LIVE FROM WESTPACK: Machine-Controlled Thermoformer

From temperature excursions to the bioplastics market, stats from around the packaging sphere.

Feb 10th, 2011
Hp 19658 Multivac R535


The company's first-ever thermoformer built on a full Allen-Bradley/Rockwell control platform and drive system includes open-architecture IPC machine controls and can be seamlessly integrated into virtually any machine environment. Shown here is the company's R535 machine.

Multivac Inc.
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CIPM China 2019: the Marchesini Group showcases the Integra 520, the perfect solution to pack blisters into cartons at high speeds
CIPM China 2019: the Marchesini Group showcases the Integra 520, the perfect solution to pack blisters into cartons at high speeds
Integra 520 combines a thermoformer and a cartoner for higher speeds and higher precision.
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Oct 19th, 2019
MMC Packaging Equipment's closure slitter
MMC Packaging Equipment: High-speed Closure Slitting, Band Folding Machine
The machine is engineered with Industry 4.0 attributes and features a six-camera vision inspection to meet quality objectives.
Oct 10th, 2019
Loveshaw's case sealer by Little David
Loveshaw: Case Sealer by Little David
The LDX-RTB 4.0 Ultra is faster with easier access to motors and electrical components, featuring multiple security features.
Oct 7th, 2019
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Magnetic Levitation Supports 6-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Platform
Planar Motors’ smart robotic system XBOT offers the ability to simultaneously and independently control motion, with hygienic contactless design.
Sep 26th, 2019
The capper is constructed of stainless steel and has a sloped-surface design with minimal cavity infiltration.
Single-Head Servo Capping Machine for Pharma
Designed for pharmaceutical companies, a new single-head servo capping machine operates at speeds to 50 bottles/min.
Sep 25th, 2019
Deitz Pharmafill BCV1 bottomless conveyor
Conveyor for Printing on Bottle Bottoms
Bottomless unit doesn’t disrupt bottles in packaging line flow.
Sep 25th, 2019
Fully servo-driven, the SX-310-PP/D fill/finish machine adapts easily to new formats and sizes and provides repeatable performance, low maintenance, simple troubleshooting and fast changeover.
Pharma Focuses on Flexible Fill/Finish
Automation expands capabilities, boosts productivity and limits operator/product contact.
Sep 24th, 2019
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Checkweigher features PLC controls, automatic calibration
System features electromagnetic force weigh cells for better accuracy.
Sep 24th, 2019
MG America featured the new patented EXTRUDOR™ dosing unit on an AlternA70N intermittent-motion capsule filler.
Modify Powder Dosing without Changing Dosing Disc
MG America featured the new patented EXTRUDOR™ dosing unit on an AlternA70N intermittent-motion capsule filler.
Sep 23rd, 2019
Instead of removing faulty bottles at the end of the process, the single tablet reject function eliminates damaged tablets via ejection channels
Single Tablet Reject Function on Bottle Line
The counting module of the Uhlmann Bottle Line IBC 150 allows for up to 99 percent less waste.
Sep 23rd, 2019
Redesigned Accumulation Table is Easier to Clean, Customize
Bi-Flo accumulation system from Garvey gets update, while still offering no jamming or dead plates, and easy changeover.
Sep 23rd, 2019
Three weighing/dosing systems for accurate batch weighing
Volkmann: Weighing/dosing Systems for Batch Weighing
These systems feed, unload, and a three-step weighing process.
Sep 18th, 2019
TechnoDrive 65 PET Machine specifically designed to produce small PET containers.
Jomar to Launch the TechnoDrive 65 PET Machine
This IBM model is specifically designed to produce small PET containers.
Sep 16th, 2019
Piab’s piFlow p Smart vacuum conveyor
Piab: Vacuum Conveyer piFlow Smart
Its machine learning capabilities decrease changeover time and automatically re-adjust settings between different batches of material.
Sep 10th, 2019
Sepha's Press Out Universal deblistering machine
Sepha Press Out Universal–Tablets and Capsules Product Recovery Deblistering Machine
Featuring flexibility, speed, and recovery rates, the Sepha Press out Universal is a child-resistant deblistering system for the pharmaceutical industry.
Aug 29th, 2019
Alfa Laval: Rotary Lobe Pumps
The Optilobe Rotary Lobe Pumps are cost-effective and provide treatment for difficult and delicate products.
Aug 27th, 2019
BPS Model VT (Flat Deck) Vibrating Table
Best Process Solutions: Vibratory Tables Available in Flat Deck or Grid Deck
Complete lines of air or electric-powered models with high load capacities.
Aug 22nd, 2019
Dematic Compact AGVs
Dematic: Compact Modular AGV Pallet Delivery System
The Dematic Compact AGV is a transporting and staging system of pallets for repetitive material transportation in multi-shift operations.
Aug 20th, 2019
Ferguson selected the FD-Pharma™ Series II from Medical Packaging Inc.
Specialty Pharma Co. Offers New Single Doses with Liquid Cup Filling Machine
A new unit-dosing cup machine allows WES Pharma to offer a controlled substance in single doses without sacrificing floorspace.
Aug 7th, 2019
The Pharmafill PS1 Packserter from packaging machinery manufacturer Deitz Co
Deitz Co.:Desiccant Inserter
The PS1 Packserter automatically detects cut point to prevent double feeds, a variety of desiccant packets into bottles or other containers at speeds of up to 100/min.
Jul 31st, 2019
More in Packaging/Filling
ValTara monoblock bottle filling system
ValTara: High-Speed Bottle Filling System
The system includes as many as four filling stations and has a product dosing range up to 200 ml.
Jul 30th, 2019
ESS Technologies implements Fanuc’s SR Series of SCARA
ESS Technologies: Ultra-Compact TaskMate Robotic Systems for Collating Products
The small size and flexibility of the Fanuc SCARA robots eliminates the need for separate robotic cells and additional safety guarding and collates product prior to cartoning, loading and unloading.
Jul 25th, 2019
he Robocombi system mechanically picks the strips of bottlepacks from the conveyors they stand in and places them directly into the four parallel conveyor lanes leading to the packaging line.
Sanofi Oral Suspension: From Blow/Fill/Seal to Robotic Palletizing
At Sanofi’s Origgio facility outside Milan, automated efficiency is the watchword when it comes to packaging Enterogermina Oral Suspension. Additional production capacity is in the works.
Jul 12th, 2019
German pharmaceutical manufacturer Bionorica’s headquarters in Neumarkt (Bavaria)
Pharma Manufacturer Fully Automates Line to Keep Pace with Liquid Filling
Bavarian firm Bionorica boosts performance by implementing new machines around its high-speed filling machine, automating liquid production from depalletizing, unpacking, and bottle inspections to cartoning.
Jul 3rd, 2019
Bechkoff Unveils Intelligent Transport Technology
Bechkoff Unveils Intelligent Transport Technology
The XPlanar system, designed with free-floating movers, is a new motion control concept that brings more product handling flexibility.
Jul 1st, 2019
The demo line assembled by Marchesini consisted of three machines for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging of pharmaceutical blister packs.
Industry 4.0 with a Pharma Focus
Knowing that IoT software and services in pharma are expected to reach $2.5 billion by 2020, this builder of pharmaceutical packaging machinery is rolling out a robust Industry 4.0 program.
Jun 12th, 2019
Multi-Conveyor 2-to-1 vertical merge conveyor
Multi-Conveyor: Vertical 2-to-1 "Bag Inject" Conveyor Built for a Precision Merge
Multi-Conveyor debuted a stainless steel constructed 2-to-1 vertical merge conveyor de-signed to transport individual bags of frozen food.
Jun 6th, 2019
Pharmafill CS1 enables growing companies to upgrade from manual cotton inserting, filling at speeds from 60 to 90 bottles/min.
Deitz Co.: Entry Level, Automated Cotton Inserter
Pharmafill CS1 enables growing companies to upgrade from manual cotton inserting, filling at speeds from 60 to 90 bottles/min.
May 30th, 2019
ACG Wins Red Dot Award for Automatic 100% Capsule Checkweigher
ACG Wins Red Dot Award for Automatic 100% Capsule Checkweigher
Company’s Engineering Group recognized for ACG’s latest capsule filler.
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May 29th, 2019
Deitz Co.: Tablet Counter with Removable Product Contact Parts
Deitz Co.: Tablet Counter with Removable Product Contact Parts
Pharmafill TC4 allows for operation in semi-automatic, manual and check count modes, discharging tablets into bottles at up to 2,000/min.
Apr 30th, 2019
One fixed blade horn covers the width of the anvil.
Aurizon Ultrasonics: Ultrasonic Systems for Nonwoven Processing
A new option of fixed blade horn technology for material lamination and edge sealing is available. Other new bonding technologies include elastic entrapment and a bonder for machinery manufacturers and experienced end users.
Apr 15th, 2019
Cama Group designed a complete line for a major biopharmaceutical company, where the packaging machine loads stickpacks of single-serve powders into a flip-top box design.
Turnkey Line Loads Pharmaceutical Powder Stickpacks into Flip-Top Boxes
As single-serve sachets continue to grow in healthcare, Cama Group developed a robotic packaging line designed for efficiency, precise handling/closing and ergonomic line access for operators.
Apr 12th, 2019