Packages constructed from pre-applied zipper film can be an ideal tool for companies looking to make the shift from traditional to reclosable packaging without significant cost or lag time.
The new BOXXER T-30 automatic case erector and bottom tape sealer from Miami-based Eagle Packaging Machinery is capable of running both regular-slotted and half-slotted style boxes, up to 30 cases per minute.
Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, introduced an automatic system that denests buckets and tubs at speeds of 10 containers a minute or more. Automatic filling with a bottom-up feature for stiff products is optional.
Processors can automatically produce yogurt and dessert parfait cups with the Hinds-Bock Parfait Cup Line, produced by Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, Wash.
Sweden-based DeLaval International introduced what is said to be the world’s first automatic milking rotary, TSR, a direct spin-off of the company’s AMR.