Conveying & accumulation

Dorner appoints Hank Baptiste Northwest Regional Sales Manager

Baptiste brings more than 20 years of sales and management experience to Dorner.

June 2, 2016

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Flexible packaging

Bossar Packaging: Hospital Kits for Malaria and Aids Testing

Application produces up to 110 pouches/min with product filling.

June 1, 2016

Filling/capping, dry

Capitalizing on customized capping technology

Chemical/pharmaceutical company installs state-of-the-art automatic in-line capper to improve operating efficiencies and QC.

June 1, 2016

Secondary Packaging

3D-printed end-of-arm tooling

Additive Manufacturing solves robotic pick-and-place case packaging challenge at major U.S. food producer’s plant because it quickly produces light, durable parts.

June 1, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: 6 mm safety relays

The PSRmini relays from Phoenix Contact are the world’s slimmest safety relays: at just 6 mm wide, the PSRmini allows for 6 A, force-guided safety connections, but at a 70% smaller footprint than standard 22.5 mm safety relays.

May 31, 2016

Operational Excellence

‘Vets to WERC’ campaign aims to help solve labor shortage problem in the supply chain industry

Awareness campaign to align jobs in the supply chain field with the skill sets of military veterans.

May 30, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Encoder Products: Modular incremental encoder

The Model 30M from Encoder Products Co. is a compact, modular incremental encoder with advanced magnetic sensing and signal processing technology.

May 27, 2016

Converting equipment

Oscar Planas joins Xaar as Director of Sales America

Planas brings 30 years of international experience to his new role managing North American and South American sales.

May 27, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Craft brewer quadruples 12-pack cartoning speeds

From a new brew house to a high-level depalletizer to a filling/seaming monoblock to automatic cartoning and sealing, Jack’s Abby Brewing Co. has got it going.

May 24, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Finding the right fit: Coding & marking for craft breweries

What does a craft brewer need to keep in mind where marking and coding are concerned? It’s an important question for both primary and secondary packaging.

May 24, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Morrison’s Nancy Wilson earns National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification

Wilson has been CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions since 2012, and its sole owner since 2013.

May 24, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Axon appoints Marc Keller as Electrical Controls Engineer

Keller will participate in an interdisciplinary effort to improve customer responsiveness and manufacturing efficiency.

May 24, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Kollmorgen: Standalone motion controller

Kollmorgen introduces the Programmable Controller Multi-axis Master (PCMM), a motion controller that meets a broad range of OEM requirements for a wide range of machines.

May 24, 2016