Conveying & accumulation

Nutrition manufacturer more than doubles production

Fully automated bottling line helps Global Healing Center double production by replacing manual steps, improving filling and packaging consistency and quality assurance.

June 1, 2017

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Easy as Thai

Custom thermoformed, compartmentalized lidded trays for Easy Home Chef’s meal kits are designed for each specific recipe created by the company.

May 4, 2017

Closures

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 27, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Amazing things

Touring packaging operations has always been the thing I like most about my job.

April 26, 2017

Cartoning

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spee-Dee appoints new project manager

Danny Harmann will oversee the manufacturing of custom auger, cup, and rotary fillers as Spee-Dee’s new project manager.

April 20, 2017

Contract packaging

Automated systems for PVC repackaging increase safety, productivity

Repackager of PVC modifiers Kaneka North America replaces its manual re-bagging methods with automated filling systems.

March 27, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Harpack-ULMA appoints bakery and confectionary segement manager

Harpak-ULMA hired David Nettles to lead Bakery and Confectionary Segment.

March 3, 2017

Cartoning

Devils Backbone keeps it local, familiar

This growing East Coast brewery has found value in responsive, local machine builders and vendors who are intimately familiar with their lines of bottling and canning equipment.

March 1, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Medication Errors Prompt Advanced Technologies in Pharmacy Repackaging

The rise in the number of outpatient visits has encouraged pharmacists and hospitals to incorporate automated systems to improve their prescription handling capacity.

February 21, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Recovering from a tsunami

This Japanese fish processor wasted no time in rebuilding and equipping its facilities after suffering the devastation of Japan’s 2011 tsunami.

February 2, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Nutraceuticals Help Capsule Filler Market Grow

Consumption of nutraceutical capsules as part of healthier lifestyle efforts is helping to trigger the global capsule market, with one firm predicting Compound Annual Growth Rate of 4.9% by 2024 for the market.

January 24, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Harpak-ULMA appoints service manager

Dave Weikel will assist in achieving the technical services operational objectives by working with his team and leveraging the tools available to deliver optimal customer service.

January 13, 2017