Packaging & Bagging
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Bemis to Acquire Alcan Packaging Food Americas
July 6, 2009Bemis Company, Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc, for $1.2 billion. Pursuant to the agreement, Bemis will acquire 23 Food Americas flexible packaging...
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TAPPI Achieves $6.2 Million Turnaround with Team Approach
June 29, 2009After 11 years of operating in the red, the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) is seeing black. The turnaround is the result of a team-based approach that focuses on involvement and ideas from association staff, board members, and volunteers. Combined with a new emphasis...
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Pregis Named Packaging Distributors of America's Vendor of the Year
June 24, 2009Pregis Corp. was recently named Vendor of the Year by the Packaging Distributors of America (PDA), Alpharetta, GA. “The company was selected Vendor of the Year because of its innovative products and outstanding service,” said George Strobel,...
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Bulk Bags with Loops
June 23, 2009The patent-pending EZ Loop is not like the stand open loops that many companies have tried. It features lift loops that are not only open, but stand wide open. Each of the loops is open more than half the width of the bag. This creates a large area for the forklift to use, even when the operator is...
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Bulk-Bag-to-Bin Weigh Batching System
June 23, 2009This dust-free bulk bag weigh batching system features a manual Spout-Lock clamp ring atop a pneumatically-actuated Tele-Tube telescoping tube that creates a high-integrity, sealed connection between the clean side of the bag spout and the clean side of the hopper, and automatically elongates the...
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Semi-Automatic Bag Palletizer
June 23, 2009The Model 72SA automatically lifts, positions, and loads bagged product from a low-level orientation table onto an awaiting pallet. This automation can increase the efficiency of production while reducing the repetitive lifting motion associated with back injuries and resulting in higher insurance...
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Sanitary Bulk Bag Discharger
June 23, 2009This discharger is designed for Class I, Division I service under a 108-in. ceiling height. It features sanitary 316L stainless steel construction with round horizontal tubes, no tube penetrations, welded stand-offs, and continuous TIG welds for easy, thorough cleaning. The system features a Seal-...
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Electronic Air Pressure Valve Packer
June 23, 2009The Model A1000 electronic air pressure packer utilizes a load cell and a user-friendly Model IDS440HS digital weigh indicator/controller for bagging fine, medium, and course dry materials. It offers production rates of 4 to 8+ bags/min with weight accuracy of +/-4 to 5 oz, at proper fluidization...
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Compact Open Mouth Gross Weigh Gravity Filler
June 23, 2009The 4300 compact open mouth gross weigh gravity filler provides fast, accurate filling of open mouth bags with free-flowing granular products such as seeds, grains, dry sand, rock salt, and plastic pellets. Design features include pneumatic flow control gate, pneumatic bag clamps, electronic load...
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Bulk Bag Hang-Weigh Filler
June 23, 2009This new bulk bag filler provides simplified portability for bulk bag filling operations. Traditional floor-mounted load cells pose problems and limitations if the filler frame should need to be moved. The load cells of the Hang-Weigh filler system have been relocated onto the bulk bag frames...
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