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Conveying & accumulation

BluePrint hires Wiskochil for regional sales

BluePrint Automation brings in Joel Wiskochil as Northeast Regional Sales Manager to replace promoted Rocco Fucetola.

August 27, 2015

Flexible packaging

Pouching hard-to-handle pet treats

As global demand for its pet foods has risen, World Pet needed more capacity in the standup pouch machine category, but the equipment had to be good at odd shapes.

August 26, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Controls collaboration clicks

By leveraging a broad range of controls and automation components from a single supplier, APPE comes up with a continuous-motion bagger boasting ultrasonic sealing and high output.

August 26, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Robots enhance packing & palletizing operations

Three packagers replace manual packing and palletizing processes with automation to address issues of worker safety, package quality, speed, efficiency, and cost.

August 26, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Enhancing shipping case print quality/flexibility

Ambriola Company, West Caldwell, NJ, a subsidiary of Auricchio S.p.A. of Cremona, Italy, is an importer of Italian specialty cheese brands, including Ambriola, Auricchio, Colombo, Locatelli, Gran Moravia, and Luppi Prosciutto di Parma.

August 25, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Accuracy in complex filling

When small amounts of an ingredient need to be blended into a rice, grain, or dry baking mix product, accuracy and reliability are an absolute must. Honeyville gets just that with its auger fillers.

August 25, 2015

Material handling

Three primary cold chain packaging pain points and priorities

Along with preventing temperature excursions, three priority issues are regulatory compliance, reducing costs, and emerging markets.

August 25, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Axon appoints new Latin American support manager

Jose Arroyo will support Latin American sales and utilize the resources of the new Pro Mach Shared Services business.

August 25, 2015

Robotics

Controls platform makes robotic pouch transfer sing

The newest pouching and cartoning lines at Medifast get a boost from a delta-style robot. But the real story is the sophisticated controls platform that ties everything together.

August 25, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Five-minute changeover for cartoner at wafer maker

Swiss wafer manufacturer Kägi Söhne swaps outdated equipment for a top-load car toner that offers significant flexibility and quick changeover for its range of packaging sizes and styles.

August 25, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Colordyne names Brian Connolly to VP role

Brian Connolly brings Asia-Pacific experience to executive role with Colordyne Technologies.

August 21, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba: Compact pneumatic cylinders

Bimba Manufacturing Co. and its subsidiary Mead Fluid Dynamics have announced the addition of compact pneumatic cylinders to its full line of MFD products.

August 21, 2015