Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

High Speed Spouted Pouch Filling, Capping System

The Bossar BCF-2 linear system can handle a variety of products and spouted pouch formats as a dual lane linear system filling and capping at 120 to 140 PPM.

July 2, 2020

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Beverage

Bacardi Personalizes Bottles with Direct Digital Print

BACARDÍ rum, the number one rum in Europe, has launched a limited-editionglass bottle that uses direct digital printing to bring an Augmented Reality experience to consumers.

July 2, 2020

Robotics

Acieta

July 1, 2020

Digital Transformation

ACC Announces Smart Start Program

Automated Control Concepts (ACC)

Automated Control Concepts (ACC) announces a new initiative—Smart Start—designed to help manufacturers begin the journey to digital transformation and information-based decision-making.

June 30, 2020

Thermoform/fill/seal

Brown Machine Group Acquires aXatronics Robotics Capabilities Business

Brown Machine Group

Brown Machine Group (BMG) announced the acquisition of the robotics capabilities from automation equipment supplier aXatronics.

June 25, 2020

Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Heat and Control, Inc.

Founded in 1950, Heat and Control, Inc. celebrates its 70th anniversary on June 27, 2020. Heat and Control will celebrate this platinum occasion with a 12-month long celebration.

June 24, 2020

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Premier Tech Hosts Food Powders Webinar

Premier Tech Systems and Automation

On June 25, Premier Tech will host PT Live Talks—Food Powders webinar featuring in-depth sessions with industry experts in food powders for North America.

June 22, 2020

Palletizing/depalletizing

Schneider Packaging Hosts Creating Pallet Patterns Webinar

Schneider Packaging Equipment, Co.

On June 25, Schneider Packaging Equipment will host a webinar on how to create pallet patterns directly on an HMI with its OptiStak palletizing software solution.

June 22, 2020

Shrink wrapping

Plexpack Corp. Promotes Adrian Hermosillo to Sales Manager

Plexpack Corp.

Adrian Hermosillo was promoted to Sales Manager for Plexpack Corp. He will be responsible for all Plexpack brands—Emplex, Damark, and VacPack—as well as lead Plexpack’s sales team and global distribution network.

June 17, 2020

Beverage

New Line Features Two Blow/fill Systems

To maximize the ability to change over from one neck diameter to another and to fill either aseptic, CSD, or still products, Bickford’s doubled down on blow/fill technology.

June 16, 2020

Robotics

Universal Robots Supports OPC UA Protocol

Universal Robots

Universal Robots, a manufacturer of collaborative robots, supports the OPC UA protocol for use with its robots.

June 16, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New PET Line for Coca-Cola Bottler Produces 26,000+ bottles/hr

Argentinian Coca-Cola bottler Reginald Lee works with same supplier for four bottling lines, the most recent of which handles hot-fill and carbonated drinks with efficiency and a high degree of automation.

June 12, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Report Highlights Ecolean’s Sustainability Ambitions

Ecolean

The highlights of Ecolean’s 2019 Sustainability Report include the company’s use of 81% renewable electricity at its packaging material production sites and filling line equipment manufacturing plant globally during 2019.

June 15, 2020