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Schneider touts it as low-cost and simple to install, setup and operate: The system has a simple interface for the operator, and pro-­vides
integrated drive, gear reducon and absolute posion feedback. Posion is always known, even aer power cycling. The ma-­chine
can be manually moved or jogged using a remote hand held teach pendant to integrate new posions into the controls. – EJB
More informaon
Terry Zarnowski, sales, Schneider Packaging Equipment: 315.676.3035; tzarnowski@schneiderequip.com.
System Protects Pallet Loads in a Single Layer
The Beumer Group, an internaonal manufacturer of intralogiscs soluons for the conveying, loading, pallezing, packaging,
sorng and distribuon technology segments, displayed a new pallet wrapping system using blown HDPE tube film that has no side
seam. Based on an established Beumer technology for pallezing paper-based mul-wall pasted-valve bags of cement, the new
system is modified to be suitable for food and beverage applicaons.
The system is completely automac and stretches the tube film prior to placing it over the pallet load being wrapped. The film is
brought down to, then sealed to, the wood or plasc skid; it’s then cut off and heat sealed on top to encase the pallet load is a sin-­gle
layer — unlike shrink and stretch wrap systems, which generally wrap mulple layers of film around a pallet load. There is an
add-on feature for the machine to place a layer of film on the boom of the skid so the products contained on the pallet are com-­pletely
covered in one layer of film — parcularly helpful if the loaded pallet is stored outdoors.
Because it only uses a single layer of film, the machine promises savings in materials costs. Its price tag can be around $155,000,
conngent on opons. — BAG
More informaon
Hano Behm, sales manager, The Beumer Group: 732.893.2854, Hano.Behm@beumer.com; www.beumergroup.com.
ISTA Protocol Frames Transport Packaging Practices
packaging system.
The Internaonal Safe Transport Associaon’s (ISTA) new Responsible Packaging by Design (RPbD)
guide is a step-by-step process management standard for the design, tesng and qualificaon of re-­sponsible
packaging that meets industry, consumer and regulatory expectaons. The process provides a
framework and guidance to evaluate two or more individual packages using the following criteria:
Provide appropriate packaging for protecng the product and perform all other funcons of a
Minimize product waste through the prevenon of damage or spoilage.
Opmize use of materials, energy, water in producon, distribuon and use.
Maximize recovery of materials and energy from used packaging.
The protocol’s procedure for analyzing packaging systems – from broad to narrow – is data-driven. Eight steps guide the packager
in a stage-gate process, with each stage accompanied by a template to help users gather data. The guide is available free to mem-­bers
of ISTA and for $750 for non-members. – EJB
More informaon
Edward Church, president, ISTA: 517.333.3437; ISTA@ISTA.org.
PACK EXPO INT’L 2012