Digital Transformation

The Future of Automation Sees Greater Human and Machine Collaboration

At Universal Robot’s Collaborate 2025 event, A3’s Alex Shikany reviewed the current state of the automation market and provided a glimpse of what to expect in the coming year, and beyond.

February 4, 2025

Machinery: Page 20

Package Printing

Colored by INX Can Design Contest Open for Entries

INX International Ink Co.

The sixth annual contest invites brand owners, designers, marketers, and metal decorators to showcase their creative can designs using at least one INX Color Catalog color.

February 3, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

How Do Horizontal Form/Fill/Seal Machines Work?

Join us as we delve into the technology behind HFFS machines and how they are used in bagging and pouching lines across various industries.

February 3, 2025

Digital Transformation

Survey: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots to the Rescue?

New research from PMMI Media Group shows an appetite among CPGs for changing the way operators and technicians interact with machines on the plant floor. Is it time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface?

January 31, 2025

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Enercon Industries Releases Video

Enercon Industries Corp.

Enercon Industries' video explores the company's 50-year history as a distributor in induction cap sealing and surface treating, showcasing its core values and headquarters.

January 31, 2025

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Paolo Pozzi is New Chief Service Officer of Steriline

Steriline

Steriline appoints Pozzi as CSeO to lead its after-sales service and customer support in aseptic processing lines for pharmaceutical injectables and ophthalmics.

January 30, 2025

Conveying & accumulation

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Appoints Craig Guzek as Midsouth Sales Manager

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Craig Guzek will cover Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas, focusing on Morrison Container Handling Solutions' growing custom equipment portfolio.

January 30, 2025

Workforce

BluePrint Automation Appoints Bill Browne as Its Vice President of Sales and Marketing

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Browne, who brings more than 25 years of experience to lead BPA's North American sales and marketing team, succeeds Rocco Fucetola, who will remain in a consultative role.

January 30, 2025

Robotics

ECOS and Garrett Brands Find Flexibility and Labor Advantages in RaaS

Representatives from an eco-friendly cleaning product manufacturer and an iconic popcorn brand discuss their experiences with Formic's Robots as a Service (RaaS) and other automation solutions.

January 30, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Promotes Brandon Snell to MX-System Product Manager

Beckhoff USA

Brandon Snell's role as MX-System Product Manager includes leading the strategic development and market introduction of the company's cabinet-free automation platform.

January 29, 2025

Cartoning

New Food and Beverage Carton Alliance Launches to Advance Sustainable Packaging

Food and Beverage Carton Alliance

The merger of ACE and EXTR:ACT creates a unified platform dedicated to promoting beverage cartons as essential, renewable, and circular packaging solutions.

January 27, 2025

Sustainability

Syntegon Achieves SBTi Validation

Syntegon

Syntegon's climate targets, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations and value chain, have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with the 1.5°C global warming limit.

January 27, 2025

Controls & machine components

Fusion Capital Partners Acquires Tavoron

Tavoron

The acquisition is set to support Tavoron's growth in industrial automation solutions and leverage Fusion's expertise to enhance the company's market position.

January 24, 2025