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34 process — and without jeopardizing operator safety. Other features include a Category 3 safety package. The machine’s highly flexible control system/soware can program it for variables such as wrap paerns, roll sizes, film thicknesses, pre-stretch levels, colors and logos. – HEF More informaon Colinda Lavallee, markeng manager, Wulec: 877.985.3832; colindal@wulec.com; www.wulec.com Auto-Adjusting End-of-Arm Tooling Minimizes Downtime The scissors mechanism in Adapve Roboc Tooling from Xpak USA, LLC, moves in the X and Y direcons to automacally adjust to handle a different container size or count. By eliminang end-of-arm tooling changes, the mechanism also reduces downme and enhances the flexibility of the packaging robot. The system relies on components from Festo Corp. – HEF More informaon Juan Orz, vice president Business Development, Xpak USA, LLC: 732.964.1600, ext. 403; orz@xpakusa.com; www.xpakusa.com Waste & Downtime Cut with LinerLESS Labeler Rotary or inline LinerLESS pressure-sensive labelers from WS Packaging Group, Inc., apply clear or white linerless labels that are separated on the roll by micro-perforaons. Using a silicone release coang on facestock, WS Packaging Group’s 2-mil, biaxiallyoriented polypropylene rollstock eliminates the liner and keeps the labels from adhering to each other. Benefits of doing away with the liner include: up to 20 percent drop in total costs, twice as many labels per roll, reduced shipping and storage, less down-‐ me to replenish the roll. No liner also means no waste to dispose of or recycle. A higher-speed rotary labeler with proprietary Proper-LL1 head from Italian Labeling Technology Industry (ILTI) S.r.l. accommo-dates up to six cassees to simultaneously apply front and back labels to round or oval containers as quickly as 750 containers/ minute. Proper-LL1 head may be mounted on System RE and System RP labelers from ILTI or rotary label applicators from other manufacturers. The inline labeler, equipped with the proprietary Herma 400 head from Herma GmbH, can also be configured for front and back labeling, and hits maximum speeds of about 350 containers/minute. Both inline and rotary systems achieve label placement accuracy ±1 mm. LinerLESS facestocks accept virtually any prinng/decorang technology, including metallic ink, foil stamping and reverse prinng to eliminate the need for an over-laminate. – HEF More informaon John Giesfeldt, senior manager, Markeng, WS Packaging Group, Inc.: 920.969.4099; jgiesfeldt@wspackaging.com; www.wspackaging.com. Robotic Case Erector with 2-Minute Changeover The Gantry-robot-equipped, servo-controlled CE-TRS Transector case erector from AFA Systems adjusts automacally to reduce changeover me to 2 minutes, about 15 mes faster than a convenonal case erector. Automac squaring and a vacuum gripper cut make-ready me and waste, and minimize damage to corrugated surfaces. An integrated reader scans barcodes to idenfy the blank and set up the machine. A flat stack magazine eliminates tabs and pins and related adjustments, and can be extended to hold more than one case size. Rated at 18 cases/minute, the robot moves up and down and side to side to pick and erect a blank, plow flaps closed and seal the case with glue or tape. Adding a second robot to plow and seal flaps while the first robot picks blanks increases speeds to 33 cases/minute. Servo-controlled system relies on Allen-Bradley Kinex 300 EtherNet/IP indexing ser-vo drive and Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 700 touch-screen operator interface, both from Rockwell Automaon. An Allen-Bradley CompactLogix programmable automaon controller combines discrete and moon control on one plaorm. – HEF More informaon Eric Langen, sales and markeng manager, AFA Systems: 905.456.8700, ext. 244; eric.langen@afasystemsinc.com; www.afasystemsinc.com Allpax Shakes Up Retort Design Allpax’s new retort design is shaking things up. While most commercial retort designs rotate product or hold it staonary, the “Shaka” retort shakes product in the sterilizaon cycle, cung sterilizaon me by as much as 15 mes over convenonal retorts. This agitaon is especially effecve for prod-ucts that are typically packed and handled horizontally such as trays and pouches. Because heat trans-fer is very efficient, products are not subjected to long retort cycles. This improves flavor, taste, visual appeal and texture of the final product. The unit is 1600 mm in diameter (approx. 63 inches) and is rated to hold 2,000 pounds/load. The Allpax 2402 Mulmode R&D retort, 3802 Mulmode R&D retort and the producon-sized 1300 Shaka Retort are all capable of running the Shaka process. – EJB More informaon: Adam Reichert, process engineer, Allpax: 985.893.9277; adamr@allpax.com Richard Walden, director, Zinetec Ltd.: 44.0. 1367.240650; rwalden@shakaprocess.com. PACK EXPO INT’L 2012 Allpax’s “Shaka” design retorts shake product during sterilizaon.
35 Air Cushion Machine Makes Wide Bubble Wrap FP Internaonal introduced an air cushion bubble wrap machine that inflates flat roll stock to widths of 24 inches. An oponal support arm kit enables the compact packaging machine to produce seven air cushions for void fill, cushioning and wide wrapping applicaons. The MINI PAK’R air cushion machine is touted as a low cost, compact system that creates seven different air cushions for protecng products during shipping. Quilt Pak Pillow Pak medium bubble roll stock is perforated every 6 inches and with a height of 7 / 8 inch-es, is thicker than most premade bubble wrap. That reduces the number of wraps needed to protect a product. A single roll of the material makes the equivalent of a 1,000-square foot bundle. The uninflated roll measures 29 inches wide and 640 feet long. – EJB More informaon Shawn Lance, markeng manager, FP Internaonal: 650.261.5325; shawn.lance@fpintl.com. RIT Announces Sustainable Packaging Center Over $2 million in gis from American Packaging Corp. and the Wegman Family Charitable Foundaon will fund “The Center for Sustainable Packaging” at the Rochester Instute of Technology (RIT), according to an announcement RIT made at PACK EXPO. The iniave will be an educaon and research center dedicated to the development and use of sustainable packaging. More informaon Daniel P. Johnson, professor and department chair, RIT: 585.475.5558; dpjeie@rit.edu. Inflated (top) & uninflated Quilt Pak Pillow Pak “I always find what I’m looking for at PACK EXPO.” — Rick Coy, Transtar Autobody SUSTAINABILITY
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