Cartoning

Craft Brewing—Quick Hits 2020

The steadily growing popularity of aluminum cans in the craft brewing segment has some brewers mothballing their glass bottling lines altogether.

March 19, 2020

Case erect/seal: Page 12

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Online Retailer Improves Pack-Station Ergonomics, Boosts Capacity

Coop.dk, a web-based grocery retailer, reduced uncomfortable lifting motions and taxing repetitive packout habits for workers at its Odense, Denmark distribution center.

March 6, 2020

Cartoning

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #1: Robotic Lines Clear Peeps’ Automation Hurdles

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. In the year's top article, we cover the popular Peeps brand on its journey from manual packing of a difficult product to an ultra-automated robotic line.

December 31, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Combi Packaging Systems Welcomes New Employees

Combi Packaging Systems

Combi Packaging Systems announced the appointment of Sue Lewis as Director of Customer Service, LaShonna Gojkov as Director of Marketing & Business Development, and Steve Ryan as Sales Manager, Mideast Region.

December 20, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Fully Automatic Case Former with Hot Glue

Streamlining the loading process with easier case loading via a Modular Expandable Magazine increases the capacity of case blanks in the machine.

September 24, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Top sealer features modularity

Modularity in machine design is a theme that frequently echoes when PACK EXPO rolls around, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 was no exception.

September 24, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Automatic Case Former Speeds Case Size Changes

Wexxar Bel is using PACK EXPO Las Vegas to debut its Delta 1 fully automatic case former with MXM (Modular Expandable Magazine) System and auto adjust.

September 23, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Mike and Ikes Bounce Back via Social Media

A successful social media campaign put Mike and Ikes back into the regular movie theater and checkout line rotation. The big bump required a major automation installation.

September 5, 2019

Secondary Packaging

End-of-line automation handles dairy tubs with care

Six robots on a new packaging line at Czech dairy Choceňská mlékárna quickly and gently case-pack and palletize tubs of product at 20,000/hr.

August 18, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Cobots take on undesirable tasks, increase efficiency by 30%

Faced with a competitive labor pool and unable to expand in size, John Griffin, Director of Operations at a consumer tooling company, turned to the only variable over which he had any control: automation.

July 16, 2019

Case erect/seal

Ohlson Packaging builds out sales and marketing teams

The company adds sales director and marketing manager to help lead growth.

June 19, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Chemical copacker cuts out inkjet maintenance, supervision

For certain SKUs at Mill-Chem, the switch from continuous to thermal inkjet meant simplicity alongside reduced babysitting and cleanup.

June 13, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Polypack makes French end-of-line equipment acquisition

Though they shared the same origins and name, Polypack Inc. in the U.S. and Polypack France (Polypack Sarl) were separate entities with no relationship—until now.

December 11, 2018