December 2017

Linx printers are providing the ideal solution for the coding of both primary and secondary packaging at London-based brewery Fourpure Brewing Co.

A Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer is printing three lines of code onto the base of aluminium cans. These are subsequently packed into boxes, onto which two Linx TJ725 Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) printers apply product information text and a barcode. The Linx 8900 is currently running at 12,000 cans per hour, with the Linx TJ725 coding 20 boxes per minute.

A second OPERA modular labeller has been supplied to the firm’s beer plant to join the first machine bought in 2009: a then-pioneering project that has demonstrated all the pros of reliable, high-productivity technology and a versatility like no other on the market

A Spanish company, which leads the way on the 1.8 billion euro Iberian brewery market and has seen continual sales and margins growth, has again chosen Sacmi-developed OPERA technology to give its labelling line a boost.

A new 64-cavity CCM for the manufacture of water and CSD caps. Grupo Alucaps Mexicano, supplier to the world's top beverage players, thus strengthens its partnership with Sacmi in the plastic & metal caps business

Can two differently designed caps be produced using the same die? With Sacmi compression technology the answer is a resounding 'Yes', just one of the reasons why the Alucaps Group decided to purchase an all-new Sacmi CCM64MB press.

Automation specialist introduces image processing solution

B&R makes machine vision an integral element of the automation ecosystem. At this year's SPS IPC Drives, B&R introduced the world's first image processing solution to be seamlessly incorporated in the automation system. The solution comprises cameras, software and lighting accessories.

New transport system boosts overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

At the SPS IPC Drives exhibition in Nuremberg, B&R unveiled its new intelligent transport system: ACOPO-Strak. ACOPOStrak is the first system in the world to extend the economies of mass production down to batches of one.

Divide and merge product flows

The installation of a complete end-of- line solution for Coca-Cola Bottling in Indonesia, namely at the Cikedokan plant in Bekasi, near Jakarta, has increased line efficiency at one of Indonesia’s major beverage production companies by 50%.

In August 2017, Clover surprised South African consumers with Cream O’Naise: a brand-new, creamy mayonnaise in a rectangular Barrier IML packaging. Clover did not just put a new type of mayonnaise on the market with this product — the Barrier IML packaging also stands out on supermarket shelves thanks to its shape. As a promotion customers buying Cream O’Naise get one reusable tub as an extra, giving them a great incentive to start collecting the entire range of six different tubs.

Wolfertschwenden, 12. December 2017 - One of the highlights on the MULTIVAC stand (A020) in Hall 9.1 will be a slicer line for the automated slicing and packing of products such as cheese, ham and other sliced products. Compared to conventional slicing solutions on the market, this line is characterised by its significantly reduced footprint.