Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal

Reports on machinery that forms, fills, and seals flexible materials, including paper/plastic film/foil materials, and fabricate them into a bag, pouch, or sachet, fills them with product, and seals/closes the pack.

Combination foam-in-place (FIP) system

The IntelliPack SmartShot™ Hybrid combination foam-in-place (FIP) system for product protection from Pregis Corp. offers both hand-held and bag options in one machine....

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | June 7, 2010

Medical pouch sealer

• Pouchmaster ABS is an automatic bag/pouch, coder, open/fill/sealer that handles Tyvek and laminated pouches 12 in. x 12 in., or multiples thereof • offers quick pouch size changeover in a compact 5-ft-long x 4-ft-wide footprint • cleanroom compatible, complies...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | December 2, 2009

Vertical bagger with in-field upgrades

• SVI provides easy upgrade to corner sealing; allows heat or plastic sealing • low machine height enables higher speeds; machine outputs range from 10 to 120 bags/min • permits efficient changeovers, increases OEE; suitable for food an non-food products...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | November 17, 2009

Video: Horizontal forming/filling/sealing

A close-up look at one of the 22 hf/f/s lines at contract manufacturer/packager American FlexPack’s facility in Green Bay, WI....

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | June 1, 2009

Automatic bar seal poucher

• ABS poucher opens, fills, and seals large premade Tyvek, strip header bags, foils, and barrier pouches for packing bulky medical devices and trays • second unit can be integrated for higher production rate capabilities, as can bar-code readers and...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | April 23, 2009

Packaging strategies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers. Long before the current economic downturn, American FlexPack, Inc., opened its doors with some guiding philosophies that still serve the Green Bay,...

Misc. Archive | February 5, 2009

Air displacement web guide on hf/f/s machine improves medical kit packaging

Cardinal Health's Mannford, OK facility needed guidance to get its medical procedural kit packaging back on track-literally. The film used to seal preformed trays of medical instruments often shifted out of alignment with the company's horizontal form/fill/seal machine, resulting...

Packaging Line Efficiency | December 17, 2008

MediSeal's expansion focuses on pharmaceuticals

MediSeal GmbH recently completed an expansion at its Schloss Holte, Germany headquarters that extends its production hall (shown) by 1,300 square meters. In addition to an expanded assembly area, separate clean rooms were created for pharmaceutical product filling and...

Misc. Archive | December 4, 2008

What is wrong with the pharmaceutical pricing model?

I was speaking recently with an industry insider about pharmaceutical and health care packaging and the topic of the pricing model for these products came up. I think that there is a fundamental flaw in this supply chain that...

Misc. Archive | November 24, 2008

Air-pouch void-fill system packs a big payback

Health Resources LLC of Hueytown, AL, was established in 1995 as a manufacturer of natural health supplements available by mail order. Today, the company offers more than 400 different SKUs, with products that promote a range of health solutions,...

Misc. Archive | November 1, 2007

Packaging machinery revs Fine Foods' production

Much like drivers appreciate the performance, handling, and flexibility of the finest sports cars, Italian contract manufacturer/packager Fine Foods N.T.M. (New Technology Manufacturing) S.p.A opts for similar characteristics in the packaging machinery it specifies. As manufacturers speed their products...

Misc. Archive | July 19, 2007

Bag making and sealing system

* Magnum-MD automatically forms and seals Tyvek, polyester, polyethylene, metallized and other barrier films including HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, and nylon with a chevron seal * specifically designed for medical and pharmaceutical applications, it uses continuous rollstock; creates bag...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | March 16, 2007

Checking up on healthcare packaging

Drug delivery devices, advances in combination products, and biologics/biopharmaceuticals will present both challenges and opportunities for packagers. New packages and drug delivery methods for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products are appearing on retail drug and grocery store shelves....

Structural and graphics package design | January 15, 2007

Chevron pouch on roll machine

• PurePouch machine automates the opening, filling, and sealing of packaged sterile medical devices • printing options include a color thermal-transfer printer or a print-and-apply labeler • works with pouches up to 10-in. wide x 24-in. long PurePouch...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | May 10, 2006

Floating pouch handler

AutoPak Engineering Corp. • flexible system places pouches into rectangular nests to ensure correct orientation for downstream processes • for IV solutions and medical devices, it operates at speeds to 250 pouches/min • handles pouches in sizes from 3x3 in...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | April 10, 2006

Semi-automatic bagger

• Autobag AB 145 operates at speeds to 45 bags/min in a fill-and-seal operation • permits package size changeovers in less than two minutes using pre-opened bags on a roll • AutoTouch control screen enables quick, easy access to job...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | December 10, 2005

Pouchmaking system

• Vega 610 produces preformed pouches from unsupported coextruded films • designed for small runs, it can be configured to make three-side-seal pouches, reclosable zipper pouches, self-gusseted stand-up pouches, and other sizes • permits fast, easy changeovers with pouch size,...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | December 10, 2005

Pouch machines

• designed for use in clean rooms • use special air cylinders, nonparticle-generating systems, and special air exhaust systems • dedicated roll-handling system permits quick changeovers GN Packaging Equipment...

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | August 10, 2005

Medical device pouchers

• produce peel-seal pouches up to 12" W x any length that are ready for sterilization • output 60 to 600 pouches/min • integrate with automatic cartoning machinery Wrapade Machine Co....

Bagging, pouching, form/fill/seal | March 10, 2005

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