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From the Editor

Bye, 2021

ASI readers’ interests in 2021 tended to reflect the industry’s need to try to make sense of all of the tumult and constantly changing dynamics.

Susan Sutton

December 24, 2021

Wow, what a year. It’s like 2020 turned to 2021 and said, “Haha—beat that!” Unfortunately for us, 2021 responded with a hearty “Challenge accepted!” and proceeded to foment chaos with manic enthusiasm.

Case Study

Tube Filling and Sealing Upgrade

A large contract packaging provider is enjoying a variety of benefits after installing a fully automatic tube filling and sealing system.

December 8, 2021

Sterling Contract Packaging, Inc. (Sterling CPI) of Moore, S.C., is one of the largest providers of contract packaging services in the Southeast. The company provides complete turnkey solutions—from product and package procurement through to the point of distribution—for non-regulated consumer products.

DISPENSE WORKS INC.: Automated Dispensing System

Requiring no PC for operation, the system provides all preprogrammed software functions for filling, capping, assembly, and positioning.

May 11, 2021

Dispense Works Inc. offers automation solutions for vial, bottle filling, and capping with the Ring Dex robot, a fully programmable robotic dispensing system.

Product Profile

Developing Unique Adhesive and Sealant Filling Solutions

An industry partnership recently led to the introduction of filling systems that integrate container-handling horizontal screw systems.

Matthew Rigsby

February 10, 2021

In 2015, we were challenged with developing a 14-head, 140/min, continuous-motion bottle filler to fill blow-molded bottles. It was during this project that we first began to work with Morrison Container Handling Solutions, and we began to rethink how we could transfer cartridge containers through our filling systems.

DISPENSE WORKS INC.: Bottle Filling and Robotic Assembly Dispensing System

An embedded dual memory processor with CF card reportedly requires no PC for operation and provides all preprogrammed software functions for filling, assembly, positioning, etc.

June 11, 2020

The palletized Dispense Works Inc. RP2415 series production robot reportedly automates the four-component bottle assembly with PD-2 positive displacement twin fill nozzle, dual assembly heads, and a 3-gal pressure pot.

Understanding Net Weight Filler Configuration and Performance

Gravimetric or net weight fillers have replaced other fill methods in the CASE industry due to their ease of automation, flexibility, and accuracy.

Steve Schmidt

March 27, 2020

While many filling technologies exist, gravimetric or net weight fillers remain a predominant fill method in the CASE industry. These fillers utilize a scale to measure the precise amount of product dispensed to a container.

High-Speed Adhesive Dispensing for High-Voltage Batteries

The high viscosity and high proportion of abrasive fillers in the pastes, adhesives, and sealants used to assemble high-voltage batteries requires specialized dispensing and filling technologies.

Gabriele McFarland

October 4, 2019

Thermal influences can significantly affect the service life, capacity, and—above all—operational safety of high-voltage (HV) batteries.

Process Improvements

Enclosed System for Mixing and Production of Adhesives and Sealants

A new mixing and filling system allows for complete product manufacture, from mixing through to the filling stage, inclusive of the storage and filling of sealant and adhesive products.

June 11, 2019

An enclosed and automated sealant/adhesive mixing and filling system has been launched that uses at its core the TPM Press Mixer.