Coding, Printing & Labeling

Matthews Marking Systems to Showcase New Product Line

Matthews Marking Systems, a global supplier of marking and coding systems, will showcase multiple methods of package printing at WestPack 2020.

January 8, 2020

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Robotics

Top Supply Chain Issues in 2020

Supply chain and logistics professionals will be focusing on labor issues and new technology in 2020, particularly those that improve safety and efficiency.

January 7, 2020

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The Evolution of Digital Inkjet Labels

Variable data and personalization are just the tip of the digital print iceberg, as new developments alter purchasing, production and supply chain in the market.

January 6, 2020

Operational Excellence

Robotics Industry to Shift from Fixed Automation to Mobile Systems

New market report forecasts that of the 8 million robots that will be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile.

January 4, 2020

Cartoning

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #1: Robotic Lines Clear Peeps’ Automation Hurdles

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. In the year's top article, we cover the popular Peeps brand on its journey from manual packing of a difficult product to an ultra-automated robotic line.

December 31, 2019

Digital Printing

New Global Association of HP PageWide Presses Formed

Nine corrugated converters with HP PageWide presses formed a new cooperative association called Digital Pack in 2019, with a global digital capacity of 650 million colored boxes a year.

December 30, 2019

Digital Printing

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #6: Phillip Morris' Digital Printing Push

Based on our online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. Checking in at #6, Pat Reynolds gives clues us in on Phillip Morris' digital printing play.

December 26, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Combi Packaging Systems Welcomes New Employees

Combi Packaging Systems

Combi Packaging Systems announced the appointment of Sue Lewis as Director of Customer Service, LaShonna Gojkov as Director of Marketing & Business Development, and Steve Ryan as Sales Manager, Mideast Region.

December 20, 2019

Controls & machine components

Piab Group Acquires TAWI Group

Piab Group

Piab Group entered into an agreement to acquire TAWI Group, a manufacturer of smart lifting solutions.

December 20, 2019

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

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., a Duravant company

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