open and features a flag that provides a unique, extra branding space. This labeling system combines offset and rotary print with electronic beam drying of non-migrating inks to accommodate a wide range of designs.

For consumers who want to light up the party and don't mind spending a little more for their vodka, this bottle comes with an integrated LED screen. Users can program six different messages — with 250 letters, numbers, or graphic elements in each — then set their bottles flashing the text in blue, white, or pink.

Can thinning a few microns from film thickness yield a big payback? According to one meat packer, "Yes." Using an optical measurement system to reduce its use of pricey resins, the company saves millions of dollars annually. Allowing constant monitoring of film thickness and automated die control, OptiGauge helps achieve "just right" thickness without random manual sampling.

High-quality products deserve high-quality film wraps. But when the production runs are only small batches, choices can be slim for equipment that speeds production while maintaining manual-like quality. This video introduces a semi-automatic over-wrapper that makes the measuring, folding, and sealing job faster and easier for operators without requiring much training.

We are a manufacturer of patented products designed to eliminate damage, reduce weight, and save you money. Our packaging solutions will not only save you hundreds of dollars on airfreight shipments, reduce vibration, are reusable and recyclable, and has $0.00 end life cost. We offer great service and same day shipping.

The Type M Fuller-Kinyon Pumps are heavy-duty, screw-type pneumatic pumps. These pump systems are most commonly used to convey dry, free-flowing, pulverized materials from grinding mills, transfer materials from silo to silo, transfer dust from collectors, and load and unload railcars, ships, and barges. Learn more...

Offered by General Motors Worldwide, this standard defines the bar code symbols, data content, and label/mark layout for parts, components, assemblies, and modules used in the manufacture of GM vehicles. Also defined: performance standards for printed bar code labels and direct part marking (DPM).

For more information on IHS standards, visit us here.

This International Standard provides a framework for designing packages accessible to more people, including persons from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, older persons, and persons with limited sensory, physical, and cognitive functions. The document also considers varying aspects of the packaged product, including identification, purchase, use and disposal.

For more information on IHS standards, visit us here.

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