Cartoners

MGS Machine Corp. has more than doubled its manufacturing capacity through the addition of a new facility. Adjacent to the company’s current headquarters, the new building will help expand the company's capacity to provide more line integration and full system FATs.

A complete renovation is underway, including the addition of state-of-the-art communications systems. Measures are being taken to reduce the ongoing operation’s energy consumption, and recycled materials are being used whenever possible. Full occupancy will take place at the end of May 2011.

A new generation of vertical cartoners is now available from Z Automation Company (Arlington Heights, IL). Model CV6-350C is a continuous motion cartoner that features a streamlined, modular design; patented Dynamic Carton Cell Chain; Volumetric Filler; and integrated Vision System.

The cartoner will load a variety of carton sizes and styles, including theater boxes. With a 4-spindle rotary carton feeder, Model CV6-350C is designed to run cartons at a rate up to 350 cartons per minute.

Gerhard Breu, CEO of Körber Medipak's Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems division, has been appointed to the executive board of Körber AG. Breu will join the board on October 1.