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Key Technology introduces auto diverter for vibratory conveyors

June 15, 2022

Designed for the company’s Iso-Flo vibratory conveyors, this auto diverter is suitable for bulk product and packaging distribution lines.

IMA Dairy & Food USA hired Robert Lindsey as its newest project manager

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Robert Lindsey Joins IMA Dairy & Food as project manager

The experienced applications engineer has several years experience in materials science

April 11, 2022

Most recently, Lindsey spent more than a decade as an applications engineer with Sulzer Mixpac USA.

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Stellar completes facility conversion and expansion for Beaver Street Fisheries

Work on the $4.9 million design-build project started in Spring 2021

March 29, 2022

Stellar has completed its renovation and expansion of the Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc. (BSF) seafood packaging facility in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Ametek Mocon Oxygen Permeation analyzer

February 14, 2022

The OX-TRAN 2/48 targets package permeation testing in food and beverage packaging applications.

Matrix to exhibit sustainable VFFS solutions for poultry/protein packaging applications at IPPE 2022

December 21, 2021

Matrix will be demonstrating their Elete Premier and Pacraft TT-8D-N in booth BC10207 at IPPE in Atlanta, January 25-27, 2022.

How Cheeba Chews Keeps Taffy from Sticking to Blister Packs

Company rolls out proprietary “swabbing stations” in Colorado, Oklahoma.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 16, 2021

To make it easier to get its taffies out of the packaging, Cheeba Chews developed a proprietary “swabbing station” that coats each blister with a food-grade glazing agent.

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Signode launches Multi FleX1 Electric with stretch hood technology

October 14, 2021

Signode, a leading global manufacturer of end-of-line packaging equipment, tools, and consumables, has launched the Multi FleX1 Electric with stretch hood technology. The Multi FleX1 Electric is the latest addition to Signode’s Lachenmeier brand of stretch hooders used around the globe for optimized load containment.

Conveying ready-to-eat meals through production processes

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Smart conveyors enable gentle handling and high throughput in ready meal production

Intelligent conveying systems maximize uptime, minimize product damage, and maintain industry standards for cleanliness

Todd Eckert

October 12, 2021

This increasing demand for frozen ready meals has pushed manufacturers to implement more streamlined and cost-efficient technology for processing and packaging, to increase uptime and throughput.

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Updated robag VFFS packaging machine released by tna solutions

September 30, 2021

Global food processing and packaging solutions specialist, tna solutions, unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) packaging system, the tna robag 3e. Featuring a new CXE integrated display controller, smart diagnostic tools and intuitive time-saving components, the system is capable of delivering up to 250 bags per minute (bpm) with wastage as low as 0.1%, alongside enhanced serviceability.