Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Massman Automation Hires Regional Sales Manager

Ray Musson was hired as Regional Sales Manager of case packing and palletizing for Massman Automation Designs, LLC’s Central and Central South regions.

December 3, 2020

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Robotics

Premier Tech Offers Virtual Tour of Its Headquarters

Premier Tech Systems and Automation

Premier Tech’s Immersive Virtual Tour allows individuals to visit its world headquarters in Rivière-du-Loup, Qc, Canada from the comfort of their homes and offices.

December 2, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Dual Lane Hand-Pack to Single File Merge Maximizes Production

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a dual lane hand-pack line, made up of a series of small conveyor sections, all joined by seamless transfers, that manually feed a new merging section to further semi-automate for one of its customers.

December 1, 2020

Robotics

Nestle Purina’s ‘Most Modern’ Packaging Operation

Sophisticated use of robotics is the key to this impressive cartoning and case-packing line for 85-g tins of cat food in 4, 8-, 12-, and 24-count cartons.

November 25, 2020

Robotics

Fanuc Named Top Workplace in 2020

FANUC America

Fanuc was named a top work place in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press for the ninth consecutive year.

November 19, 2020

Cartoning

Somic America Appoints East Coast Sales Manager

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Ryan Schumacher was hired as Somic America’s East Coast Sales Manager. He will be based in Wilmington, N.C., and will report directly to Peter Fox, Senior Vice President of Sales.

November 16, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Integration in End-of-Line Packaging

Showing how various modules can be integrated into a packaging line with robotic capabilities, Brenton highlighted innovations in case packing and linear servo tracks.

November 13, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Re-brand for Hamrick

Proud of being a family-owned firm in a world of acquisition, Hamrick Packaging Systems (formerly Hamrick Manufacturing & Service, Inc.) took advantage of PACK EXPO Connects to highlight its new identity.

November 11, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Versatile Case Packer

The Performance Case Packer is a case and tray packer designed and engineered with key performance features in mind, including pick-and-place gantry and an innovative infeed system to reach loading speeds up to 250 containers/min.

November 11, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Variety Case Packing

Aagard at PACK EXPO Connects described how they solved one customer’s business challenge by developing an automated case packing system that produces variety packs in up to 4,000 configurations.

November 11, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Variety Case Packing

Aagard at PACK EXPO Connects described how they served one customer by developing an automated case packing system that produces variety packs in a myriad of configurations.

November 9, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Processing and Packaging Equipment Featured

Heat and Control, Inc.®, took advantage of PACK EXPO Connects to not only show its world-leading food processing and packaging equipment but also to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

November 9, 2020

Cartoning

Schubert Goes Live at PACK EXPO Connects

Schubert North America

Schubert will present its latest technological developments and product innovations with six different live demos at PACK EXPO Connects.

November 2, 2020