Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-Fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Controls & machine components

Controls & machine components

4.0 Data Collection

Fortress Technologies Demonstrated a metal detector with three apertures connected to its 4.0 Data Collection system, which automatically collects real-time data from enabled Fortress Technology metal detectors and checkweighers.

October 17, 2025

Controls & machine components

Shawn Lange Joins Beckhoff USA as Northwest Regional Director

Beckhoff USA

Lange leverages a rich, varied career in leadership, technology, and academia for a sales region that’s home to many of the world’s leading tech companies.

October 14, 2025

Filling, Capping & Closing

Morrison Container Handling Solutions & Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery Celebrate 20 Years of Collaboration at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

For over two decades, Morrison (Booth W-3522) and Spee-Dee (Booth W-1916) have delivered filling equipment leveraging Morrison's expertise in container handling change parts to enhance Spee-Dee's high-speed fillers.

September 19, 2025

Controls & machine components

TWK-ELETRONIK GmbH Sensors and Encoder Products Company Announce Strategic Technology Partnership for SIL2/SIL3 Safety-Rated Encoders

Encoder Products Company

Encoder Products Company partners with TWK-ELEKTRONIK GmbH to introduce a line of safety-certified, SIL2/SIL3-rated encoders to the North American market to meet the growing demand for functional safety in critical motion control applications.

September 15, 2025

Workforce

Emily Schafer Joins Enerquip’s Team of Technical Sales Professionals

Enerquip

Enerquip moves Schafer into a new sales Engineer role, a transition that will allow customers to benefit from her engineering and design expertise throughout their entire project.

September 15, 2025

Controls & machine components

Enerquip

September 15, 2025

Controls & machine components

John Brooks Partners with EXAIR to Enhance Canadian Distribution of Innovative Compressed Air Solutions

EXAIR LLC

John Brooks will be the sole Canadian distributor of EXAIR's energy-efficient products, including air knives and cabinet coolers.

September 15, 2025

Workforce

Zach Gates Appointed General Manager, North America, at OFS

OFS (Operations Feedback Systems)

September 9, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Dart Controls Hires New Eastern Regional Manager

Dart Controls

Dart Controls appoints Brandon Faulkner to be responsible for overseeing sales activities and supporting distributors, partners, and customers east of the Mississippi River.

August 13, 2025

Digital Transformation

Industry 4.0 Automation Platform Elevates Client Efficiency

Impack overhauled its automation platform using B&R tools to meet the demands of modern packaging applications, boosting speed, flexibility, and support across its folder-gluer peripherals.

August 12, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

SUN Automation Group Announces Second U.S. Purchase of Kolbus

SUN Automation Group

The acquisition highlights the increasing adoption of BX Motion as an efficient, versatile solution for short-run corrugated board production in North America.

August 7, 2025

Workforce

Hans Beckhoff Receives the Rudolf Diesel Medal for Most Successful Innovation Achievement

Beckhoff USA

The award recognizes Hans Beckhoff's pioneering work in PC-based control technology, which advanced automation and integrated IT into industrial processes.

August 6, 2025