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Packaging line integration

Equip-Pak

July 26, 2024

Aligning Industry and Education for a Skilled Workforce

From machine builder FANUC to educational institutions nationwide, manufacturing stakeholders are finding early exposure and accessible training are vital to a healthy workforce.

July 26, 2024

Industry exposure at key milestones like high school can help to boost the next generation's interest in manufacturing.

Bagging & Pouching

Automated Continuous Rotary Medical Band Sealer

OK Sealer's Supersealer MBS20 applies effective, versatile heat seals and offers advanced features and easy operation.

July 26, 2024

Conveying & accumulation

mk North America Appoints Damon Neal as Regional Sales Manager

mk North America, Inc.

Industry veteran brings extensive experience to drive growth in Southwest I territory.

July 26, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Mary Kay Hits the Sweet Spot on Speed with Mascara Packaging Line

To boost mascara and other tube production at Mary Kay’s Lewisville, Texas facility, it turned out that intermediate speeds and intermittent motion were the right mix of speed, sophistication, and throughput.

July 26, 2024

Richard Talbot (left) of Equip-Pak with Mary Kay's George Bode (center) and Brandon Polyniak (right).

Labeling System with Intelligent Motion Technology

Videojet Technologies Inc.

Videojet® 9560 system prints and applies labels to outer cases, boxes, and shrink wrap.

July 26, 2024

Videojet 9560 Print And Apply Labeler

Cadbury Uses Certified-Circular BOPP for Chocolate Bars

Cadbury Australia uses chemically recycled content produced through pyrolysis for 500 million of its chocolate bar wraps.

July 26, 2024

Cadbury will be using 1,000 metric tons of certified circular BOPP leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology to package approximately 500 million family-sized Dairy Milk Chocolate blocks.

Robotic Stretch-Wrapping Technology

Combi Packaging Systems

Combi Packaging Systems adds to its end-of-line packaging solutions with Siat's BeeWrap+ stretch wrapper, a single-source system for increased efficiency and reduced costs.

July 25, 2024

Keeping Up with Your Peers on Sustainable Packaging

Learn how you compare to other CPG companies in your sustainable packaging focus.

July 25, 2024

Additives, coatings & inks

PVC-Free, Bisphenol-Free Coating for Food Cans

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Securshield™ 500 is a range of next-gen PVC-free and Bisphenol-free coatings for easy open ends for use on a wide variety of metal food packs.

July 25, 2024

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings

July 25, 2024

Coding & Marking

Air Dryer for Printing in Extreme Conditions

LEIBINGER's new feature combats high humidity and temperature for reliable coding and marking in challenging environments.

July 25, 2024

In warm, humid production environments, the air dryer developed by LEIBINGER ensures optimum printing results and outstanding adhesion.

Food Pick Systems

Electron Robotics

Electron Robotics unveils the Electron Pick System (EPS), which is revolutionizing food manufacturing with its rapid ROI, enhanced hygiene, and advanced AI control.

July 25, 2024

Electron Robotics

July 25, 2024

Harpak-ULMA Names New Chairman of the Board

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Kevin Roach to lead company into future of smart manufacturing as founder Charlie Harlfinger retires.

July 25, 2024

Charlie Harlfinger, left, is retiring as Harpak-Ulma’s chairman of the board. Kevin Roach has been elevated to chairman and chief executive officer.

Case/Tray Packing

Sugar Producer Emphasizes Flexibility in End-of-Line Solution

British Sugar replaces a 38-year-old end-of-line system with two tray packers and seven automatic palletizers with robotic layer preparation to handle a wide array of product formats and sizes.

July 25, 2024

British Sugar’s main product is granulated sugar, shown here in retail bags packed in a retail-ready tray-and-lid package.

Controls & machine components

Building a Modular Machine Visualization Solution

Mespack innovated and modularized to best meet customer needs, including an equally flexible Emerson Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA to standardize their products and support future advancements.

July 24, 2024

Figure 1: An HMI is a vital and highly visible way for operators to interact, so it must provide clear visualization, extensive connectivity, and scalable design flexibility.

Aldi, Paulig, and Scan Sverige Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Aldi, Paulig, and Scan Sverige from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

July 24, 2024

Aldi plans to eliminate over 10 metric tons of non-recyclable packaging annually by switching to recyclable wrappers for two of its own-label butters.