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

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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

Conveying & accumulation

Bunting Magnetics appoints Kevin Bowen to Advisory Board

Bunting Magnetics Co. taps manufacturing industry veteran Kevin Bowen to help plan strategic growth.

May 23, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Compact variable speed drive

Schneider Electric has launched the Altivar 320 machine drive; it offers a powerful combination of safety, reliability and simplicity with numerous out-of-the-box features for building more effective machines at optimized build costs, and meets the needs of simple or complex machines from 0.25 hp to 20 hp.

May 20, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Jana Davis promoted from CFO to COO at Bunting Magnetics

Bunting Magnetics Co. promotes Jana Davis from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer.

May 17, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: Media isolation valves

The Clippard NIV Series media isolation valve is a solenoid-operated device that uses a flexible diaphragm to isolate the actuation mechanism from the fluid path.

May 17, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Expanded compact modular valves line

AutomationDirect’s NITRA® line of pneumatic products now includes additional compact modular valves which provide versatility and easy assembly.

May 16, 2016

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Rovema North America hires Maryann Walburn

Walburn will be Senior Sales Representative for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

May 16, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Allen-Bradley Controller

New CompactLogix 5380 controller for high-speed packaging applications where fast response times are necessary to keep production running smoothly.

May 13, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Molex: Universal modbus modules

Molex, LLC introduced two new seamlessly integrated Modbus modules for Rockwell Automation CompactLogix controllers.

May 13, 2016