Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Digitized pneumatics boost OEE on pouch machine

Bosch Packaging Technology introduced a freely scalable pouching machine to food and pharma markets that features some remarkable pneumatics.

July 27, 2017

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Operational Excellence

Temperature issues affect clinical trials packaging

Dan Bell, Marken’s Vice President of Quality, Compliance and Technical Affairs, discusses pharmaceutical and biological clinical trials packaging issues.

July 26, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Fast & flexible can packing

Contract beverage packer revolutionizes high-speed variety can packaging by automating cartoning/casing operations for broad range of can sizes, flavor varieties, and pack configurations.

July 26, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Accraply appoints new vice president of sales and marketing

Jeff Strobach joins Accraply from Barry-Wehmiller, where he was Director of Strategic Market Initiatives.

July 26, 2017

Secondary Packaging

PolyPack completes plant expansion

The new expansion doubles the company's production capacity and supports its vertically integrated production model.

July 26, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America: Direct-drive servo motors

The new Yaskawa SGM7F line of direct drive servo motors delivers from 4 to 35 Nm of torque in a device as small as 2.1 in. high and 5.3 in. in diameter (53 x 135 mm).

July 25, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

EXAIR’s New Catalog 31 Features new Safety Air Guns, Static Eliminators, Atomizing Nozzles, Air Operated Conveyors and Digital Flowmeters

EXAIR's new Catalog 31 is our best catalog yet; a full color technical guide offering solutions to common industrial conveying, cooling, cleaning, blowoff, drying, coating and static electricity problems. The greatly expanded Catalog 31 introduces new VariBlast Compact Safety Air Guns, Gen4 Static Eliminators, 1/8 NPT Atomizing Nozzles, Sanitary Flange Air Operated Conveyors and Digital Flowmeters with wireless capability.

July 20, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sterling CPI: Positioned for growth

With a new 145,000-sq-ft facility and a significant investment in new equipment, Sterling Contract Packaging of Moore, SC, is equipped to expand its turnkey contract packaging services.

July 19, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Encoder Products: Hollow-bore absolute encoder

The Model MA58H absolute encoder is designed for harsh factory and plant floor environments; heavy duty, rugged and reliable, this hollow-bore absolute encoder is available in both single and multi-turn resolution.

July 18, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Automated material handling equipment market growing globally

Robots helping to increase production and reduce labor costs, while automated packaging systems are expected to increase their adoption, says new report.

July 13, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital printing provides short run flexibility for Keystone Folding Box

Designer and manufacturer of paperboard packaging for the healthcare market installs press to cost-effectively meet customer needs with decreased setup times.

July 13, 2017

Material handling

Microtags provide on-product supply chain authentication

TruTag Wins 2017 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for edible microtags that can be used directly on pharmaceuticals.

July 13, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Level 4 serialization system offers a transformative promise

A Level 4 system has the potential to usher in a new era of supply chain efficiency, transparency and compliance.

July 11, 2017