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Shown here is a TEKLYNX vial scanner in use.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
MicroVention Improves Total Production Efficiency 50%
Enterprise-level label management system integrates with MicroVention’s ERP system to streamline global labeling process.
March 1, 2017

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Cartoning
Devils Backbone keeps it local, familiar
This growing East Coast brewery has found value in responsive, local machine builders and vendors who are intimately familiar with their lines of bottling and canning equipment.
March 1, 2017
A high-level depalletizer single files and feeds bottles into a lowerator on their way down the line. Many of the equipment suppliers represented in the line are located near the brewery’s Richmond, VA, location.
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Steady growth makes automation essential
Beers brewed by this Munster, IN, brewery just 60 miles from Chicago have won their fair share of accolades over the years. Now management is focused on expansion and automation.
March 1, 2017
Shortly after freshly filled bottles enter the Varioline packing system, they’re picked and placed into cases that have six-pack paperboard carriers already in them.
Operational Excellence
Serialization Event for CMOs, CPOs and 3PLs
Two interactive days in Princeton, NJ, aim to assist key pharmaceutical manufacturers, CMOs, CPOs and 3PL’s achieve cost-effective compliance with November DSCSA serialization deadline.
February 28, 2017
The April 4-5 Pharma CMO Summit gathering is the latest iteration in a series of such summits organized by Supply Chain Wizard.
Flexible packaging
New chip pack format seen at PACK EXPO East
Irving, TX-based Mission Foods has sold its popular tortilla chips in preformed flat-bottom pouches made of a paper lamination for many years now, but new packages shown at PACK EXPO East suggest that a change is being evaluated.
February 28, 2017
Now in test for tortilla chips is a h/f/fs pouch.
Flexible packaging
New cat litter pack spotted at PACK EXPO East
Clorox brand Scoop Away cat litter now comes in a convenient new format: four flexible-film brick packs in a shrink-wrapped corrugated tray holding a total of 38 lb of cat litter.
February 27, 2017
Brick pack format for cat litter.
Sustainability
Pharmapack Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
Vial injector, pharma compliance pack, smart packaging and auto-injector for prefilled syringes named best innovations in 2017.
February 24, 2017
In the Best Health Product category, the OTEZLA (apremilast) Titrition Pack by Celgene was recognized for its design, which maximizes patient compliance to titration-dosing schedule.
Controls & Machine Components
Nestlé taps new blow molder control system for efficient PET bottle production
Blow molder control helps Nestlé Waters align efficient PET bottle production with consistent consumer experience.
February 24, 2017
Nestle
Secondary Packaging
JLS Automation adds VP of operations and manufacturing
Craig Wolfe joins JLS Automation’s senior leadership team as the VP of Operations and Manufacturing.
February 23, 2017
Pw 195118 Craig Wolfe Headshot
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Robotic Arms Make the Difference in Oncology Vial Filler and Capper
When a pharmaceutical manufacturer could not find a machine to fit their needs, they found a collaborative and innovative partner.
February 22, 2017
Steriline’s RVFCM50 Robotic Vial Filling and Capping Machine features glove ports on either side of the machine to allow for complete access to the line.
Material handling
Surge Expected in Warehouse Robotics Growth
Mobile robots are expected to lead the overall warehouse robotics market between 2017 and 2022, according to a new market research report.
February 22, 2017
Mobile robots are expected to lead the overall warehouse robotics market between 2017 and 2022, according to a new market research report.
Filling/capping, dry
Medication Errors Prompt Advanced Technologies in Pharmacy Repackaging
The rise in the number of outpatient visits has encouraged pharmacists and hospitals to incorporate automated systems to improve their prescription handling capacity.
February 21, 2017
The rise in the number of outpatient visits has encouraged pharmacists and hospitals to incorporate automated systems to improve their prescription handling capacity.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Altana AG acquires Landa Group’s Metallography technology
Landa will progressively transfer the remaining development and engineering work to Altana to bring the technology to market.
February 21, 2017
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A roll-out valve reject system on Fortress gravity systems is much faster to sanitize.
Easy-Access Reject Device for Gravity Inspection
Fortress Technology’s roll-out reject device for gravity metal detectors allows the reject valve to slide out on rails for full access during cleaning and maintenance, improving hygiene and reducing changeover time without compromising valve rigidity.
Hygienic, Pneumatic Soft Gripper
Automated Pie Shell Stacker
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