Robotics

Karl Odegaard Named Vice President, Operations for BW Integrated Systems

As a member of its executive leadership team, Odegaard will direct leadership for the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly teams across the company’s U.S. locations.

January 28, 2022

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Conveying & accumulation

Hi Pro Equipment Sales Team Earns 2021 Eriez Merwin Award

Eriez

Hi Pro Equipment, Inc. has represented Eriez for 21 years and is now a three-time recipient of the Merwin Award with previous wins in 2012 and 2017.

January 28, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Dorner’s AquaPruf Ultimate Conveyor Earns 3-A Certification

Dorner

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

Cartoning

Triangle Adds Representation in Southeast U.S.

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Triangle Package Machinery partnered with Capper-McCall Co. to represent its the Southeast US territory. The team will directly support Jeff Schuch, Southeast Regional Sales Manager at Triangle.

January 27, 2022

Cartoning

TurboFil Named U.S. Sales Representative for UK-based Sewtec Automation

TurboFil Packaging Machines

New York-based TurboFil, a manufacturer of liquid filling and assembly machines, was named sales and servicing representative across eastern and central U.S. for UK-based Sewtec’s packaging and end-of-line equipment.

January 26, 2022

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

Digital Printing

The BoxMaker’s Arkansas Plant Begins Production

The BoxMaker, Inc.

The Lowell, Ark. state-of-the-art facility features all digital print and finishing equipment for the manufacture of custom corrugated boxes and retail displays.

January 24, 2022

Cartoning

Pentawards Shares Top 10 Packaging Design Trends for 2021/2022

After evaluating 2,000 entries in its annual packaging design competition, Pentawards pulls out 10 prominent trends drawn from the winning work, compiling its first trends report.

January 24, 2022

Robotics

PACK EXPO Innovations Report: Robotics

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the robotics category.

January 21, 2022

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

John C. Nalbach, Nalbach Engineering Co., Passes Away

Nalbach Engineering Co.

The Nalbach Group announces the passing of John Nalbach on January 1st.

January 21, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Ryan Schuelke Promoted to Chief Sales Officer for Enercon Industries

Enercon Industries Corp.

In this newly created position, Schuelke will be responsible for leading Enercon’s Cap Sealing, Object Treating & Web Treating Sales teams, as well as Parts & Customer Support Teams.

January 20, 2022

Controls & machine components

ei3 Completes Acquisition of Cognitive Solutions and Innovation AG

ei3 Corporation

ei3, an IIoT solution provider, completed the acquisition of Cognitive Solutions and Innovation AG (COGSI AG) of Zurich. COGSI will assume the ei3 brand and is being re-branded as ei3 Europe.

January 19, 2022

Sustainability

TIPA, Printpack, Digimarc Create Digital Watermark for Compostable Packaging

TIPA Compostable Packaging

TIPA partnered with Printpack and Digimarc Corp. to create the first digital watermark for compostable packaging.

January 18, 2022