New High-Speed Technology from Cloud Ensures Fill Accuracy and Exact Pouch Count

Des Plaines, IL, May, 2008: Cloud Packaging Solutions has developed a new high-speed technology that ensures both accurate filling and exact pouch count for retail cartons and bulk cases. An industry first, this new technology can process up to 4,500 pouches per minute - with demonstrated fill accuracy of 1 gram +/- .05 grams and demonstrated exact count collation of 1000 +/-0, allowing for higher throughput and reduced overall cost. Meeting label carton counts is guaranteed, resulting in less product waste and greater material savings. This high-precision process means bulk retailers will no longer have to sacrifice speed for quality control.

The new technology was developed through a careful re-engineering of Cloud's transfer wheel, which is used in the collation process. The transfer wheel allows for exact count as the pouches are dropped in a repeating prescribed pattern into the carton. A signal is given to index the carton and pouches will follow the carton as it slowly indexes to complete the desired count. Upon completing the desired count, pouches will start falling into the unfilled trailing carton. Cloud also designed a new filling wheel and took advantage of centrifugal force that increases the speed by 30 to 40 percent compared to the old technology. Even under these faster conditions, Cloud managed to improve fill accuracy with new coatings and fill processing technology for various powders and flowable pieces.

Cloud currently offers this new technology in the Performa SP - a high-performance, extremely efficient multi-axis servo drive HFFS pouch machine. The Performa SP can be integrated with blending, cartoning and conveying machines to form a complete manufacturing line.

With more than 75 years of experience, Cloud Packaging Solutions is an industry leader in primary and secondary contract packaging, design services and high-speed, high-volume HFFS equipment. The synergy between Cloud's packaging and equipment divisions creates full-service solutions for every contract packaging need. Cloud is owned by Cameron Holdings Corporation. For more information, please contact the company's corporate office at 847-390-9410; fax 847-299-2821; by mail at 1938 S. Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018; or visit the Web site at www.cloudps.com.