Operational Excellence

ISTA Forum Focuses on Packaging for Transport, and Temp Controlled Packaging

The 2021 Virtual ISTA Forum, including TransPack and TempPack, will be held on Tuesday, March 30th and Wednesday, March 31st.

March 22, 2021

Machinery: Page 178

Converting equipment

PCMC Names President of Global Operations

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Stan Blakney was named President of Global Operations for Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC) — a division of Barry-Wehmiller. In addition to leading the company’s U.S. business, he now will assume leadership of operations in Italy and Serbia.

March 22, 2021

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

ActionPak, Inc. Completes Rooftop Solar Power Installation on New Jersey Facility

ActionPak

ActionPak, Inc. completed the196 kW rooftop solar installation on its new 175,000 sq ft, state-of-the-art packaging facility located in Camden, N.J.

March 22, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Hartz Mountain liquid filling line upgrade features unscrambling through case packing

From unscrambling straight through to case packing, this versatile new line features filling and capping out of Italy and a small-footprint case packer from Germany for a variety of pet shampoo SKUs.

March 20, 2021

Digital Printing

BoxMaker Breaks Ground for a New Production Plant

The BoxMaker, Inc.

The BoxMaker broke ground on a new production plant in Lowell, Ark., as part of a multi-million-dollar investment to effectively address growing demand across the country for digitally produced packaging and displays.

March 18, 2021

Beverage

One-up Can Seamer Boosts Sales of Crowlers

The installation of a one-up can seamer has been a big help at Bell’s Brewery in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions that put a dent in the taproom business that the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based brewery has enjoyed for some years now.

March 18, 2021

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Craft Brew—Laser Coding Beer

A laser coder is providing a craft beer start-up in Scotland with an enhanced coding and marking solution to support its growth.

March 16, 2021

Labels

Primera Technology to Offer Laser Marking System

Primera Technology

Primera Technology announces the prelaunch of the Catalyst Laser Marking System designed to print onto high-durability, pre-laminated label substrates. It will begin shipping in Q2 2021.

March 15, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Craft Brew—Filling

Recent developments, some in Europe and some in the U.S., show the varied approach to packaging that craft brewers are taking these days.

March 12, 2021

Flexible packaging

Scholle IPN Acquires Bossar

Scholle Corporation

Scholle IPN, a supplier of flexible packaging solutions, completed the acqusition of Bossar, a supplier of flexible hf/f/s packaging equipment.

March 11, 2021

Flexible packaging

H.S. Crocker Invests in Flexographic Printing Press from PCMC

Paper Converting Machine Co.

H.S. Crocker, a manufacturer of flexible packaging and labels specializing in food, dairy and specialty printed-lid solutions invested in a Fusion C flexographic printing press from Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller.

March 10, 2021

Robotics

RMGroup Becomes UK’s First Certified Robot Integrator

RMGroup

Robotics and automation specialists, RMGroup, became the first integrator in the UK to be accredited under the RIA/BARA Robot Integrators’ Certification Scheme.

March 9, 2021

Controls & machine components

Fortress Uses ARM Microprocessors in Metal Detectors

Fortress Technology Inc.

Fortress Technology’s Interceptor and Interceptor DF, its latest generation of digital food metal detectors, feature the latest ARM microprocessors.

March 8, 2021