First Glance
By Canadian Packaging Staff
General Curwood ESS Technologies FANUC Flexicon Corporation Marden Edwards Multivac P&G Plastic Technologies S+S Inspection Inc. Schreiner MediPharm Sidel Spiroflow Systems Tharo SystemsThe new Open Chute Box Dumper from Flexicon Corporation is designed to offer a safe, low-cost method of discharging bulk solid materials from boxes, totes and other containers in applications without strict dust-containment requirements. The Dumper’s reliable box-container lift assembly is tipped hydraulically until material discharges from the container onto a smooth, flat chute that allows unobstructed discharge of free-flowing materials, as well as non-free-flowing products containing large agglomerates, into receiving vessels. Utilizing twin hydraulic cylinders to pivot the platform-chute assembly—with the container secured from sliding by transverse sidewall braces—the system can discharge at 45- or 60-degree angles, and it is offered with optional receiving hoppers configured with the company’s mechanical or pneumatic conveyors to transport discharged material to any plant location.
BIGGER & BETTER
The new model B610 belted chamber packaging machine from Multivac Inc.—claimed to be the largest and highest-capacity machine of its type available in North America—offers several key new innovative performance, hygienic and ergonomic features, including:
• Two 60-inch seal bars—positioned 33 inches apart—to allow for the packaging of an extended range of large product sizes and quantities;
• A patented tilting lid to facilitate easier and more ergonomic cleaning and seal-bar maintenance;
• Easy and tool-free seal-bar height adjustments through the IPC touchscreen;
• Incorporation of innovative valves for enabling improved operational performance, faster ventilation and reduced energy consumption;
• Patented vacuum porting on the deck of the machine to provide for faster cycle-times, while keeping moisture out of the vacuum pumps;
• Automatic control of lid movement and belt speed via the IPC touchscreen panel;
• Powerful servo motors to drive the movement of the lid and belt—resulting in reduced utility consumption by allowing for their simultaneous motion, thereby using less compressed air.
PEELING AWAY
The new interactive IntegraPeel peel-off technology from the Curwood division of Bemis Company was developed to enable packagers to integrate various peel-off promotions—coupons, recipes, inserts, etc.—directly into flexible packaging without using any adhesive labels, according to the company, while leaving the brand messaging and the packaging barrier fully intact. Constructed to ensure a smooth, effortless peel, the IntegraPeel offers brand marketers a consumer-friendly alternative to adhesive-based labeling while allowing the pouch to retain its full barrier properties and keep the package’s contents fresh, and also significantly reducing the cost-per-package by eliminating the associated expenses of adhesive labels, added logistics and extra labor. Unlike with labels, the IntegraPeel system is able to guarantee consistent placement of the promotion on every package—solving the nuisance and hassle of misaligned labels or cover-ups of critical package text and/or graphics, according to Curwood.
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