productA leading global manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products has witnessed vast improvements in efficiency and throughput, while eliminating case damage, following the installation of six fully automatic packing lines.
productScotland’s largest independent manufacturer of cardboard boxes, The Boxshop, has installed two additional Mosca strappers following expansion at its facility in East Kilbride.
articleThe decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
articleAs Henry Ford once said ‘if there is a machine to do the job and you don’t buy it, you will ultimately pay for it but will not have it’. The importance of automation will be a key driver at the PPMA Show 2014.
productHighland Spring Group has significantly upgraded the end of line pallet conveyors and lorry loading capability at its Fells plant in Lennoxtown. The project was handled by Aetna UK and Russell Distribution.
productStrapping equipment specialist, Mosca Direct, has appointed Julie Mills as project manager, who brings many years of experience in project management.
productSpecialist in end-of-line pack and pallet securement, Gordian Strapping has supplied a new strapping system to Manchester-based Icopal UK.
productThe SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
articleIn order to transport palletised beverage cartons to the central warehouses and distribution centres of customers, the German market leader for sparkling wine, Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien equipped two of its production locations with the Beumer stretch hood M high-capacity packaging systems.
productAvailable through Gordian Strapping, Italian manufacturerOMS S.p.A. has launched a new, high-speed stretch hooding machine – the IS45.
productSupplier of packaging equipment for the whole fresh bird wrapping market, Ulma Packaging has in conjunction with a major industry processor launched a new packaging format for poultry that offers attractive presentation, product protection and exceptional hygiene standards by removing human contact with the uncooked item, from the supermarket shelf to oven.
productThe company’s latest SoniXs Pallet Press models from strapping specialist Mosca use less energy than a domestic hair dryer and, as a result, are branded with the company’s ‘GET Inside’ (Green Efficient Technology) logo, which indicates that the machines benefit from more efficient energy consumption. The ‘GET Inside’ branding is visible on all of the machines that use SoniXs and Direct Drive technology.
productUnlike most other types of dispensers, the Q Pallet dispenser doesn’t require compressed air, only a power supply is needed. Therefore these pallet dispensers – distributed in the UK by Packline – can be placed anywhere, the only requirement is a power point nearby.
productBasingstoke based Gordian Strapping has integrated a side seal strapping machine into AAK UK’s packaging line at King George Dock in Hull.
productBeumer has reengineered its high-capacity paletpac layer palletiser, providing better accessibility, shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and, as a result, lower costs.
productA recently installed Mosca strapping machine at the Portsmouth facility of pharmaceutical wholesaler, Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, is enabling the company to achieve a high level of productivity, strapping around 3300 tote boxes containing pharmaceuticals each day.
articleQimarox has launched a study into the use of drones for product palletising.
productEnd-of-line specialist in pack and pallet securement, Gordian Strapping, is re-launching its range of semi-automatic strapping machines with three models: the i-10, the JK-2 and the D-53X2.
productThe UK Trade and Investment Minister, Lord Livingston, has opened a new factory for food industry heat sealing specialist Proseal, and praised the contribution such investments make to the UK economy.
productMosca Direct is adding further new features to its comprehensive service and after sales care programme.
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