Workforce

OPTEL Appoints Mikaël Lefebvre as President and CEO; Founder Louis Roy Becomes Executive Chairman

Louis Roy will focus on the long-term technologies that will shape OPTEL’s future.

November 10, 2026

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Complete Minced Meat Line for Precise Portions and Vacuum Packaging

Handtmann combines its machines with those of its partners to create a complete line for minced meat for safe, accurate portions and vacuum-sealed packaging.

October 18, 2026

Digital Transformation

Gen7 Robot Platform

Gen7 robot platform provides the modular software tools and next-level connectivity needed to confidently take AI from the lab to operations.

October 18, 2026

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

METTLER TOLEDO Expands Foreign Material Re-Inspection Services with New Dallas Facility

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

New location strengthens support for manufacturers facing foreign material incidents with advanced inspection technology, flexible in-house and mobile service options, and rapid response capabilities.

October 2, 2026

Wrapping

Texwrap Serves as Strategic Packaging Consultant to Eliminate Material Waste and Cut Rising Film Costs

Texwrap, a ProMach product brand

Free diagnostic “Tune-Up” service helps distributors and end users optimize machinery settings to target significant monthly film savings.

September 25, 2026

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Thwing-Albert Instrument Company

14 W. Collings Avenue

West Berlin, NJ 08091

August 19, 2026

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Quality Control Masters: The Ultimate Guide to Packaging Inspection Equipment

Watch and learn the basics about inspection systems that keep packaging safe, accurate, and ready for the store shelf.

August 9, 2026

Workforce

Schubert North America Moves into Its New Charlotte Headquarters

Schubert North America

The 45,000-square-foot facility will house sales, engineering, service, training, and final assembly of Schubert's packaging machines.

August 5, 2026

Contract packaging

Why Co-Packers Are Automating Print Inspection

How one co-packer automated print QA — and kept its people.

July 31, 2026

Conveying & accumulation

Dan Zimmerman Promoted to GM of Eriez‑USA

Eriez

Longtime employee Zimmerman will oversee Eriez's U.S. operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, commercial strategy, and financial performance.

June 18, 2026

Workforce

Loma Systems Appoints New North America Sales Director

Loma Systems, An ITW Company

Tomasz Strzemecki aims to lead regional growth and strengthen customer partnerships for Loma Systems' food safety and inspection solutions.

May 21, 2026

Operational Excellence

Valco Melton Signs a Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Graco Inc.

Valco Melton

Acquisition aims to adds Valco Melton’s adhesive dispensing and inspection technologies to Graco’s Industrial division to support complementary material handling capabilities.

May 21, 2026

Webinars

Advancing Inspection Systems: The Power of Automatic Testing

This session goes beyond metal detection to tackle the growing pressure around X-ray inspection validation. With stricter requirements for verification frequency, documentation and traceability, a unified automated approach brings both systems into alignment and strengthens overall compliance.

June 9, 2026

Sponsors: Fortress Technology Inc.

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