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Video | January 28, 2013

A robot for $22,000?

Baxter is a $22,000 robot from Rethink Robotics that performs repetitive tasks at modest speeds. Force-sensing technologies make it extremely safe for operation around human beings

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machinery: Container handling/feeding

Graphic Packaging Int'l - Minnesota Automation Products

Theresa Lashyro,
Sales Manager - Minnesota Automation Products & Parts

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Feeders, denesters, hang tag mchs, sleevers, clamshell handling and custom pkg machinery.
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Product Feeding - Vacuumless Tray Denester
Dairy Sleever for Multipack Tub Wrapping
Onsert Feeder for Pharmaceutical or Precise Placement Requirements
Plastic Container Collating and Paperboard Sleeve Wrapping System
LANGGUTH AMERICA Ltd

David O'Keefe,
Sales Manager

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Hot Melt Labeler, Cold Glue Labeler, Pressure Senstive Labeler, Pail Labeler, Denester
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At 30 pails per minute or 1000 cans per minute LANGGUTH’s 80 years of labeler and product handling experience ensure efficiency. Cut paper labels, boolklet labels, no label look film clear labels, OPP labels, and shrink labels all run on LANGGUTH's labeler portfolio.

Cold Glue Labeler with Clean Design for Routine Sanitation
Rotary Hot Melt Labeler
Pressure Sensitive Labeler
Adjustable Pail Denester
Material Transfer & Storage, Inc.

Robert Meirick,
Sales Manager

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Industry leader in the custom design and manufacture of material handling equipment.
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MTS equipment includes exclusive, patented features not available from any other manufacturer. MTS responds quickly to quotation requests, equipment questions, and general information requests. We listen first, make recommendations second, & deliver the equipment.

Material Master™ Bulk Bag Discharger
Material Master™ Bulk Bag Conditioner
Material Master PowerFill™ Bulk Bag Filling System
Material Master™ Lift & Seal™ Drum Discharger
Morrison Container Handling Solutions

NIck Wilson,
President

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Timing Screws, Custom Drive Assemblies, Change Parts, Parts Cart, Custom Designed Machines
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Improving Your Container Handling Equipment, One Product at a Time -> Reduce change-over time and increase line efficiency! Each Morrison product is custom designed for your container handling system and we look forward to being your expert source in container handling!

Timing Screws
Rotary Orienter
Parts Carts/Storage Units
Combiner/Divider
Nalbach Engineering Co.

Gary Lange,
VP Sales

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Powder Fillers (Auger & Volumetric Cup Fillers), Unscramblers, Orienters, Aerosol Fillers
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For over 65 years, Nalbach Engineering has designed and manufactured low maintenance and highly reliable powder filling, aerosol filling and plastic bottle unscrambling machines for leading companies around the world. Why? The bottom line is lower costs and higher profits.

Rotary Auger Filler
3A Dual Head Automatic Auger Filler
NECOSORT-S3 Plastic Bottle Unscrambler
NECO-ORIENTER "0/180" Degree Bottle Orienter
National Bulk Equipment, Inc.

Mr. Todd Reed,
President

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Bulk material filling and unloading systems; and packaged product recovery systems.
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NBE bulk material handling systems and product recovery systems are designed and built to application-specific requirements for sanitary, and non-sanitary, packaging and processing operations. NBE systems meet FDA cGMP; and enable optimal compliance contribution (OCC).

Bulk material packaging system fills and weighs bulk bags and containers.
Bulk bag unloader provides accurate material introduction.
Sanitary bulk container dumper protects product during introduction.
Product recovery system automates product reclaim.

machinery: Robotics

ABB Robotics

Mike Mahfet,
Vice President and General Manager

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Picking, packing and palletizing robots and industry leading programming software.
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ABB Robotics has the industry’s broadest product lineup for packaging automation, featuring an extensive array of technologically superior robot models, and the most advanced controllers and operational software for virtually any picking, packing and palletizing application.

High Speed Palletizing Robot
Picking Robot - Stainless Steel Washdown
Full Layer Palletizing Robot
Palletizing PowerPac Programming Software
ARPAC LLC

Rick Allegretti,
President

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Full system integration, case/tray packers, shrink wrappers/bundlers, case & tray formers
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Arpac is the leading original equipment manufacturer & integrator of complete end-of-line packaging solutions. With 30,000+ installations worldwide, our packaging systems support the food, beverage, printing/publishing, pharmaceutical, industrial & building product markets.

Continuous Motion Wraparound Case Packer
Print Registered Bundler, Tray Shrink Wrapper
Rotary Tower Automatic Stretch Wrapper
Integrated Packaging Systems, Robotic Palletizing
BluePrint Automation

Bernhard Barta,
VP, Sales and Marketing

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Vision-Guided Robotics, Case/Tray Packing and Turnkey Packaging Solutions.
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Global leader for innovative end-of-line packaging automation solutions with 24-hour after-sales service and support. Packing both horizontal and vertical on the same machine with automatic changeover!

Horizontal and Vertical Packing on Same Machine
New Gravity Casepacker with Integrated Case Erector
Stacking and Loading Solution!
Semi-Automatic Collation of Flexible Bags
Bosch Packaging Technology

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Process technology, primary-, secondary-, end-of-line packaging, automation, services
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Based in Waiblingen near Stuttgart, Germany, and employing 4,700 associates, the Bosch Packaging Technology division is one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technology. The solutions are complemented by a comprehensive after-sales service portfolio.
CAMA USA Inc.

Billy Goodman,
Managing Director

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Cartoning, Case/tray packing, Sleeving machines, Robotic Units
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If you are looking for the latest developments in secondary packaging machinery, you need to view Cama’s complete line of integrated systems including end load cartoners, top loading robotic systems, RSC and wrap-around case packers and carton sleeving machines.

Forming & Closing Systems: FA,CD,CP,AV Machines
Top and Side Loading Systems: CL Cartoning Machines
Wrap-around and display box case packer: FW Series
Sleeving Systems: MP Machines
Columbia Machine

Ted Yeigh,
Sales Director of Palletizer Division

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High-level, floor-level, robotic hybrid palletizers, load transfer stations & systems
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Columbia puts the highest priority on safety, has the broadest palletizer line and offers the best value in the industry. With the most standard features, unparalleled machine flexibility and superior after sales support Columbia has a palletizing solution for your needs

High Speed, Floor Level Palletizer
Floor Level Palletizer with Stretch Wrapper
High Level Palletizer
High Speed High Level Palletizer
Currie By Brenton

Jason Bennet,
Palletizer Product Line Manager

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Conventional Palletizing, Robotic Palletizing, Gantry Palletizing and Bulk Palletizing
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View our comprehensive palletizing portfolio of standard and custom automatic solutions backed by a proven track record of over 1,700 conventional and robotic palletizing installations. Learn about our full range of conventional, robotic, gantry, and bulk palletizers.

Robotic Palletizer
Bulk Palletizer
High Level Infeed Conventional Palletizer
Low Level Infeed Conventional Palletizer
EPSON Robots

John Clark,
National Sales Manager

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Industrial robots and vision systems for material handling, food packaging and more
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EPSON Robots is the global leader in PC controlled precision factory automation, with an installed base of over 26,000 robots and a product line of hundreds of models of easy to use SCARA, Cartesian and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC based platform.

EPSON C3-Series Compact 6-Axis Robots
EPSON S5-Series 6-Axis Robots
EPSON G-Series SCARA Robots
EPSON RC180 Controller
Fallas Automation Inc.

Chris Calabrese,
Sales Manager

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Cartoning, Case/tray packing ,Robotics and integrated systems
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Gravity Drop Case Packers and Robotic Pick and Place Case Packers for bags, pouches, tubs, trays and cartons. Vision Guided robots for random product orientation. Support Equipment, Case Erectors, Case sealers, Infeeds and integrated systems.

GRAVITY DROP CASE PACKER
ROBOTIC PICK AND PLACE CASE PACKER
HIGH SPEED ROBOTIC PICK AND PLACE CASE PACKER
RETAIL READY ROBOTIC CASE PACKER
FANUC Robotics

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Picking, Packing and Palletizing robots, integrated vision, software and simulation.
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See our extensive line of intelligent packaging robots designed to meet the unique production needs of the food and beverage, personal care, and consumer goods industries. Let FANUC Robotics and our packaging integrators solve your next end-of-line packaging challenge.

New parallel-link robot for high-speed picking and handling.
New six-axis mini robot is designed for high-speed handling, picking, packing and much more.
New compact, five-axis robot designed for high-speed transferring and packing.
The latest palletizing robot features a 140kg payload and a slim arm and wrist design.
Hartness International

Jim Soenke,
Vice President, Global Sales

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Whether you require a single packer, want to upgrade your existing line, or need a complete new line, you can find the right solution with Hartness.

Robotic Decaser/Single Filer
Mass Flow Accumulating Conveyor
Full Engineering & Integration Services
Shrink wrapping with our without trays
Intelligrated, Inc.

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Conveyor and sortation systems, Alvey palletizers and robotics, order fulfillment systems
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View our portfolio of automated material handling solutions designed to increase your operations efficiency, accuracy and capacity. Each solution is supported by our Customer Service and Support team that focuses on keeping systems running at optimum performance levels 24X7.

Alvey 952 Hybrid Palletizer
RIA Certified Robot Integrator
IntelliSort Tilt-Tray Sorter
Real Time Solutions Pick-to-Light
KUKA Robotics Corporation

James Cooper,
Vice President Sales & Marketing

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Industrial robots, controllers, software, linear units,omni-directional motion platforms.
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KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the food, beverage, consumer goods, logistics, pharmaceutical, medical,and plastics industries as well as multiple applications including material handling, packaging, palletizing.

KR Quantec Palletizing Robots
MASSMAN Automation Designs, LLC

Mark Suchy,
Vice President of Sales & Marketing

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Cartoning, Case Packing, Palletizing, Robotics, Flexible Pouch Filler, and Liquid Filling
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Massman Automation provides innovative "end-of-line" packaging solutions for all industries utilizes years of custom design experience. We have an extensive product offering with exceptional customer support. Check out all that Massman Automation has to offer your business!

Flexible Pouch Case Packer
Continuous Motion Case Packer
Robotic Flexpicker Case Packer
Side Load Case Packer
Yaskawa America, Inc., Motoman Robotics Division

Andy Glaser,
Vice President, Sales

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Case/tray packing, picking, packaging and palletizing robots, controls and peripherals.
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The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. is a leading robotics company in the Americas. With over 270,000 Motoman® robots installed globally, Yaskawa provides automation products and solutions for virtually every industry and robotic application.

High-speed pick and place robot
Packing and picking robot
Material handling, packaging and palletizing robot
Compact, open software architecture robot controller
Propack Processing and Packaging Systems Inc.

Chris Follows,
President

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We specialize in high-speed, robotic loading of wrapped products into trays and cartons.
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We provide automation with outstanding quality, reliability and flexibility to deliver customer-specific solutions. View our line of robotic loaders built to deliver the power of performance guaranteed. Learn about our expert design and engineering for complete solutions.

LJ Robotic Top Loading Machine
LB Robotic Top Loader

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