Digital Transformation

ACC Announces Smart Start Program

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

Machinery: Page 209

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

Secondary Packaging

Domino Launches Digital Inkjet Press for Corrugated Box Printing

Domino North America

Domino will introduce the X630i, its first digital inkjet press for corrugated box printing, via a virtual launch event on June 16th.

June 11, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Enercon Presents Webinar on Achieving a Perfect Seal

Enercon Industries Corp.

Enercon and Selig Group collaborated on a webinar that describes the best practices on achieving a perfect seal.

June 11, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

RōBEX Named Certified System Integrator for MiR

RōBEX

RōBEX LLC announced it achieved certified system integrator status for MiR Robots Americas Inc., becoming only the fourth Certified System Integrator for MiR in North America.

June 10, 2020