Pat Reynolds

With nearly 40 years of experience as a packaging journalist, Pat has traveled the world to cover new technologies as they are put into practice. Though now happily retired, he keeps a hand in the business on occasion as Contributing Editor.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
New Combination Scale
The combination scale introduced by Multipond has a depositing funnel that alternates left and right to reach speeds to 170/min at the show.
September 27, 2023
New Combination Scale
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Pouch Feeder/Printer
AXFP integrates feeder and printer for direct print onto pouches by way of thermal transfer or ink-jet.
September 27, 2023
Pouch Feeder Printer
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Advanced Stick-Pack Machine
10-lane servo-driven stick-pack machine from Viking Masek feeds counter and cartoner.
September 27, 2023
Advanced Stick Pack Machine
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Compact Rotary Filler
Spee-Dee introduced at PACK EXPO its Compact Rotary Filler, a 12-pocket that does away with timing screws and star wheels on infeed and outfield to greatly reduce cost.
September 27, 2023
Compact Rotary Filler
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Automatic Film Splicing
At the TNA booth it was all about automatic splicing of roll stock being fed into a TNA vf/f/s bagger.
September 27, 2023
Automatic Film Splicing
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Shrink Sleeve Application System
Tripack was demonstrating a twin-pack operation on its HSA-250 continuous motion shrink sleeve applicator.
September 27, 2023
Shrink Sleeve Application System
Workforce
Robotics Work/Study Co-Op Pays Off
A visit to the FANUC booth at PACK EXPO Las Vegas led Packaging World to engineering manager Jessica Juhasz, who has a fascinating work/study backstory that’s more like what we see in Germany than what we see in the U.S.
September 21, 2023
Fanuc's Jessica Juhasz at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Automatic Cleaning of Labeler Head
GLU/ECO from Langguth is a push-button approach to automated cleaning of gluing assembly change parts.
September 14, 2023
Automatic Cleaning Of Labeler Head
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Fifth Axis on Robotic End Effector
ABB robot integrated into a Fallas Automation robotic case packer featured an end effector with a fifth axis that meets a specific customer’s very specific needs.
September 14, 2023
Fifth Axis On Robotic End Effector
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Signode Shows Full End-of-Line Solution
Case erecting, robotic case filling, case labeling, and case palletizing—all done by machines under the Signode umbrella.
September 14, 2023
Signode Shows Full End Of Line Line Solution
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