Supplier news: Achievements

Louis P. Baston Co. (Greenville, SC) and Kendall Packaging Corp. (Milwaukee, WI) celebrate their 50th anniversaries this year.

Sep 30th, 1998
The pack ML-enabled machine utilizes layer forming technology and features a small footprint with an interactive operator interface that allows for better collection of information.
BW Integrated Systems Highlights User-friendly, Vertical, Flexible, High-level Palletizer
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, user-friendly machine meets customer and market demands with quick, vertical start-up.
Oct 21st, 2021
Pictured are Billy Hogan, CEO, Liverpool Football Club (left), and Fisk Johnson, CEO, SC Johnson
Football Stadium PET Bottles Transformed into Mr Muscle Packaging
SC Johnson partners with the Liverpool Football Club to transform half a million PET bottles into new packaging for its Mr Muscle household cleaning products in the U.K.
Oct 21st, 2021
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All-Purpose Intelligent Robot Control System
MujinController manages any robotic application guiding the movement of robot arms via machine intelligence, a new category of artificial intelligence that automatically manages potential downtime scenarios through autonomous motion planning.
Oct 21st, 2021
Water soluble and biodegradable mailer bag.
E-Commerce Innovations: Biodegradable Mailing Bag and Reusable Food Delivery Containers
See two examples of innovative sustainable e-commerce packaging from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
Oct 21st, 2021
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Unique Blow-Fill-Seal Solution for In-House Blown PET Cups
Serac presented at PACK EXPO Las Vegas a Blow-Fill-Seal solution for yoghurts and desserts in PET/rPET jars. This solution, which combines an SBL linear blow-molding machine and a linear dosing machine, has been named CupBox.
Oct 20th, 2021
Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!
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Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!
They are a delight around the world – and a challenge for manufacturers everywhere. The guide provides an analysis of the market trends and the corresponding requirements focusing on handling and infeed technology.
Oct 1st, 2021
Freshly wrapped paperboard trays of fresh sausages emerge from the cling film application system.
Breakthrough in Compostable Film
Management at this family-owned third-generation producer of classic British sausages is hoping its efforts on the sustainable packaging front will be copied globally.
Oct 20th, 2021
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Strapping Machines Handle Washdown Environments
The SGP’s TüV certified stainless steel versions with IP 56 rating accommodate cleaning and disinfecting, while operating at speeds up to 65 plastic straps/min.
Oct 20th, 2021
The Trine Modular Labeling Station, as an easy-to-install system to reduce downtime, can both be retrofitted to an existing Trine labeling system or be used with a new Trine system.
Accraply Highlights Upgrades on Trine Modular Labeling Station
Machine has improved throughput, changeovers, and maintenance to enable significant process improvements with minimal line disruption for Trine labelers.
Oct 19th, 2021
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Flexibility Key to Modular P-S Labeleing Application System
Based on the M2 label applicator and an innovative motion control system, MFlex is modular and flexible with configurations for applications such as top labeling, bottom labeling, top/bottom labeling, front & back labeling, wrap labeling, and more.
Oct 19th, 2021
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Direct-Drive Pick-and-Place Sidebot
Wyzo is the result of 30 years of Delta robot experience, coupled with a vision to deliver a safe and highly efficient sidebot that can add considerable value to operations of all sizes.
Oct 19th, 2021
Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!
Sponsored
Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!
They are a delight around the world – and a challenge for manufacturers everywhere. The guide provides an analysis of the market trends and the corresponding requirements focusing on handling and infeed technology.
Oct 1st, 2021
The Fanuc robot has end-of-arm tooling that uses Piab vacuum technology to pick either heavy cases or tier sheets.
Vacuum Technology Solves Palletizing Challenge
While palletizing corrugated cases is a regular automation application, doing so in a cold room that is regularly hosed with water to stay clean is especially challenging.
Oct 19th, 2021
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Reimagining Sustainable Packaging through Collaboration
Incorporating more sustainable options into CPG packaging is both a necessity and a challenge. Read about current initiatives to innovate new materials, improve recycling systems, and get closer to a circular economy.
Oct 18th, 2021
Spirits producer Amass has moved into cannabis with a THC- and CBD-infused non-alcoholic beverage.
Top Five Trends in Spirits and Wine in 2021/2022
GlobalData predicts new consumer trends and consumption habits in spirits and wine resulting from supply chain disruptions, climate change issues, and a shift in consumer attitudes.
Oct 18th, 2021
Individual units are fed into the AP-25 bander by the infeed conveyor on the left while banded breakpacks exit on the discharge conveyor on the right.
Bringing Flexibility to Breakpack Production
Advanced controls let this maker of banding equipment bring a whole new level of quick-change flexibility to manufacturers delivering ‘breakpacks’ to their retailer customers.
Oct 18th, 2021
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More Editor’s Picks from PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Day Two
Watch Packaging World’s Emeritus Editor Pat Reynolds and Content Director Jim Chrzan as they rattle off a handful of interesting, innovative, or trending findings from the floor of PACK EXPO Las Vegas last month.
Oct 15th, 2021
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Cobot Bin Picking and Palletizing
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Omron demonstrated its vision-enabled TM cobot bin-picking system and its cobotic palletizing system.
Oct 16th, 2021
Carlos Ludlow Palafox, inventor of microwave-induced pyrolysis for recycling flexible packaging
Alternative for hard-to-recycle packaging waste
Carlos Ludlow Palafox, CEO of Enval Ltd. and the creator of a unique technology based on microwave-induced pyrolysis for flexible packaging including plastic laminates, shares his vision.
Oct 15th, 2021
(left to right) Jon McClure, president, Pregis South Carolina operations; David Timm, division president, Pregis Performance Flexibles; South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster; Kevin Baudhuin, CEO, Pregis; and Dan Zamlong, managing director, Warburg Pincus.
Pregis Opens New Packaging Film Extrusion Facility
Sustainability figures prominently in both the new Andersen, S.C., building and the materials produced within it as part of Pregis’ 2021 $140 million capex investment in new production capabilities.
Oct 15th, 2021
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Electromechanical Welding and Control Architecture for Packaging
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson highlighted its GSX Welder with electromechanical actuation and DCX Generator architecture to control and monitor packaging machine processes.
Oct 15th, 2021
Pringle's Holiday Cans
Getting Noticed: Holiday Pringles, Wine Pouches, and Tony's Chocolate
The importance of creating impactful and noticeable packaging continues to create a point of difference. See a few examples from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
Oct 14th, 2021
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High-Performance Packaging Machine Control
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson showcased its high-performance packaging machine architecture to control multiple axes of motion and scale motion on the same PLC platform.
Oct 14th, 2021
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Beckhoff Showcases XPlanar Updates
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Beckhoff highlighted is XPlanar materials handling system that uses levitating movers to transport materials for packaging, assembly or transfer.
Oct 13th, 2021
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Beckhoff’s XTS with Track Management
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Beckhoff showcased the new track management capabilities of its eXtended Transport System (XTS) and the new stainless steel hygienic version.
Oct 12th, 2021
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Fast-Changeover RRP Case Packer
A live, timed changeover demo illustrates the speed at which Delkor's LSP Series case packers can changeover between individually sized pouches in corrugated RRP cabrio cases, and larger club-store pouches in club-store corrugated trays.
Oct 12th, 2021
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Leak Detection System
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson demonstrated its CT4215 leak detection system which uses quantum cascade lasers to detect leaks in real time.
Oct 11th, 2021
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Insights Into the Current Trends in Snacking
Kim Overstreet interviews SNAC International's David Walsh as he discusses current trends in snacking.
Oct 11th, 2021
Vision & sensor cap inspection system
Clever Syrup Capper & Reject System Eliminates a Sticky Situation
Quebecois syrup producer Nokomis Maple Products had a big fill inconsistency and reject problem that often made a sticky mess. An easy-to-use new capper with advanced inspection features made a big difference in reducing rejects and keeping things moving.
Oct 11th, 2021
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A Smattering of Day-One Findings from PACK EXPO Las Vegas
On today's Take Five, PACK EXPO veterans Jim Chrzan and Pat Reynolds curate first day discoveries in this tip-of-the-iceberg reflection of the packaging industry’s triumphant return to trade shows.
Oct 8th, 2021
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Pick-and-Place ‘Sidebot’
Demonstrated at the Wyzo booth was the world’s first pick-and-place ‘sidebot,’ so named because it can work safely side-by-side with humans with zero protective barriers or performance compromise. It features unique Live Drive Direct Drive technology from
Oct 9th, 2021
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Controlled Growth and Innovation are Current Trends in Co-Pack/Co-Man Space
Jim Chrzan interviews CPA's Ron Puvak at the PACK EXPO Innovation Stage about new developments in contract packaging.
Oct 9th, 2021