Controls & Machine Components

Motion Controls Robotics Adds Sales Manager

John Elffers joined Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI) as Regional Sales Manager. He will provide system solutions to customers in the Northeastern United States.

December 19, 2019

Machinery: Page 215

Robotics

Tomato Grower Automates Palletizer to Stack Higher, Faster

To maximize how much product could fit on a truck for shipment, Canadian tomato farm Cecelia Acres wanted to stack its pallets higher than its employees could comfortably handle. A Kawasaki CP180L robot integrated by Caxton Mark did that and more.

December 19, 2019

Conveying & accumulation

Key Technology Expands Customer Service Offerings

Key Technology, Inc.

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the rebranding of its customer service organization to SupportPro.

December 18, 2019

Digital Printing

Bringing Packaging Production 4.0 to Life

At Bobst of Switzerland, lean thinking in the world of digital production 4.0 includes using a digital twin to ensure quality and an optimized process that will control cost and waste.

December 18, 2019

Sustainability

Bring package printing in-house?

TCI Co. Ltd, a global provider of health food and skincare products, is adopting HP Indigo digital printing to expand packaging production with a more flexible, customizable, and sustainable solution for its worldwide brand customers.

December 17, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

IIoT Gives Cosmetics Packaging a Makeover

We asked C&BC packaging veteran Dave Hoenig to scour the aisles of PACK EXPO Las Vegas to see what trends he felt were notable. Industry 4.0 and connected packages stood out as potentially leaving a mark on the industry.

December 13, 2019

Converting equipment

Stretch Blow Molding Machines

FlexBlow

FlexBlow launches the Beauty series two-stage stretch blow molding machines. Machines offer quick changeovers from oval narrow neck cosmetic bottles to shallow wide-mouth jars in 30 min.

December 16, 2019

Coding/marking

Sato Forms New Company in Mexico

SATO America

Sato, a manufacturer of auto-ID and labeling solutions, announced the launch of a new group company, Sato Productivity Solutions Mexico S.A. de C.V., (Sato Mexico), Guanajuato, Mexico.

December 16, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Horizontal Bucket Conveyor Designed for Bakery Application

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a dual strand, roller chain conveyor with bucket-style attachments to transport loaves of bread—ultimately ending up at a robotic pick zone.

December 13, 2019

Sustainability

Second Blow/Label/Fill Block for Water Bottler

Kane Richmond, CEO of Silver Springs Bottled Water, was so pleased with his first InnoPET TriBlock in Mississippi that he wasted no time in procuring a second one for his plant in Florida.

December 13, 2019

Plastics/resins

Candle Sleeving Solution

Yankee Candle recently installed a high-speed shrink sleeving system for its votive candles that protects the candles in several key ways.

December 13, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Control System

Robatech AG

Robatech introduces the Robatech Control System, an integrated all-in-one platform that combines all functionalities of the adhesive application process including straightforward system integration.

December 12, 2019

Thermoform/fill/seal

Multivac Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Logistics Center

MULTIVAC Inc.

Multivac, Inc. recently held a ground-breaking ceremony on its new 33,000 sq-ft Logistics Center in Kansas City, MO.

December 11, 2019