- Trade Shows
International Dairy Show 2010
September 13-15, 2010
Booth 1121
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas
International Baking Industry Exposition 2010
September 26-29, 2010
Booth 2217
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pack Expo 2010
October 31- November 3, 2010
Booth 2517
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
Breaking News
A Smart Balance Between Sustainability and Cost Savings
The August issue of Packaging World magazine reports how one Delkor customer is reducing its consumption of secondary packaging materials by 61% annually, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 44% a year, and cutting back energy consumption for secondary packaging by 49% a year. These impressive results stem from the adoption by Smart Balance Inc. of Delkor’s Spot-Pak® system as a replacement for traditional corrugated cases.
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Delkor Introduces New Trayfecta® R-series Retail Ready Tray Former August 2010
Delkor Systems introduces the Trayfecta® R Series Retail Ready Tray Former, a significant addition to its line of top load cartoning machines...Full Story
Delkor Introduces Top Load Cartoning System for Dairy Products August 2010
Delkor Systems introduces a custom engineered Top Load Cartoning System for yogurt tubes, which exemplifies the company’s ability to synchronize all phases of carton forming, loading, and closing across a broad range of dairy applications for flexible tubes, sachets, stick packs, and other package styles...Full Story
Delkor to Showcase Maximum Versatility at Pack Expo International 2010 August 2010
Delkor Systems will introduce a record number of new machinery designs at Pack Expo International 2010 with one common theme: MAXIMUM VERSATILITY. The new systems will be on display at the Delkor booth, S-2517.
Delkor Introduces New Top Load Case Packer for Dairy Products
August 2010
Delkor Systems will introduce the new Flex Loader® Case Packer with design enhancements which optimize the system for use within dairy washdown environments. This new Case Packer will be exhibited for the first time in the Delkor Systems Booth #907 during the International Dairy Show 2010, September 13-15 in the Dallas, TX Convention Center ... Full Story
Delkor Introduces New Cartoning Technology for Squared-off Cartons Each and Every Time June 2010
Delkor Systems will be introducing its new Intelligent Positioning™ Carton Closing Technology at three major trade shows this fall...Full Story
Delkor Capstone Flange Seal Carton Closing Machine September 2009
Delkor Systems has introduced a new Flange Seal Carton Closing System as a line extension of its... Full Story
Delkor Capstone Tri Seal Carton Closing Machine September 2009
Delkor Systems recently introduced the new Delkor Capstone Tri Seal Carton Closing Machine that accurately positions... Full Story
Delkor Retail Ready Shipper
September 2009
No heavy lifting and clumsy in store handling, no excess material to dispose of, no unbalanced pallet configurations ... Full Story
Delkor Systems joins KUKA Robotics System Partner Network September 2009
Delkor Systems has joined the KUKA Robotics System Partner Network... Full Story
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Delkor Archives
August 2010 Packaging World Magazine:
"Sustainability plus cost savings-- a smart balance indeed"
"GFA Brands Inc. may be a virtual manufacturer. but that hasn't diminished the Boulder, CO-based firm's interest in sustainable packaging. So when management saw an opportunity to get a whole lot greener by asking its contract manufacturers to replace corrugated cases with Delkor Spot Pak Pad Shrink Shippers, the opportunity was seized as quickly as possible..."
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August 2010 Dairyfoods.com:
"Wells Dairy New Equipment Helps Streamline Production"
"Ken Alesch, senior project integrator at Wells’ Dairy, Inc. in Le Mars, Iowa, the manufacturer of BLUE BUNNY and Weight Watchers ice cream and frozen desserts, will return to this fall’s PACK EXPO International in search of equipment to help expand the company’s manufacturing operation and support its sustainability initiatives. After visiting the show in 2008, Alesch purchased several systems that improved efficiency and time to market and were easily integrated into the company’s existing floor plan...."
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Enterprise Minnesota magazine lists Delkor Systems as one of five leading Minnesota manufacturers
"...For today’s product packaging industry, it’s a brave new world—no longer just a way to transport goods from Point A to Point B. Perhaps no one is more aware of this than Dale Andersen. As CEO of Delkor Systems, a packaging equipment manufacturer in Circle Pines, Andersen has watched the packaging industry accelerate from a simple method of transportation to full-throttle brand promotion, with eye-catching logos and unique package shapes designed to grab customers’ fleeting attention..."
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May 2010 Sunday Pioneer Press: "Three Area Manufacturers are bucking bad times"
"When orders for its food-packaging equipment tanked as the recession set in, the management team at Delkor Systems took a track different than the usual slash-and-burn and-wait-for-better-days strategy. The company tripled its research and development budget. And it hired engineers. Now, the Circle Pines manufacturer is selling a new packaging line to its food-company clients — and is set for sales of $42 million in 2010, which would be its best year. Rewind to mid-recession, when food companies slashed capital budgets in a race to cut costs. Orders for Delkor’s equipment tanked, and the company itself faced the prospects of cuts. “That had a pretty profound effect,” chief executive and majority owner Dale Andersen said of the drop in orders. “Here in the depths of the recession, in the first few months of 2009, there were just hardly any orders at all coming in.”
What then?... "
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February 2010 Enterprise Minnesota Magazine: "Ones to Watch"
"These five Minnesota manufacturers have achieved successes and growth throughout the economic recession, and they are ready for a rebound in 2010
For today’s product packaging industry, it’s a
brave new world—no longer just a way to
transport goods from Point A to Point B.
Perhaps no one is more aware of this than
Dale Andersen. As CEO of Delkor Systems, a packaging
equipment manufacturer in Circle Pines, Andersen
has watched the packaging industry accelerate from a
simple method of transportation to full-throttle brand
promotion, with eye-catching logos and unique package
shapes designed to grab customers’ fleeting attention... "
Full Story
August 2009 Rockwell Automation Journal Magazine: "Green Packaging"
Making and using secondary packaging affects cost and environmental issues. Learn how a study compared the sustainability of flat-pad packaging systems versus regular slotted cases
"...For product packagers, sustainable production means reconciling what can appear to be conflicting goals: minimizing any negative impacts their packaging may have on the environment while adequately protecting products during shipping and handling, and minimizing packaging costs to their customers. Packagers are facing increasing demands for sustainability from every direction — consumers, retailers and nonprofit watchdog groups — with few of these groups offering specific guidelines on how to measure it... "
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November 2008 Packaging World Magazine:
“High Capacity Line Supports Sweetener Launch”
"...the largest hurdle was “coming up with a high-capacity line right from the start.” Werner concedes that rebuilding three Cloud machines fast enough to meet Cargill’s aggressive timeline was also a challenge, as was finding a carton-closing system that could accommodate the carton’s hooded-lid design at high speeds. Delkor provided the carton closing solution by adding patent-applied-for “intelligent positioning” technology to its existing TSC600 carton closing machine, re-designating it the Delkor Capstone. The technology precisely aligns the leading edge of the carton and the scored, fold over front flap during sealing using a servo-driven carton positioning mechanism that consistently produces a symmetrically sealed carton at 150/min.. "
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August 2008 Food & Beverage Packaging: "Making the Case for Intelligent Design"
"...One way to reduce secondary packaging materials is to do away with a full case or a tray for primary packs that can support some stacking on their own. For example, Delkor’s Spot Pak machinery applies a temporary adhesive to a corrugated flat pad, which holds the product. After the product is placed, the pad is shrink wrapped in polyethylene film, keeping the product stable despite the substantial reduction of corrugate. (The machine supports running either a tray or a pad.) ..."
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April 2008 Canadian Packaging Magazine:
"Straight down the line"
It’s not easy being green: just ask any of the legions of packaging equipment manufacturers all over the world being pressured by their prized clients in the global CPG (consumer packaged goods)industries to rethink, redefine and revamp the way they do business....
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March 2008 Dairy Foods Magazine:
"Cheese Company's Success Leads to Automated Packaging Line"
"... Lamagna needed a machine that could be run in the filler room, necessitating a machine with wash down construction. It is clear that Delkor’s loader is designed for this environment, as it is built from stainless steel and offers good access for wash down—a result of Delkor’s experience with the dairy and beverage industry. “This gave them an edge,” Mike Lamagna says. “It’s made for being in a dairy and it shows. ..."
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U.S. Department of Commerce report cites Delkor Systems as an "Innovation Leader"
The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a report which identifies Delkor as an innovative leader in sustainable packaging design. According to Department’s report on Packaging Machinery: Sustainability and Competitiveness, “Delkor has made reducing the use of packaging materials and energy the core of its designs and business strategy.” Leading national retailers are placing large demands on all players in the supply chain to follow sustainable practices. Delkor’s end of line packaging solutions can provide a pathway for suppliers to achieve this competitive edge.
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Full Dept of Commerce Report
Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Secondary Packaging
By Peter Fox
A comparison of the sustainability of “pad shrink” packaging systems versus RSC cases
The term “sustainability” is heard in boardrooms everywhere these days because it is a concept that embraces both environmental and bottom-line business concerns. For product packagers, sustainability means reconciling what can be conflicting goals: minimizing whatever negative impacts their packaging may have on the environment while adequately protecting products during shipping and handling....
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Sustainability of Spot-Pak® Packages
By Peter Fox
When used to ship containers of buttery spread, Spot-Pak® systems have significantly less environmental impact than conventional RSC packages.
To show how processed food manufacturers and distributors can effectively package their products while meeting sustainability and cost criteria, this paper will examine the use of the Spot-Pak® package, a unique “pad shrink” system for secondary packaging. The paper details the advantages of this system when compared to a traditional regular slotted container (RSC). Claims in the paper are based on an independent study of both systems when used for secondary packaging of tapered cup containers of buttery spread.