Technical Paper: New Bottle Packer Increases Speed While Reducing Glass Breakage for Distilled Spirits Maker

Saint Louis, Missouri-based distilled spirits manufacturer and bottler Luxco is enjoying the sweet sounds of silence since upgrading their packing line to technology that almost eliminates bottle breakage while increasing packer speed. They opted for a 939 Versatron "Soft Catch" Case Packer, manufactured by Standard-Knapp. |  Read More  |

Continous-motion Uncaser Safely Removes Empty Glass Bottles at up to 70 CPM

Standard-Knapp introduces the PikMore™ Uncaser, a continuous-motion machine ideal for the wine and beverage industries. A sister machine to Standard-Knapp's PakMore case packer, the Uncaser works in reverse, removing empty glass bottles from their cases at a rate of 70 cases per minute, to allow for an expedited refilling and packaging process down the process line.  |  Read More  |

Tritium™ Multipacker Wraps with Ultimate Flexibility & Efficiency

Single, Double and Three Lane Configurations Make Multi-Packing Easy

Standard-Knapp introduces the Tritium™ Multipacker, a continuous motion multi-packer capable of handling applications in the food, beverage and personal care industries. With single, double and three lane configurations, the Tritium™ Multipacker swiftly arranges products into compact pack patterns and wraps the configurations in film, thereby eliminating the need for trays and pads. The Multipacker then sends the packs through an energy-efficient heat tunnel to tightly shrink the film around each multi-pack producing a consistent, wrinkle-free bull's eye and bottom seal.  |  Read More  |

Podcast: Introducing the New Tritium™ Multipacker (MP3)

This Podcast features an interview with Standard-Knapp's President, Michael Weaver, who talks about our experience and expertise in the packaging industry, introduces our new Tritium™ Multipacker and discusses current and future packaging trends regarding sustainability and how Standard-Knapp will impact the industry.  |  Download MP3 (6.6mb)  |

Standard-Knapp Introduces Innovative, User-friendly Machine Operator Interface

Intuitive color touch screen has look and feel of a car dashboard

Standard-Knapp, a worldwide leader in manufacturing the ultimate packaging machinery, introduces the new smart Operator Interface. This graphically-driven interface can be customized to each Standard-Knapp machine, and utilizes color touch-screen technology to offer a new level of intuitive machine control. Through computer-aided fault recovery, it reduces Mean Time to Recover (MTR) and increases efficiency for challenging 24/7 applications in the food and beverage industries.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: With Innovative Bottle Packing Equipment, It's a Little Easier Being Green

The effort to be green – that is, reducing one's overall impact on the environment – has of late gained increasing popularity, particularly in the commercial arena. Many companies have effectively restructured their corporate headquarters, recycle their paper goods, and have reduced their use of all natural resources – not only because of legislation that requires it but because it makes good business sense. What’s more, increasing numbers of consumers are now carefully examining companies' environmental records before deciding to do business with them. The bottling industry is no different; in truth, there is tremendous pressure on bottling companies to be environmentally friendly. The prime movers are unquestionably the beverage segment, led by the bottled water industry, with the carbonated market close on its heels.  |  Read More  |

Standard-Knapp Introduces Versatron™ APT Case Packer with Operator Interface Capability

Flexible case packer now available with an intuitive color touch screen

Standard-Knapp, a worldwide leader in manufacturing the ultimate packaging machinery, introduces the Versatron Active Product Transport (APT) case packer with user-friendly Operator Interface capability. The Versatron APT is designed for high-speed packing of non-round containers and excels at packing reverse tapered, locking shape, trigger and unstable bottles, flasks and other containers that are traditionally difficult to handle. It is ideal for challenging packaging applications in a variety of industries such as spirits and wine, food, household chemical, personal care, and automotive.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: Advanced Case Packers Protect Bottles and Increase Efficiency at Jim Beam

When it comes to case packing machinery, few bottling operations are more demanding than at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. The owner of the 211 year-old bourbon brand Jim Beam has grown dramatically over the past few years, from the seventh-largest to the fourth-largest spirits company in the world, by expanding its product portfolio through corporate acquisitions and introducing innovative new spirits and wine brands. With a steady stream of new brands, the case packing machinery at Jim Beam plants must handle glass bottles coming down the production line in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and textures. Standard-Knapp's 939 Versatron™ Case Packer line proved to have the advanced features required to handle the job.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: AriZona Beverages Reduces Changeover Time by 50% with New Tray Packer

A great brand needs great packaging, and great packaging needs great packaging equipment. Due to a number of economic and social factors, such as rising fuel prices and high labor costs, today's food and beverage manufacturers are placing more emphasis on the evaluation of manufacturing efficiencies as a solution to improve overall profitability. One company that has realized the direct bottom line benefits of efficient packaging equipment is AriZona Beverage Co. At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, AriZona researched a variety of different tray packers, interviewing technical experts about their capabilities and benchmarking their performance. They selected Standard-Knapp's Continuum 296T Tray Packer, a system that has since enabled AriZona to significantly increase case packing speeds.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: Sorenco Laboratories Increases Productivity by 32% with a Soft-placement Case Packer from Standard-Knapp

Spencer Sowles, Plant Manager of Sorenco Laboratories (Salt Lake City, UT), a worldwide packager and formulator of high quality pharmaceutical and nutritional products, returned to PACK EXPO Las Vegas in 2007 to investigate the latest packaging machinery technology. A visit to the last event led to the purchase of an innovative case packer outfitted with a "Soft Placement" system that has helped Sorenco Laboratories increase efficiency by 32%.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: Tandem Servo Case Packers Handle a Variety of Bottle Shapes and Materials with Ease

Clement Pappas Company, Inc. – one of the largest private label bottlers and canners in the U.S. – needed to do something to keep up with rapidly increasing orders. This challenge was exacerbated by the extensive assortment of products – in a variety of sizes, materials, and shapes – Clement Pappas provides for its customers, resulting in a daunting task to find robust, flexible packaging machinery that would provide high line speeds and changeover versatility. The unique, versatile tandem servo case packing capabilities of Standard-Knapp's Versatron 939s proved to pack just the punch they were looking for.  |  Read More  |

Technical Paper: Six Factors to Consider When Selecting a Case Packer

There are many styles of case packers available including drop packers, rotary packers, wraparound packers, mechanical soft placement packers, robotic packers, side load packers, and bottom load packers. The need for a new packer may simply be to replace an aging, high maintenance machine, or it may be driven by new packages, higher line speeds, efficiency initiatives, or new packaging requirements. The following factors provide some basic considerations that can be used in the process of selecting a case packer...  |  Read More  |