Digital Printing

Colordyne’s Open House Focuses on Hybrid Printing Technology

Colordyne Technologies welcomed visitors to its new Inkjet Innovation Center at its corporate headquarters in Brookfield, Wis.

August 12, 2022

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Controls & machine components

RS Group Acquires Risoul

RS

Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc, entered into an agreement to acquire Risoul y Cia, S.A. de C.V., a family-owned distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico.

August 11, 2022

Weighing/combination scales

Automating Cannabis Pre-Rolls Supercharges Production

Cannabis producers are becoming more sophisticated just to keep up with demand. Nature’s Grace and Wellness took the pre-roll automation route to vault from 5,000 to 100,000 pre-rolls per week, and saved a lot of labor in the process.

August 11, 2022

Robotics

Ease-of-Use, Programming are Table Stakes for Palletizing Robots

Seventy-five percent of CPGs are now using robotics for end-of-line packaging operations. A new palletizer from Iris Factory Automation using a Kawasaki robot meets the growing need for robotics that are flexible and simple to operate.

August 10, 2022

Cartoning

Schubert to Expand North American Headquarters

Schubert North America

To enhance customer support, Schubert North America is expanding its North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

August 9, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Barry-Wehmiller Launches CARR Biosystems

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc

To meet the demand of rapidly accelerating growth in the bioprocessing space, Barry-Wehmiller launched a new business, CARR Biosystems, that will focus on its long-standing centrifugal separation systems capabilities.

August 8, 2022

Robotics

Case-Packing Robots Boast Flexibility, Efficiency, and Speed

Nearly half of CPGs in a new study report using robots for secondary packaging processes. New robot technology for club-store packaging and for case packing of containers and lids gives them new options.

August 8, 2022

Sustainability

Landa Opens European Ink Facility

Landa Digital Printing

Landa Digital Printing opened a consumables manufacturing facility in Sittard, The Netherlands, enabling it to double consumables production and support the rapid growth in demand for ink due to soaring customer print volumes.

August 4, 2022

Robotics

D2C Zenni Optical Eyes Robotic Order Fulfillment Automation

Three robotic bagging systems are to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center. The job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity, and tireless work ethic. Robots have that market practically cornered.

June 27, 2022

Robotics

Robots’ Hygienic Features, Precision Spur Pharmaceutical Applications

A number of new robotic technologies meet the pharma industry’s need for greater automation, offering solutions for capping, pick-and-place, and other processes.

August 3, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Duravant Names Chad Walker Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Duravant

He will drive Duravant’s global legal strategy, deploy processes to ensure legal compliance, and work with the organization’s leadership teams to propose and drive initiatives to propel the company forward.

August 3, 2022

Cartoning

Bob McAtee Retiring From Triangle Package Machinery

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Bob McAtee, Western Regional Sales Manager, is retiring after nearly 10 years with Triangle.

August 2, 2022

Converting equipment

Nobelus Acquires AccuFilm

Nobelus

Nobelus is expanding its slitting operations with the acquisition of AccuFilm's equipment.

August 1, 2022