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All TQS-MD models employing a weighing station feature the company’s high-tech ElectroMagnetic Force Restoration (EMFR) weigh cells, a di erentiating engineering design that guarantees precise weighing results, the company says.

Another TQS-MD setup, geared toward food applications, can weigh, label, and inspect for metallic foreign bodies in a single process step. And by adapting product handling modules to a larger dimension, TQS-MD models also can be arranged to handle big boxes like shipping cartons. Since such cases generally entail unit-level information for serialization, aggregation, or shipping, a track and trace module is also usually engaged in these instances.

Wipotec’s TQS-MD series can comprise a wide array of configurations. Typically applied to print “best before” dates, batch codes, or lot numbers on boxes, the popular basic setup marks, it verifies and weighs products on a footprint of just 1 m in length, and it can be upgraded to execute full serialization where required.

A cornerstone of Wipotec’s new series is central control. Regardless of the number of functionalities a TQS-MD models entails—a lengthy list that includes weighing, marking and verifying, labeling, metal detection, and serialization/aggregation integration, among others—the unit o ers one user interface. This makes product changes, article setup, and layout modifications less error-prone and more user-friendly.

Pressco Technology also highlighted its filling line and high-speed vision inspection solutions (29) at PACK EXPO International. Pressco’s Intellispec platform provides a comprehensive set of modular solutions for high-performance filling lines. Pressco systems are designed to be integrated into various blow-molders, fillers, cap feeders, and labelers.

“This is an entire manufacturing process right here,” says Michael Coy, director of marketing at Pressco Technology. “Most companies that do vision systems only focus on one part of that process. We’re up and down the line, we’re everywhere. We have a modular approach, so even with all those operations in your factory, you can have one inspection system, and you only need to learn one software and train your sta once. It’s a single control point for all those inspections, so it’s a much more e cient way to operate.”

Coy adds that Pressco’s systems not only collect inspection information on each part inspected, but correlate that data back to the specific machine component causing the defect. This minimizes troubleshooting time, improves machine uptime, and reduces scrap.

“Our machine uses multiple cameras, so we can look all the way around a bottle closure and make sure that the closure is on correctly,” Coy says.

Filtration and chillers

Atlas Copco Compressors has a strong history in compressed air, and innovation in that area will always be a strong focus, says Paul Humphreys, vice president of communications and branding. But at PACK EXPO International, the supplier was debuting some capabilities beyond compressors, demonstrating innovations in process filtration and chillers (30). “We’re getting away from the compressor room and going more downstream,” he says.

The process filtration range—focused on liquid, steam, and air—extends Atlas Copco’s filter product portfolio into multiple industries, including food and beverage, microelectronics, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and chemical. The filter range, which exceeds ISO 8573-1 Class 0 requirements, is designed to prevent microbial contamination and protect the quality of the final product. All components meet the EU and U.S. requirements for food contact use in accordance with FDA CFR Title 21 and with EU Regulation No. 1935/2004 and its subsequent amendments.

The range includes bags, filters, and cartridges. The complete cartridge range comprises unit construction from