Workforce

Philipp Lenz Promoted to Technical Service Coordinator for SOMIC Packaging

A 15-year industry veteran, Lenz will serve as the technical advisor to customers with 24/7 online response for all troubleshooting and technical related questions.

June 8, 2022

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Robotics

Coesia Companies to Host Virtual Event to Showcase New Tech and Automation Solutions

Coesia Group

On June 14, 2022, the Coesia Virtual Event 2022: Wrap your business, unwrap your potential will go live: a streaming platform for exploring the latest innovations and most advanced technologies of the Group specializing in industrial and packaging solutio

May 27, 2022

Cartoning

Bradman Lake Ltd. Receives The Queen's Award for Enterprise

Bradman Lake Inc.

The company received the award in the International Trade category.

May 11, 2022

Retail display packaging

SOMIC Packaging Completes First U.S. Factory Acceptance Test

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging representatives conducted the first Factory Acceptance Test of a retail-ready packaging machine in North America at GOYA Foods.

May 6, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sidel Receives Certification for its Vocational Training Programs

Sidel Group

Sidel received French Qualiopi Certification for its global training methodology, reinforcing its commitment to provide additional value to customers through long-term support programs.

May 5, 2022

Beverage

Live at the Craft Brew Conference: Is the Pint Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Pandemic-related channel shifts subsided in 2021, and on-premise sales bounced back, but there are both encouraging and concerning signs for the craft brew industry. Brewers Association's Bart Watson captures the landscape in his State of the Industry.

May 4, 2022

Robotics

Soft Robotics Teams with Quest, Ossid to Develop a Robotic Handling/Packaging Solution for Primary Food Packaging

Oxipital AI

Soft Robotics teamed with Quest and Ossid to offer a robotic handling and packaging solution to the food industry powered by Soft Robotics' mGripAI™ technology.

May 2, 2022

Workforce

Jessica Zasadni Named Director of Human Resources for JLS Automation

JLS Automation

In line with JLS’ goal of making the world a better place, as Director of HR, Zasadni is tasked with further strengthening the company's culture in order to continue to make it a great place to work.

April 11, 2022

Cartoning

Cama North America Adds Carl Roeder and Amber Griggs to its Sales Force

Cama North America

Carl Roeder, Northwest Regional Sales Manager, and Amber Griggs, Southwest Regional Sales Manager will assist customers in their respective regions with case packing, cartoning, robotics, and sleeving applications.

March 18, 2022

Cartoning

SOMIC Packaging Hires Ken Williams as Service and After Sales Manager

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Williams will be responsible for all machine installations and managing the Service team that is being expanded, he reports to CEO Peter Fox.

March 17, 2022

Capping

The Massman Companies Acquires New England Machinery

Massman Companies

The Massman Companies, a packaging machinery manufacturer, acquired New England Machinery, Inc., a privately held company based in Bradenton, FL.

March 15, 2022

Controls & Machine Components

iCam-Based Linear Pick-and-Place Mechanism Maintains Control of Empty Cartons

Transferring empty cartons from a high-speed forming machine into a smart carton identification and loading system helps to maintain control of the lightweight boxes prior to use.

February 25, 2022

Robotics

Kuka Robotics Builds Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments

KUKA Robotics Corporation

Kuka appointed Casey DiBattista Chief Regional Officer of KUKA North America and Vancho Naumovski Vice President and General Manager of Operations for the United States.

February 24, 2022