The Dow Chemical Company and Karlville Development Group have signed a collaboration agreement to facilitate the acceptance and proliferation of Dow’s flexible PacXpert™ Packaging Technology in the marketplace. Through the agreement, Karlville will supply machinery for pouch making, spout inserting, and filling and capping equipment from their SPOUTPRO product line while also providing technical support and service to all users.
The Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform for Flat Pouches), the first freely scalable flat pouch machine from Bosch, has been honored with the German Design Award 2018 in the Excellent Product Design category. The German Design Award is the second prestigious accolade for the Sigpack VPF following the German Packaging Award in 2016.
October 2017 marked 30 years since MULTIVAC Inc. became the official U.S. daughter company of MULTIVAC Global. To commemorate this milestone, MULTIVAC Inc. held a multi-day industry event to celebrate 30 years of packaging excellence with nearly 300 customers, affiliated partners and suppliers joining in the celebration.
Global Pouch West returns to the heart of West Coast packaging activity in the fourth year of this growing conference focused on flexible packaging in the Western states.
Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, introduces the Medical 8000S thermoform-fill-seal (TFS) machine, which provides medical and dental product suppliers and co-packers with customizable packaging solutions that improve throughput and competitiveness, while lowering material costs.
I was fortunate enough to attend PACK EXPO Las Vegas last month to see many of these machines that are new to market. From combination X-ray and checkweigher systems, to metal detectors and vision systems, the takeaway was flexibility and high speed action.
Oracle Packaging offers flow wraps for pharmaceutical and personal care products in both horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal applications. The flow wrap laminates are ideal for high-speed applications, offering excellent machinability and seal integrity with multiple available sealants.
Antares Vision celebrates its 10-year anniversary October 18 with a series of presentations, live equipment demonstrations and networking opportunities. The day-long event took place at Antares Vision’s Moorestown, NJ U.S. headquarters, which features a dedicated showroom and demonstration space.
Evergreen Packaging Equipment recently introduced its new QL-30 and QL-30ESL gable top packaging machines, designed for low-volume production capacity.