Converting equipment

Huhtamäki Decreases Plate Production Time with Flint Group Equipment

When Huhtamäki’s existing plate making equipment was reaching the end of its life cycle, it invested in a Flint Group plate making solution.

May 12, 2020

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Controls & Machine Components

Pre-assembled Torque Limiter Sprockets

U.S. Tsubaki

U.S. Tsubaki launches the torque limiter sprocket, a complete assembly providing both a torque limiter and sprocket together as one unit.

May 12, 2020

Sustainability

Supply Chains Race to Match Shifting COVID-19 Consumer Behavior

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses what retailers can expect in terms of changing consumer behavior—namely a shift away from commercial/foodservice, and toward e-commerce and retail.

May 12, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Bunting-Elk Grove Village Stays Strong Despite COVID-19 Disruptions

Bunting

Bunting-Elk Grove Village’s online retail website, BuyMagnets.com, has been able to maintain business as usual despite COVID-19 disruptions in other states.

May 11, 2020

Palletizing/depalletizing

End-of-line Automation for Aussie Winery

Part of the LVMH group, Domaine Chandon Australia is a down under specialist in sparkling wine.

May 7, 2020

Flow wrapping

Schib Packaging Lends Equipment to Package Face Masks

BW Flexible Systems

Schib Packaging, a BW Flexible Systems brand and a Barry-Wehmiller company, is lending a CO-50 flow wrapper machine to an Italian-based contractor to package face masks.

May 6, 2020

Digital Printing

Colordyne Launches New Corporate Division and Website

Colordyne Technologies

Colordyne celebrated its 10th anniversary by launching a new division and website focused on print engine development and innovation.

May 6, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Bi-Directional Accumulation Table Added to Canning Line

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently modified the layout of a high speed canning line by adding intermediate sections and adding a massive stainless steel bi-directional accumulation table.

May 5, 2020

Weighing/combination scales

Combination Scale System Slashes Labor, Doubles Throughput

Beyond the expected speed- and labor-reducing benefits of a new combination scale and depositor system, benefits that came along for the ride included accuracy that significantly reduced giveaway.

May 4, 2020

Digital Printing

Packaging Converters are Digging Digital

From a new approach to metallization to nanographic printing to digital laser scoring and cutting of printed corrugated sheet, converters agree that digital is the future.

May 4, 2020

Digital Printing

Hybrid Digital for Craft Brewers and More

This fourth-generation supplier of custom labels helped push the makers of digital ink-jet systems until the right machines and the right inks became marketplace realities.

April 30, 2020

Form/fill/seal - vertical

Syntegon Technology and BillerudKorsnäs Launch Joint System for Shaped Paper Pods

Syntegon

With the new TPU paper f/f/s machine from Syntegon Technology and the 3D formable FibreForm® paper from BillerudKorsnäs, a variety of shapes can be formed from paper for various food- and non-food applications.

April 30, 2020

Digital Printing

Unique Shipper for E-comm

SpokojenyPes, an e-comm fulfillment shop in the Czech Republic that is focused exclusively on products for pet owners, recently began shipping items in a limited-edition SPOKOBOX corrugated shipper that's printed and laser cut in an all-digital process.

April 29, 2020