Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Maker’s Mark Ups Its Packaging Game

When it came time for a packaging line upgrade, this well-known producer of bourbon tackled filling and capping first—coding, inspection, and case sealing quickly followed.

January 5, 2022

Case erect/seal: Page 8

Adhesives/tape

Vuk Trivanovic Named CEO of Shurtape Technologies

Shurtape Technologies

He will expand his role and responsibilities as CEO to encompass the full scope of Shurtape’s global business, now including its Ohio-based Consumer & Craftsman (C&C) Group.

December 16, 2021

Case erect/seal

Former WestRock CEO Steven Voorhees Awarded PPC’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Smurfit Westrock

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) presented its Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement, to former President and CEO of WestRock, Steven C. Voorhees.

November 30, 2021

Robotics

Chris Gallagher Appointed VP of Sales for Pearson Packaging

Pearson Packaging Systems

He will be responsible for accelerating the company’s growth and expansion plans.

November 17, 2021

Home

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.

October 12, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Fully Fiber-based Tray, Carton Wrap, and RRP Case Packing Line Makes its Case on Material Savings

An innovative solution for food manufacturers, the Cluster-Pak® (CP) eMerge™ Combo is WestRock’s newest fully integrated system that enables a wide range of bowl and tray formats from primary tray packaging to tertiary SRP or RRP case packing.

October 5, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Small-Footprint Robotic Case Packer has 1-Day Comission

Schubert Group’s compact lightline robotic case packer is a preconfigured machine that can erect, fill, and close cartons and cases in a range of formats.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Case Packer Enables Flexibility and Case Reuse

Heat and Control adds new features to its Ishida case packer for snack foods.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

‘Indiscriminate’ Case Packer Optimizes on Flexibility

At Aagard’s PACK EXPO booth there was plenty of talk about and video footage of the remarkably flexible 436 Case Packer, even though the machine itself did not make the trek to Las Vegas.

September 28, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Robotic Case Packer Brings Sequential Operations into Monoblock

Brenton, a ProMach product brand, demonstrates its RT1000 robotic top-load case packer, equipped with two Fanuc robots for case erecting and loading and a Dekka tape head for sealing.

September 28, 2021

Sustainability

WestRock to Display Automation Solutions at PACK EXPO 2021

Smurfit Westrock

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-2023! Westrock will exhibit its latest innovations in sustainable, connected, and automated packaging solutions, including the debut of three new machines.

September 20, 2021

Cartoning

Brad Rogers Appointed CEO of Robatech USA Inc.

Robatech USA Inc.

He will be responsible for strengthening Robatech’s sales and service team in the U.S. to provide the industry with high-quality gluing solutions and service performance.

September 20, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Three Models of Secondary Packaging Operations

Secondary packaging trends are being driven by retail demands, e-commerce growth, and direct-to-consumer (DTC). See how these three models are impacting end-of-line operations.

September 2, 2021