Conveying & accumulation

Dorner’s AquaPruf Ultimate Conveyor Earns 3-A Certification

The evaluation is performed by an objective, independent third-party verification inspection to ensure the AquaPruf Ultimate conveyor has met the requirements of the 3-A sanitary standard in the design and fabrication of equipment used in food processing.

January 27, 2022

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Secondary Packaging

Future Looks Bright for End of Line Equipment Market

Four trends will affect continued growth on EOL machinery through 2026, with the food and beverage industries driving the majority of purchases.

January 25, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

May River Capital Acquires Cablevey Conveyors

May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market industrial growth companies, acquired Cablevey® Conveyors, a manufacturer of tubular drag conveyor systems based in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

January 13, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Buffy Hagerman Appointed Marketing Communications Manager for Key Technology

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

She will be responsible for advertising, public relations, trade show exhibits, and other marketing initiatives that will build awareness of Key Technology’s high performance digital sorting, conveying, and process automation solutions worldwide.

January 7, 2022

Flexible packaging

Formost Fuji Announces Changes to its Service Department

Formost Fuji Corporation

Formost Fuji Corp. promoted Derek Dietrich to Service Manager and David Korsmo to Assistant Service Manager. Bob McHenry will fill a new position within the department as Service Resource Specialist.

January 6, 2022

Weighing/combination scales

Mettler Toledo Publishes Process Analytics Catalog

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

The new Process Analytics Catalog for 2022-23 provides a comprehensive overview of solutions for analytical measurements in liquid process applications, pure water monitoring and gas-phase measurement.

January 3, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Slideways Offers Tutorial on Measuring Curves for Flat Top Chains

Slideways, Inc.

Slideways’ 10-minute video tutorial “How to Measure Curves for Flat Top Chains” features step-by-step instructions on how to measure existing conveyor corner tracks for retrofit or repair.

December 22, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Divert System Redirects Unsealed Cases Using DARB Rollers

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a divert system to properly accept sealed product at the discharge of a case sealer using a DARB (dual activated roller belt) switch as the divert belting of choice.

December 7, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Formost Fuji Forms Partnership with Capper-McCall

Formost Fuji Corporation

Based in Raleigh, Capper-McCall will represent Formost Fuji in the Southeast region covering the market in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

December 1, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Regal Rexnord Acquires Arrowhead Systems

Regal Rexnord Corporation

Regal Rexnord’s strategic acquisition of Arrowhead Systems will expand its conveyor offerings into sub-systems, palletizing.

November 30, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

RH Brown Co. Joins Bastian Solutions

RH Brown Co.

RH Brown Co., a fourth-generation family-owned material handling solution provider is the newest Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, member company.

November 30, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Automation Drives Danone Variety Multi-packs in Mexico

Festo and Hybernya Industrial develop an end-of-line automated packaging solution for multi-packs for Danone and Danup yogurts in Mexico.

November 29, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Intralox Announces $60 Million Plant Expansion

Intralox

Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond, La., location. It is more than doubling its footprint, and the expansion will create 425 direct jobs as it expands its molding and assembly operations.

November 19, 2021