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4 9 Friday, October 14, 2016 Produce Show Daily LEADERSHIP IN WATER PRODUCTIVITY By Stef Jenzeh, Vice President Marketing, Magnation Water Technologies Improving water productivity means maximum water utilization. Making every drop count. Magnation Water Technology leads the way with innova- tive chemical-free water softening treat- ment, improving water productivity by using 20 percent less water to produce more and better quality food. Magnation mimics nature by apply- ing principles of physics to moving water. A water molecule's potential is achieved by invigorating electrons through a specially engineered magnetic field … better electrons, essentially. This process transforms the water structure into a superior, life-giving water that embodies the qualities and unique effec- tiveness of rain. By improving your water quality, water is also stretched. Less is needed to do more. Why? When irrigation water passes through Magnation's proprietary magnetic field, a process termed "hydro- dynamic magnetic resonance" (HDMR) is applied. Its molecular structure is bro- ken down into smaller, more bioavailable clusters, allowing a greater amount of oxygen and nutrients to infiltrate the soil and root zone. Magnation's softened, rainlike water easily penetrates soil, spreads across a wider area of ground, helps soil retain moisture, stimulates soil nutrients and enhances plant growth, reducing irriga- tion requirements by 20 percent – with zero added chemicals – while boosting plant vigor and yields. Magnation helps mitigate all problems associated with hard water, and other water quality and soil health issues. "Our results have been remark- able. Where we installed the Magnation unit, the corn out-yielded our other irrigated corn but used 30 percent less irrigation water. The corn was 11 percent better than that fields' previous best yield, there was notice- ably better uniformity across the sprin- klers on the pivot, and our pumping costs were lower," said Lee Fintel, Superior, Nebraska. "There was a night and day differ- ence where we have the calcium issues. We're also seeing better water infiltration and moisture retention. Our soils are mel- lower and our trees look healthier in comparison to where we use sulfuric acid. I did a side by side test with M a g n a t i o n 's water system on one micro-sprinkler system and three gallons per hour of sulfuric acid on the other. The moisture probe showed deeper absorption with Magnation. The tree leaves had better color and less tip burn than I'd seen in 30 years," said Robert Jones, Fresno, California. Intelligent irrigation with Magnation is a cornerstone for furthering food secu- rity – sustainably and efficiently. Our systems are chemical-free, energy-free and maintenance-free, with a fast ROI and the benefits returning season after season. Thousands of farmers around the world use Magnation to grow more crops with less water. You can find testimonials in our Rave Reviews section at www.rainlikewater.com. Visit Magnation Water Technologies at booth #584. For more information, call 888.820.0363, go to www.rainlikewater .com or email info@rainlikewater.com. BAGGING SOLUTIONS FOR STAND-UP POUCHES The stand-up pouch is the stand-out trend in produce packaging, with all indica- tions that it will dominate the market in coming years. With many variations, including carry handle, zippered and die- cuts, finding the right bagging solution is important. The Swifty Bagger is designed to open, fill and seal pre-made pouches. It is available in three models: the affordable Swifty Junior for small and medium requirements and the Swifty 1200 and 3600 series for high performance appli- cations. WeighPack is a manufacturer and systems provider of state of the art quali- ty packaging solutions that include fill- ing, bagging, wrapping, conveying, case erecting and robotic palletiz- ing. For more than 20 years, W e i g h P a c k Systems has delivered thousands of packaging systems throughout the world for varied and diverse applications. From line layout design, man- ufacturing, installation, training and after sales technical support, WeighPack pro- vides its customers complete system responsibility and accountability. INTRODUCING LABELSPEC, THE LABEL INSPECTION SYSTEM FROM LANDSBERG The ground-breaking LabelSpec™ System identifies mislabeled product at the end of a production line to ensure accurate product labeling on both the front and back of the product. Existing solutions for label accuracy in the mar- ketplace are designed to rely on barcode scanning, which is a problem, as in most cases the barcode only exists on one of the two labels applied to the final pack- age. There is now a solution to help this problem – LabelSpec! LabelSpec consists of three main systems. First, a packaging handling system made up of a durable portable central frame that integrates all of the components of the system. This includes a package handling hugger belt conveyor that transfers the finished product from the end of the processing line into the inspection system. This hugger belt conveyor is specifically designed to expose the entire top and bottom of the package. The second part of this system includes the state-of-the-art V2630 Mettler Toledo vision system, which inspects and confirms label accuracy and generates a signal to move the bad prod- uct from the line. Rejecting mislabeled product is the primary mission of this system. The third part of this system is a robust and secure package reject system. This is a fast-acting air cylinder that will quickly and accurately push rejected product into a secure lockable reject bin so that it can be inspected for cause of the reject. If more than three products are rejected in a row, the system will auto- matically stop and a warning horn will be activated. Some packaging lines utilize manu- ally placed labels, which can leave a tremendous amount of room for human error. For those looking for a comprehen- sive automated labeling solution, there is also the LabelSpec+™! The LabelSpec+ was developed to provide a sin- gle frame solu- tion that incor- porates a top and bottom labeling system with a video jet coding unit and the LabelSpec Vision System. A very significant secondary bene- fit of the LabelSpec is the collection of useful and accurate production data that can be monitored in real time. For your production group, it will be an automat- ic recording of what item ran, start and finish time for that item, including line down and rejects produced. For your sales group, LabelSpec produces track- able, automated data that shows daily, weekly and monthly production vari- ables that will help with costing and drive priorities for engineering and maintenance. Landsberg Engineered Packaging Solutions combines world-class flexible packaging capabilities with leading-edge equipment expertise to provide you with a total packaging solution. LabelSpec is trademarked and patent pending. For more information, visit booth #147 or call 800.600.3580.