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Aaron Hand

Aaron Square Small 2020Aaron Hand has three decades of experience in B-to-B publishing with a particular focus on technology. He has been with PMMI Media Group since 2013, much of that time as Executive Editor for Automation World, where he focused on continuous process industries. Prior to joining ProFood World full time in late 2020, Aaron worked as Editor at Large for PMMI Media Group, reporting for all publications on a wide variety of industry developments, including advancements in packaging for consumer products and pharmaceuticals, food and beverage processing, and industrial automation. He took over as Editor-in-Chief of ProFood World in 2021. Aaron holds a B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University and an M.S. in Journalism from the University of Illinois.

PEI 2022
Robotic Order Fulfillment Provides Autonomous Picking
The result of a decade of R&D, the Bastian Solutions SmartPick fuses a warehouse execution system with a six-axis robot, machine vision, and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to create an autonomous product picking system.
November 3, 2022
Bastian
PEI 2022
Fenceless Palletizer Makes Use of Limited Space
EnSight Solutions has combined a Stäubli collaborative robot with a Sick safety sensor system to eliminate the need for fencing in palletizing operations.
November 1, 2022
Ensight
PEI 2022
Easy-to-Use Interface for Cobot-Based Palletizer
ONExia, a robotics system integrator, has created PalletizHD as a drag-and-drop palletizing software integrated with a collaborative robot as an easy drop-in replacement for end-of-line workers.
October 30, 2022
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PEI 2022
Custom Motion Plastics Address Need for Multiple Package Formats
At PACK EXPO International, igus is highlighting its FastLine tooling system for custom molded parts, including an example of modular bottle grippers that the company created alongside Krones to provide flexibility in bottle sizes.
October 26, 2022
The FastLine tooling system provides custom motion plastics in less than 10 days.
PEI 2022
International Depalletizer Handles 6 Different Pallet Types
Ska Fabricating’s International Microbus empty-can depalletizer addresses the needs of the European market. Like the original Microbus launched earlier this year in the U.S. and Canada, it’s optimized for small spaces.
October 24, 2022
On display at PACK EXPO International, the International Microbus is a semi-automatic empty can depalletizer that can handle six different types of pallets.
Beverage
Industrial Arts Brewing: The Art of Scaling Up a Hazy IPA
A young craft brewer in New York’s Hudson Valley was maxing out the capacity of its 25-hL brewhouse. A second, larger brewhouse from Krones Steinecker was highly customized to handle its hoppy brew.
March 8, 2022
The high volume of hops used to make Industrial Arts’ hazy IPA required some innovative thinking to optimize brewing.
E-commerce
Keurig Dr Pepper Helps Guide CPGs Through Amazon Packaging Compliance
Having braved its own journey into Amazon’s Ships in Own Container (SIOC) certification demands, KDP packaging engineers explain what’s required to ready products for e-commerce delivery.
November 19, 2020
After evaluating the club store format of its Keurig McCafe carton (left), KDP redesigned the packaging for e-commerce (right), working specifically with Amazon SIOC specifications.
Robotics
Robotics Integration in End-of-Line Packaging
Showing how various modules can be integrated into a packaging line with robotic capabilities, Brenton highlighted innovations in case packing and linear servo tracks.
November 13, 2020
The Brenton RP1000 robotic palletizer with integrated Orion MADX stretch wrapper.
PMMI news
Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Paul Singh of Michigan State University
Now on a biennial cadence, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2020. The cornerstone of Paul Singh’s career at MSU has been his focus on education.
October 1, 2020
Paul Singh, Michigan State University
E-commerce
ERP Upgrade Enables Direct-to-Consumer Model for Avery
QAD’s latest cloud-based enterprise resource planning system has helped Avery better integrate its operations to provide the flexibility needed to depart from its traditional big box pallet model.
June 23, 2020
Day one of go live with the upgraded ERP system at Avery’s manufacturing site in Northampton, UK.
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