Incorporating Sustainability in Packaging Machine Design

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Mark Anderson
CEO, Pro Mach Inc.
Sustainability Improvement Methods
• Collaboration
• Innovation
• Customization
• Integration
Fowler/Zalkin Cappers
Fowler/Zalkin Cappers
Fowler Products Company
Lightweight Cap Comparison
Standard Cap
Lightweight Cap
Lightweight Bottle Finish Comparison
Standard Bottle
Finish
Lightweight Bottle
Finish
Lightweight Bottle Finish Comparison
Standard Bottle
Finish
Lightweight Bottle
Finish
Fowler Products Company
• Other Applications:
– Juices, Sports Drinks, and Enhanced Waters
Fowler Products Company
• Other Applications:
– Carbonated Soft Drinks
Fowler Products Company
• Other Applications:
– Foods
Fowler Products Company
• Other Applications:
– Home
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Fowler/Claranor Pulsed Light
Decontamination Systems
Fowler/Claranor Pulsed Light
Decontamination Systems
Examples of Plastic Bottle Handles/Carriers
Current Sustainability Initiatives
– 100% HDPE #2 – can be recycled
Competition:
6 injection
molded handles
– Scrap is reused
– 75% thinner
– 1/4 the shipping space
Roberts PolyPro:
24 sheet
extruded handles
Upcoming Sustainability Initiatives
– Biodegradable Handles – Currently testing a biodegradable
additive that would enable our carriers to be both recyclable
and biodegradable
Before: Manual Labor Banding
Agriculture Industry – Roping Application
IPak Sustainability Initiatives
 Trays and Bliss boxes - offer a number of sustainable benefits,
chief among them are stacking strength along with
corrugated savings.
savings
 IPak engineers assist customers with reviewing sustainable
tray & bliss options that are specific to their product.
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IPak Products & Customers Served
 Hormel Foods
 Kellogg’s
 Georgia Pacific
 Con Agra Foods
Robotic Variety Packing System
for Bottles
Major System Components:
•
(3) Robotic depalletizers
•
(3) Brenton shrink film removal stations
•
(3) Robotic tray unloaders
•
(2) Robotic tray loaders
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(2) Brenton Series 90 shrinkwrap machines
•
(1) Unitizer (purchased by Brenton to customer specs)
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(1) Stretch wrapper (purchased by Brenton to customer specs)
Summary
• Many ways for the packaging machinery provider to help
deliver sustainable solutions
– Collaboration
– Innovation
– Customization
– Integration
• These solutions can deliver terrific performance
improvements for customers
• Applying sustainable packages often makes the packaging
problem more complex – involve all stakeholders and work
with organizations that have the competency to execute
successfully