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Pack Expo 2010: News and Product Announcements

The Automation World and Packaging World staffs are covering the Pack Expo International Show in Chicago, Oct. 31-Nov. 3. This page will have numerous updates and reports from the biggest packaging show in North America.

Wes Iversen's Podcast Bytes from day 1 at Pack Expo:
Podcast Bytes: Joe Martin, Sales Manager, Packaging and Converting, Beckhoff Automation

Podcast Bytes: John Martin, Manager, Food and Beverage Marketing, Micro Motion and Chuck Gray, Applications and Test Engineer, Micro Motion (Emerson Process Management)

Podcast Bytes: Leo Petrokonis, Business Development Manager, Packaging Industry, Rockwell Automation

Podcast Bytes: Craig Souser, President, JLS Automation

Podcast Bytes: John Holmes, Segment Manager, Food and Packaging Industry, Festo Corp.

Podcast Bytes: Steve Dextraze, Product Manager, Inverters, Lenze Americas

******************************* >> Wes Iversen reports on new products from automation vendors at this year's Pack Expo. (added 11/2)

******************************* >> See Video Reports below from the Pack Expo show: (added 11/1)

Video Report #1 - Bosch Rexroth

Video Report #2 - Siemens Industry Inc.

Video Report #3 - Adept Technology

Video Report #4 - Adept Technology, part 2

Video Report #5 - B&R Automation

Video Report #6 - Bimba Manufacturing

Video Report #7 - Eaton Corp.

******************************* >> Packaging World's Chief Editor, Pat Reynolds, provides highlights in this podcast series, Oct. 31-Nov.3.

Editor's View: Pack Expo, Day 1

Editor's View: Pack Expo, Day 2

Editor's View: Pack Expo, Day 3

Editor's View: Pack Expo, Day 4

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce
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Conveying Innovations Report
Editors report on distinguishing characteristics that define each new product and collected video demonstrating the equipment or materials as displayed at the show. This topical report, winnowed from nearly 300 PACK EXPO collective booth visits, represents a categorized, organized account of individual items that were selected based on whether they were deemed to be both new, and truly innovative, based on decades of combined editorial experience in experiencing and evaluating PACK EXPO products.
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