Cartoning

Reports on machinery that takes flat, knocked-down paperboard-based blanks, opens them, then fills them with product or packaged product before closing the carton around the product, sealing and closing the carton.

Redesigned three-flap carton lid closer

• IL120 Carton Closer (known formerly as the Compact 3) now incorporates a servo-motor-operated “lift-and-descend” feature that enables both infeed and outfeed section overhead conveyors to rise vertically if a carton jam up or stoppage is detected. • after the...

Cartoning | August 31, 2010

Video: High-speed sleeving system

• Model SL7.5 300C continuous-motion sleever packs retort bowls into sleeves at a rate of 300/min • orients product into position and flips it over so product is packed into the sleeve upside-down before glue-sealing the top of the sleeve...

Cartoning | July 6, 2010

Cartoning machines

• continuous-motion IWK SC 8 (shown here) and SI 8 intermittent-motion cartoners accommodate large folding boxes for pharmaceutical and other applications • operate at speeds up to 150 cartons/min, in sizes from 40x20x65 mm to 165x75x230 mm • machines may...

Cartoning | June 14, 2010

Video: Intermittent-motion cartoner

Balcony-style machine reaches the performance level of continuous-motion cartoners....

Cartoning | November 11, 2009

Intermittent-motion cartoner

• Promatic P 91S horizontal clocked cartoner permits packaging speed of 140 cartons/min, reaching the performance level of continuous machines, creating a new benchmark...

Cartoning | August 27, 2009

Braille carton feeding/embossing system

• Rapid Braille Module permits embossing Braille characters on pharmaceutical packaging materials...

Coding, marking, printing | August 20, 2009

Video: OEE-enhancing horizontal cartoner

The high-speed (400 cartons/min) MGS Machine (www.mgsmachine.com) StealthIIâ„¢ continuous-motion cartoner is designed for efficiency in the pharmaceutical market. It offers several features that can assist Overall Equipment Effectiveness including tool-less changeover, single-button reset, and OEE data collection....

Cartoning | March 28, 2009

Video: Intermittent-motion horizontal cartoner

Campak's PMM erects cartons by means of an articulated twin blade, prevents product from straying out of the carton, and is equipped with a Mechanical Memory system for rapid size changeovers....

Cartoning | March 27, 2009

Carton erector

• VCE vertical rotary auto bottom carton erector reaches speeds of 100 cartons/min • includes 48-in. power-fed magazine, quick changeover, and rotary pick-off and setup • bar-code scanner verification-reject chute optional PSA, Inc....

Cartoning | February 15, 2009

Continuous-motion cartoner

• Stealth II handles tubes, vials, bottles, pouches, and literature insertions with predesigned infeed solutions • operates at speeds up to 400 packages/min • servo-based design features easily loadable, ergonomically correct powered carton magazine and standard carton prebreak to eliminate...

Cartoning | February 15, 2009

E-pedigree, OEE, sustainability presentations highlight open house

A March 12 to 13 "E-Pedigree & Pharmaceutical Technology Forum" at Kôrber Medipak North America's Clearwater, FL, facility will address the latest technological developments in the packaging sector. Presentations will examine e-pedigree, compliance, child-resistant packaging, sustainable packaging, improving overall...

Structural and graphics package design | February 5, 2009

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

Roche goes green, saves greenbacks

A change to more readily recyclable fiberboard for its Boniva® (ibrandronate sodium) prescription-only osteoporosis wallet pack is yielding economic and environmental benefits for Nutley, NJ-based Roche, a division of Swiss pharmaceutical giant, the Roche Group (F. Hoffmann La Roche,...

Sustainability/environmental | September 9, 2008

On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack

A new blister-pack line at pharmaceutical contract packaging firm Allpack in Basel, Switzerland, is notable for its use of on-line UV-cured flexo printing of foil lidstock. ...On-line printing of foil lidstock can go a long way toward simplifying inventory...

Misc. Archive | September 5, 2008

Brecon betters blister packing

Nowhere in packaging are flexibility and fast changeover more necessary than in the contract-packaging arena, where multiple customers and their many SKUs are a fact of life. That’s why ease of changeover was a key machine characteristic sought by...

Contract packaging | October 29, 2007

Striving for 'end-of-line' packaging solutions

San Juan's Convention Center hosted the Feb. 1-2, 2007 Interphex Puerto Rico conference, with a keynote presentation delivered by Maridalia Torres, director of the San Juan district Food and Drug Administration office. One of the event's highlights was a...

Misc. Archive | March 13, 2007

Intermittent-motion cartoner

* Eclipse pharmaceutical machine operates at speeds to 90 cartons/min in a variety of carton sizes and styles * offers a 7.5'x4.5' footprint; features Guardian open-access guarding system for machine accessibility * permits tool-less changeover; is cGMP-designed, with validation...

Cartoning | March 10, 2007

Vertical cartoner

• Vertipak in-line machine assembles vertical cartons at up to 60/min • adapts to various shapes and sizes for applications ranging from toothpaste to moisturizer cartons • monobloc design allows machine to be moved easily Isopak Ltd....

Cartoning | March 10, 2005

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