Automation Strategies


INTERPACK VIDEO Impressions of the world's largest packaging show Didn't get to interpack in Düsseldorf? See what you missed, courtesy of B&R Packaging Solutions. Watch multiple, synchronized robots all running from the same controller, the new openSAFETY standard running on popular industrial networks, plus guests' multilingual impressions of B&R’s gala ‘interact at interpack’ event.

INTERPACK VIDEO Inever's new pharma liquid stick pack machine Multi-lane stick pack machine model PH600 from Inever is built to GMP rules and ideal for cough syrups, mouthwashes and other liquid healthcare products. Laminar air flow controls contamination and UV lamps kill bacteria on film. CIP, SIP. Inever has standardized on B&R automation across its entire product line.

INTERPACK VIDEO Krones introduces sustainable packaging concepts Designed for easy carrying of PET bottles, Lite Pack uses no shrink film and no shrink tunnel, which is said to reduce energy consumption by 90 percent. The Sleevematic ES supports innovative marketing concepts while reducing material costs.
	AUTOMATION TRENDS PMMI's machinery communications study The impact of computer, mobile and wireless technologies is affecting modern industry, including packaging machinery; with additional capabilities come greater demands, according to “Machinery Communications—Trends & Challenges,” a new study from PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows.

GLOBAL STANDARDS Video: global standards on the move in packaging What is the OMAC Packaging Workgroup up to? Watch this recent press briefing as recorded by Korea's ICNwebTV.