Robotics

Robotic Automation Doubles Capacity for Dot’s Pretzels

With no perceivable impediment to its growth other than capacity, Dot’s Pretzels, now a Hershey Co. brand, opened a new facility with a special focus on robotic packaging automation.

December 2, 2022

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Conveying & accumulation

Pivoting Wire Belt Conveyor for Rejected Bakery Product

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a 9 ft x 42 in. sanitary food-grade stainless steel wire belt conveyor with a pivoting discharge end. The pivot is used to dump batches of rejected bakery product from proceeding down the line.

November 29, 2022

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Entry-level Bagging in Five Formats

Unified Flex Packaging Technologies targets startups with its versatile vf/f/s.

November 7, 2022

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Yeaman Machine Showcases New Filling and Packing Solutions at PACK EXPO International

Yeaman Machine's new products showcased at PACK EXPO International can help automate the packaging line and improve efficiency.

November 4, 2022

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Roll-to-Sheet System for Non-Easy-to-Feed Materials

The machine has a high loading capacity for materials traditionally difficult to separate on a friction feeder, such as sheets, film, plastic wrap, soaker pads, and packaging labels at PACK EXPO International.

November 1, 2022

Operational Excellence

The CanDo Spirit at Natural Products Expo East

See Founder Adam Bremen discuss this emerging brand’s philosophy for success.

October 5, 2022

Controls & Machine Components

Independent Linear Servo Movers Lend Flexibility to Flowpacker

An intelligent transport system delivers a cost-effective, compact, and highly flexible feeder component in cookie packaging equipment by a well-known OEM.

September 29, 2022

Flexibles

Compostable, Bio-based Bag Fits Wonky Bread’s Eco-Friendly Ethos

D2C company Earth & Wheat switches from a fossil-based bag to a compostable one made from renewable resources to ship its mixed bakery bread varieties that have been rescued from becoming waste.

September 23, 2022

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Bradman Lake to Showcase Top Load Cartoning Line at PACK EXPO International

Bradman Lake Inc.

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth S-2058! Bradman Lake will showcase its top load and end load cartoning equipment.

September 21, 2022

Sustainability

Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Pringles Adjust Package Materials to Add Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging material adjustments for sustainability by Coca-Cola and others from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

September 21, 2022

Bakery/Snack

Southern Recipe Small Batch Modernizes Pork Rind Package Design

Southern Recipe Small Batch’s new pork rind package design touts flavor and dietary benefits to attract both new and traditional consumers.

September 21, 2022

Secondary Packaging

End-of-Line Automation Reduces Snak King’s Labor Pains

Branded and private-label snack producer Snak King installs 16 robotic palletizers and three intelligent automated vehicles to address labor shortages and resulting labor costs, as well as streamline its operations.

September 8, 2022

Robotics

Delicate Strudel Dough Picked and Packed in Enclosure-Free Robot Cell

At Weinbergmaier GmbH in Vienna, Sissi and Franz—as their human operators have quaintly named the two Stäubli robots—pack high-quality strudel dough in perfect synchronization within a cycle time of 1.5 sec.

August 31, 2022