Outdated drives, relay logic and PLCs running on proprietary software, which was making them increasingly difficult to operate, maintain and support

Faced with rapid growth—driven by the popularity of its Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce—Ken’s Foods is adding new lines where needed. The Las Vegas plant has the latest.

High-efficiency, low-backlash gearboxes deliver precise actuation on this servo-controlled case/tray packer at speeds to 45 cases/min.

Rotary labeler and employee input help California facility reap major gains in line productivity.

A high-speed pressure-sensitive labeler with an overhead-belt container stabilizer depends on a servo motor/planetary gear reducer combo to advance bottles

 A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy

Remote Access Management Program lets a packaging machine communicate its requirements automatically over a wireless connection.

OPI makes short work of increased product demand with the addition of a tube-filling line and a new monobloc filler/capper with a unique bottle-feeding system.

Identical tablet lines add versatility, reduce labor costs, and increase production at Inverness Medical Nutritionals’ facility in Freehold, NJ.

A measurable reduction in build time required for its machines is a key benefit gained by Bradman Lake’s implementation of an integrated controls architecture.

Baked beans packer Bush Brothers and Company, Augusta, WI, needed to speed up its can-labeling operations to more than 1,000 cans per minute, which exceeded what its existing labeler could do.

Kinder, gentler handling results in less bottle breakage and less label scuffing while achieving faster line speeds and higher efficiencies.

Six servo-driven shrink-bundling machines help a pickle company transition out of corrugated reshippers and into tray packing.

A beverage carrier assembly machine builder cut engineering time by 30% with Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture.

Farley’s and Sathers adds versatile vertical cartoning line to keep pace with growing product demand.

Liquid filling machines designed for pharmaceutical users benefit from 12 to 24 axes of servo control.

In addition to putting hot-fill juice in PET bottles, Old Orchard also packs about 48 million cans of frozen concentrate annually. In November, secondary packaging for the 12-oz plastic cans went from an RSC to a shrink-wrapped corrugated tray.

Decreased design time enables this machinery builder to expand product line by 300% with just a 10% increase in personnel.

New 10-head, in-line piston filler anchors a new liquid and cream line that helps Canadian contract manufacturer-packager meet the needs of its customers.

New packaging equipment and puck handling system help Diversified Brands launch Scratch Fix 2in1 automotive touch-up paint in a new plastic ‘tube’.

F. Gaviña & Sons has plans to bust out of its California backyard and take on the competition nationwide.See in-plant video

On Mott’s new bottling line, aseptically filled PET bottles of juice product in four sizes can be automatically conveyed through a number of tray- or case-packing options.

Custom blow molding, electronic net-weigh filling in a HEPA-filtered enclosure, robotic palletizing—it all helps Superior Dairy succeed with caseless shipping. See in-plant video

To convert its 12-packed cans to a 6x2 configuration took much more than change parts. Coke Consolidated engineers deliver without a major capital investment.

Now the world’s fourth largest supplier of poultry vaccines, Lohmann Animal Health maintains its ranking through capital investment. See in-plant video

Conveyor connection

Furman Foods increases output with a new depalletizer, tray packer, tray stacker, film wrapper, and shrink tunnel. Conveyors assist flow control to keep things running smoothly. See in-plant video

Southeast Canners improves efficiency on a can line with a newly developed computer hardware/software system that allows 24-hr/day access to production data via a secured Web site.

Sargento supplements a well-liked workhorse stretch wrapper with a system that’s 30% faster and also saves on film.

A robot at Schroeder Milk palletizes cases from three lines in up to three different configurations at a time using specialized tooling to handle cases, pallets or slipsheets. System replaces manual palletization.