Conveying & accumulation

Eriez Launches Eriez-Deutschland

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

July 1, 2021

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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

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Markem-Imaje Acquires Blue Bite

Markem-Imaje

Markem-Imaje, an operating company of Dover Corp., acquired Blue Bite LLC, a manufacturer of innovative workflow software solutions for brand owners and product marketers.

June 28, 2021

Converting equipment

PCMC Names Steven Charapata as Aftermarket Sales Executive

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Charapata will work with customers to develop a controls obsolescence strategy by identifying and prioritizing equipment, developing a plan, and proposing solutions that can provide a phased approach to manage risk, downtime and capital expenditures.

June 24, 2021

Shrink wrapping

Engage Technologies Named Top Workplace in Minnesota

Engage Technologies Corporation

Engage Technologies Corp. was named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune.

June 24, 2021

Material handling

Crocs Selects Bastian Solutions for New Automated DC in Ohio

Bastian Solutions

Casual footwear company Crocs, Inc. partnered with Bastian Solutions to develop a new storage facility and fulfillment center in the Dayton, Ohio area.

June 22, 2021

Flexibles

Bagger, Combination Weigher Improve BBQ Wood Chip Production by 118%

With labor being tight and unreliable, improved automation was the answer for this popular BBQ wood chip brand. But it took a special combination of bagger and weigher to withstand the hot Texas heat, and stand up to a less-than-free-flowing product.

June 22, 2021

Sustainability

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021

PakTech

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021 by CIOCoverage magazine.

June 21, 2021

Flow wrapping

BW Flexible Systems to Open Technical Center in EMEA

BW Flexible Systems

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, will open a new Technical Centre of Excellence in Nottingham by the end of June to expand its presence across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

June 18, 2021

Robotics

New Era of High-Performance Actuation to Enable Simpler, Safer, and More Productive Robots and Machines

This direct-drive actuator combines high torque density, cleanliness, and reliability to improve performance and lower total cost of ownership, the company says.

June 18, 2021

Plastics/resins

P&G Designs Packaging for the Visually Impaired

Tactile notching on PET bottles of Procter & Gamble’s bio:renew shampoos and conditioners goes a long way toward helping consumers with impaired vision differentiate one product from another.

June 17, 2021

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Co-pack/Co-man Bets on Beverage Market Transformation

Wisconsin-based beverage co-packer Octopi positions itself to address a rapidly changing beverage market, as well as a shift from bottles to cans, with two canning lines, the newest of which will produce up to 1,200 cans/min in seven sizes.

June 17, 2021