Conveying & accumulation

ITW Hartness Launches HartnessCARE

ITW Hartness offers customers HartnessCARE, a new maintenance care package that encourages customers to take a proactive approach to servicing their equipment to decrease downtime and costs and extend life.

July 8, 2021

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Cartoning

BluePrint Automation Acquires Jongerius Hanco B.V.

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

BluePrint Automation (BPA) Group acquired Jongerius Hanco B.V. located in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

July 7, 2021

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital Printing Upgrade and a Second Digital Laser Cutter

This Wisconsin producer of both in-mold and pressure-sensitive labels upped its game in 2020 with systems that have enabled the firm to get into the flexible films market.

July 7, 2021

Weighing/combination scales

Tirelli S.r.l Acquires KTF Engineering

Tirelli S.r.l

Italy-based Tirelli S.r.l, manufacturer of cosmetic packaging equipment, finalized the acquisition of 100% of the shares of KTF Engineering, a manufacturer of net weight filling systems, based in Marmirolo (MN).

July 7, 2021

Robotics

Bosch Launches E-Commerce Portal for Design Engineers

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

The Rexroth Store provides easy access to product and account information, CAD files, and the ability to verify system designs with Rexroth product engineers.

July 6, 2021

Converting equipment

PET Technologies Contributes to Suntory Holdings Ltd.’s Technological Development Center

PET Technologies GmbH

Suntory Holdings Ltd. installed a PET Technologies universal UPF-5M blow molder with high pressure up to 40 bar at its Technological Development Center in Tordera, Spain.

July 6, 2021

Sustainability

Südpack Launches Virtual Exhibition Stand

SÜDPACK

Südpack launched a 24 hours, 365 day virtual exhibition stand presenting its latest product developments and sharing information about the broad portfolio from its sustainability roadmap.

July 6, 2021

Robotics

Fanuc Announces Production of 750,000th Robot

FANUC America

The production of Faunc’s 750,000th industrial robot represents a record high point in the robotics industry.

July 6, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyors Create Zones in Accumulation and Assembly Applications

Dorner

As automation becomes integrated into medium- and heavy-load accumulation and assembly applications, the need for conveyors with zoning capabilities increases, and Dorner’s ERT250 conveyors are designed to handle zone functionality.

July 2, 2021

Sustainability

Goslings Adopts Paperboard Wraparound Carton for Improved Appearance, Sustainability Profile, and Retail Function

This gusseted multipack format is less expensive than fully enclosed packs, while providing brand-endorsed billboard space, retailer-approved can retention, and consumer-favored sustainability bona fides. Co-packer Polar Beverages automated the process.

July 1, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Eriez Launches Eriez-Deutschland

Eriez

Eriez is expanding its international profile with the establishment of Eriez-Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Recklinghausen, Germany.

July 1, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Compact Dual Lane 90° Case and Product Rotation

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a cost-effective, compact dual lane 90° case turner to rotate and align single lane filled cases that quickly transfer onto an existing case sealer.

July 1, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Motion Control Synchronizes Auger Filling

Servo-driven auger fillers made by AS&E rely on an advanced motion control platform to synchronize three critical operating parameters, greatly improving accuracy.

June 29, 2021