Cartoning

Massman Companies Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility

Over 200 invited guests made their way to the new Alexandria, Minnesota facility for a ribbon cutting and open house.

July 26, 2024

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Case/Tray Packing

Sugar Producer Emphasizes Flexibility in End-of-Line Solution

British Sugar replaces a 38-year-old end-of-line system with two tray packers and seven automatic palletizers with robotic layer preparation to handle a wide array of product formats and sizes.

July 25, 2024

Sustainability

BW Packaging Pledges 25% Emissions Cut by 2030

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group sets climate targets to drive sustainability vision of net zero.

June 20, 2024

Robotics

Robotic Unitizing Palletizer Reaches Literal 15-Year Milestone

Motion Controls Robotics

Motion Controls Robotics' Unitizing Palletizer, featuring FANUC robots on Güdel rails, has traveled an astounding 300,000 miles—farther than a trip to the moon!

June 19, 2024

Robotics

A New Chapter Begins for Viking Masek

Viking Masek

Viking Masek founders Robb Leonhard and Scott Miller transition to passive investors and hand leadership to team of Ty Weinhold (COO), Nicole Piontek (CFO), and Bryan Lacy (CRO).

June 4, 2024

Case/Tray Packing

ESS Technologies Announces $1.6 Million Expansion

ESS Technologies, Inc.

Pacteon subsidiary ESS Technologies will consolidate its current facilities into one new 40,000-square-foot facility in Montgomery County, Virginia, to expand production capacity.

May 20, 2024

Cartoning

ProMach Launches Pet Care Solutions Group for Providing Dedicated Processing & Packaging Solutions to the Pet Care Industry

ProMach

New Group Offers Integrated Systems, Filling, and Processing Solutions for Optimal Pet Food Production (Booth #1106, Petfood Forum)

April 3, 2024

Robotics

Cobot Palletizers Brew Big Benefits for Coffee Company

Chicago-area coffee company Napco Brands installs two cobot palletizers to speed production and free up eight operators to handle more specialized tasks.

March 21, 2024

Home

Range of Collaborative Palletizers Feature Integrated Stretch Wrapping

Pacteon Group

Pacteon brands ESS Technologies and Phoenix Wrappers combine to demonstrate a FANUC CRX-25iA collaborative robot with 30-lb payload and stretch wrapping, all in one turnkey solution.

March 19, 2024

Home

Half-height Depalletizer Covers Gamut of Containers, Materials

Ska Fabricating's HHA 5000 automatic depalletizer was live on the show floor at PACK EXPO East 2024. The equipment's robust capacity, unloads pallets with weights up to two tons, offering reliable and efficient depalletization, the company says.

March 18, 2024

Beverage

Lazy Magnolia Blooms After Automation Influx

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company’s recent front-of-line automation investments are supporting in-house and contract packing growth, with plans for secondary packaging investment to further quicken operations.

March 14, 2024

Secondary Packaging

Pacteon Group to Showcase End-of-Line Solutions at PACK EXPO East

Pacteon Group

Visit Booth 1145 to experience Schneider Packaging Equipment Co.'s compact Robox palletizer, ESS Technologies and Phoenix Wrappers' FANUC CRX-25iA collaborative robot, and Phoenix Wrappers' Model PLPA-2150 stretch wrapper.

March 13, 2024

PMMI News

Packaging Fueling Growth of Craft Beer and Spirits Market

PMMI

PMMI Business Intelligence reveals consumer demands prompt a projected rise in overall unit sales and use of metal, glass, and liquid cartons.

March 7, 2024