News from Liquid Packaging Solutionshttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:45 -0600It's not rocket science to build a liquid filling machine. Scrolling through a variety of liquid filling equipment manufacturer's websites, hawking liquid filling equipment, the novice can quickly develop a basic understanding of the major components of a liquid filler: filler frame, a filler reservoir, some liquid filling nozzles, some tubing and some type of controls. What is rocket science, perhaps, is understanding the many nuances of specifying the RIGHT liquid filler for any given production process.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/liquid-fillers-and-the-liquid-filling-machine-manufacturers-that-build-themhttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/liquid-fillers-and-the-liquid-filling-machine-manufacturers-that-build-themFri, 19 Feb 2010 15:46:26 -0600As much as we try to avoid stating the obvious, the purpose of any conveyor is to move items from Point A to Point B. There are many examples of conveying all around us. Airports use them to transport people and luggage. Grocery stores use them to move products to the scanner. Even ski resorts are replacing the dreaded "tow rope" with conveyors on "bunny slopes" now to transport beginner skiiers up to the top of the hill! Our discussion is, however, going to be limited to the multitude of configurations of conveyors used in the Packaging Machinery Industry.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/conveying-information-about-conveyorshttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/conveying-information-about-conveyorsFri, 29 Jan 2010 12:18:13 -0600Anybody who has ever spent as much time as we have in the packaging business will tell you that walking through a supermarket or big box store is a different experience from the "casual consumer". If shopping time is limited, we recommend that people who don't work in our industry refrain from taking us on the next trip to the store, lest we launch off into a tangent about how the products are made, causing a glazing over of eyes and a delay in checking out!http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/never-go-grocery-shopping-with-a-packaging-industry-professionalhttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/never-go-grocery-shopping-with-a-packaging-industry-professionalFri, 22 Jan 2010 16:37:13 -0600This week we are putting the finishing touches on a turnkey line for a pharmaceutical company down in Miami. Because the products being packaged on this new line are for internal human use, the most important design criteria is driven by the need to prevent any contamination to the product during liquid filling process.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/filling-liquid-pharmaceutical-products-with-peristaltic-pumpshttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/filling-liquid-pharmaceutical-products-with-peristaltic-pumpsWed, 13 Jan 2010 18:54:57 -0600In the open seas, it takes 26 Miles to turn a battleship around and make it go in the opposite direction. The good news is that Liquid Packaging Solutions is not a battleship, but rather a PT Boat. PT Boats can turn on a dime and head the opposite direction.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/the-importance-of-agilityhttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/the-importance-of-agilityMon, 04 Jan 2010 16:06:08 -0600Beating ploughshares into swords, a concept first noted in the Bible, has been used throughout history to describe how civilizations transform their cultures from war to peacetime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swords_to_ploughshares What in the world could this possibly have to do with liquid packaging machinery, you ask?http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/of-ploughshares-and-swordshttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/of-ploughshares-and-swordsWed, 16 Dec 2009 17:23:13 -0600Most people who are chained to a PC to make their livelihood have seen the term in the Title of this Post. A smaller percentage of people have an intimate understanding about what it means. In the computer science world, people who write code in the basements of tall buildings know that a "config.sys" file is short for "System Configuration". Perhaps we are taking some literary license with the term, but "System Configuration" also very capably describes the good work we do for the vast majority of our customers, every day.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/configsyshttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/configsysWed, 09 Dec 2009 16:23:18 -0600Frequently our clients come to us with projects which require machinery which we do not manufacture, but are nonetheless required for their project. Specific examples include, but are not limited to: • Bottle Unscramblers • Powder or Particle Fillers • Checkweighers • Induction Sealers • Ink-Jet Or Laser Coders • Labelers • Neck Banders • Case Erectors • Drop Packers • Case Tapers • Pallet Wrappers We have well established relationships with other packaging machine manufacturers which allow us to provide complete system integration. Sometimes our clients clearly specify what they want, and sometimes they leave that up to us. Either way, the goal is to deliver the quality equipment, at the right price and at right time. When we do an integration project, you can expect that we will ensure that the following critical characteristics: •Line Layout customized to fit the space requirements at our customer's plant •Clearly articulated requirmenets for Compressed Air, Electrical Service, machine by machine •Project Management Services to ensure that all of the various suppliers deliver what they are supposed to, when they are supposed to. •Full testing and verification at our facility before shipment •Coordination of Installation of all machinery at our customer's plant When you work with us on an Integration Project, we "sweat the details" so you don't have to!http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/when-integration-is-part-of-the-solutionhttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/when-integration-is-part-of-the-solutionWed, 25 Nov 2009 12:06:09 -0600It is not an accident that our company is called Liquid Packaging Solutions. Quite simply, the name tells the story. We are in the business of providing solutions for our customers who package liquid products. Key emphasis should be given to the word "solutions". In the blog below we detail one of the recent solutions we developed for one of our customers.http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/killing-two-birds-with-one-stonehttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/killing-two-birds-with-one-stoneFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:38 -0600Any of us who make a living in the packaging machinery business will tell you that we all look at store shelves differently than the average consumer. Our attention is seemingly always is focused as much on the design of container, the cap and the label as it is on the actual product. It is probably better for us to shop alone, lest we drive our shopping companions around the bend with too much "wondering out loud" about the packaging! Unless, of course, we can keep our musings about such things to ourselves......http://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/theres-more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-caphttp://www.liquidpackagingsolution.com/post/theres-more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-cap