Sustainable Packaging

Circular Supply Chain and the Reusable Packaging Association

Circularity and reusable packaging systems will be the topic of RPA’s free 2-hour educational program on May 20 in Atlanta, GA, following the Circularity 20 conference.

February 25, 2020

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Cartoning

Blueprint Automation Hires VP of Sales for Latin America

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Blueprint Automation (BPA) hired Mario Pino as Vice President of Sales for Latin America.

February 25, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Somic America to Exhibit at PACK EXPO East

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Somic America will be a first time exhibitor at PACK EXPO East. Peter Fox, VP of Sales views this as an untapped opportunity for end-of-line packaging buyers.

February 25, 2020

Cartoning

Bradman Lake Announces Promotions Within its Management Team

Bradman Lake Inc.

The Bradman Lake Group, packaging equipment manufacturer, promoted Ian McDermott to Group Operations Director and Patrick Dwyer to President of Bradman Lake Inc.

February 24, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff USA Appoints Central Regional Sales Manager

Beckhoff USA

Jacob Schieffer joined Beckhoff Automation LLC as Central Regional Sales Manager.

February 24, 2020

Thermoform/fill/seal

Thermoformed Skin Packs Catch Attention, Hook Consumers

To accommodate retailers’ and consumers’ growing demand for case-ready skin packs of fresh fish, this seafood processor and packager turned to flexible, high-speed thermoforming equipment that makes sanitation easy.

February 21, 2020

Robotics

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

February 20, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyor Accumulates Non-Rounds Using Pneumatic Sweeper Arm

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor designed a stainless steel table-top and plastic belt conveyor system featuring pneumatic pusher sweep arm accumulation tables designed for non-round plastic bottles.

February 19, 2020

Cartoning

Co-Packer Dramatically Expands Wine Canning Capacity

In just two years, Free Flow Wines increases its wine-canning capabilities from one semi-automated line to three, adds a fully automated 300-can/min line, and triples its production space.

February 19, 2020

Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Exhibiting at PACK EXPO East

Heat and Control, Inc.

Heat and Control, Inc., an equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO East, Booth #1001.

February 18, 2020

Controls & machine components

Motion Controls Robotics Management Joins the Fanuc President’s Circle

Motion Controls Robotics’ Scott Lang and Tim Ellenberger were awarded the Fanuc President’s Circle of Achievement Award.

February 18, 2020

Flexibles

Caramel Wafers are Wrapped and Case Packed at 650/Min

New packaging line for caramel wafer biscuits from Scotland’s Tunnock’s die-fold wraps, multipacks, and case packs caramel wafer biscuits with high flexibility and fast changeover.

February 17, 2020

Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Opens Russian Office

Heat and Control, Inc.

Heat and Control announces the opening of its Moscow office, its newest site and its first in Russia.

February 14, 2020