productEnhanced service offering
Mosca Direct is adding further new features to its comprehensive service and after sales care programme.
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productBacardi Group in bottling line upgrade
The Walsall Engineering Group has recently upgraded one of the existing, prestige bottling lines for John Dewar & Sons Ltd, part of the Bacardi Group in Glasgow, which has resulted in record levels of output.
productEnergy efficient palletising
Unlike other palletising systems, the EF Werner ecoSTACK palletiser from R. A. Rodriguez is does not require compressed air, therefore power consumption can be less than £20 per year based on single shift operation. It is also designed to power down system components automatically when they are not in use.
productStrapping machines
Basingstoke-based Gordian Strapping has supplied 15 StraPack RQ-8Y Automatic Side Seal Strapping Machines to Intergreen’s facility in Newport, Hull.
productHigh-volume reliability
Leading timber supplier, Arbor Forest Products, has installed a Mosca RO-M-RI strapping machine as part of a fully automated line for the manufacture of MDF profiles in its new factory in New Holland, Lincolnshire.
productSpace saving conveyor solution for contract packer
Utilising its considerable knowledge and extensive experience in plant layout design, Walsall Engineering has recently provided a space saving conveyor solution for Thomas Hardy at their Kendal site.
productFully automated stretch wrapper
Gordian Strapping has supplied a TE400S fully automated horizontal stretch wrapper to SAM Mouldings in Antrim, a leading UK manufacturer of MDF architectural mouldings.
productTough conditions
Frontline Packaging completed the supply and installation of a specially adapted bale wrapper for Zeon Chemicals around 12 months ago and the machine hasn’t missed a beat since.
productAffordable palletising
Reducing the cost of palletising, CSi has introduced the cost effective Smart-Pal, which can handle up to 20 items per minute, depending on the type of product and infeed.
productExpanded packaging offering
Following this year’s PPMA Show, which saw Kite Packaging collaborate with Audion Swissvac, the UK supplier has now expanded its packaging machinery range to provide more choice and solutions for its customers.
articleFuture perfect?
What does the future hold for the logistics industry over the next decade? Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA) takes out his crystal ball.
articlePPMA showcase proves hotbed of innovation
The PPMA Show 2014 reaffirmed its status as the UK’s premier free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery in October, as 8,190 visitors took to the NEC for its 27th show.
productCross strapping enhanced
Mosca has enhanced its fully automated tandem machine for cross strapping, the SoniXs TAI-6, with the introduction of two models – Base and Pro – both of which utilise the company’s ultrasonic technology to provide reliable, quick and secure cross strapping for high throughput industries such as print and logistics. The machines offer safe operation and ease of use, with different levels of standard features to meet individual user requirements.
productNew deal finalised
Strapping equipment supplier Mosca Direct recently welcomed Timo Mosca, Mosca’s global CEO and second generation owner, on a visit to the UK. During his visit, Mr Mosca took part in finalising a new deal for a second Mosca KCT pallet press with an existing customer – corrugated material manufacturer TRM Packaging.
productStrapping range expanded
The Optimax brand is known afor its premium-quality strapping machinery, case tapers, shrink wrappers and cardboard shredders.
productPalletisers & vertical transport systems
Offering high capacity and flexibility at low operating costs with a high degree of durability Qimarox will showcase its innovative product lifts, pallet lifts and palletisers at Logimat, 10th to 12th February, Stuttgart, Germany.
articleSignificant automation deal as Dematic buys SDI Group
Dematic buys out FSU Investments, owner of UK-based SDI Group.
articleSplit tray sorter enables fast returns
A split tray sorter installed by Dürkopp Fördertechnik at German catalogue and e-commerce specialists Witt Weiden has proved to be highly efficient, enabling ‘returns’ to be easily and efficiently integrated into the normal order and dispatch process.
productLifts & palletisers
According to Qimarox, its innovative product lifts, pallet lifts and palletisers are proof that high capacity and flexibility can go together with low operating costs and a high degree of durability.
productTray sealers
Sealing a range of soft fruits at leading grower and packer S&A Produce of Marden, near Hereford, Proseal tray sealers are achieving speeds of up to 115 packs per minute. S&A currently has eight Proseal machines within the group, the majority of which are GT2 Twin-X models, with a ninth on order.
