Controls & Machine Components

Future-Proof Controls are Key when Custom Equipment Goes Standard

Custom lip balm packaging equipment from Lehnen was a big hit as it filled a previously unseen market need between entry-level and high-volume production. They decided to sell more, but to standardize the ProFill SF, it needed future-proof controls.

July 30, 2024

Machinery: Page 39

Filling, Capping & Closing

ProMach Acquires Italy-based MBF

ProMach

Acquisition strengthens ProMach's position in the wine and spirits market and expands its bottle-filling and closing capabilities.

July 30, 2024

Conveying & accumulation

Pacteon & Descon Join Forces to Deliver End-of-Line Integration Solutions

Pacteon Group

Pacteon Group acquires Descon Integrated Conveyor Solutions to offer a comprehensive range of automation solutions for the food and beverage industry.

July 29, 2024

Cartoning

Massman Companies Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility

Over 200 invited guests made their way to the new Alexandria, Minnesota facility for a ribbon cutting and open house.

July 26, 2024

Controls & machine components

Building a Modular Machine Visualization Solution

Mespack innovated and modularized to best meet customer needs, including an equally flexible Emerson Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA to standardize their products and support future advancements.

July 24, 2024

Robotics

Aligning Industry and Education for a Skilled Workforce

From machine builder FANUC to educational institutions nationwide, manufacturing stakeholders are finding early exposure and accessible training are vital to a healthy workforce.

July 26, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Mary Kay Hits the Sweet Spot on Speed with Mascara Packaging Line

To boost mascara and other tube production at Mary Kay’s Lewisville, Texas facility, it turned out that intermediate speeds and intermittent motion were the right mix of speed, sophistication, and throughput.

July 26, 2024

Conveying & accumulation

mk North America Appoints Damon Neal as Regional Sales Manager

mk North America, Inc.

Industry veteran brings extensive experience to drive growth in Southwest I territory.

July 26, 2024

Workforce

Harpak-ULMA Names New Chairman of the Board

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Kevin Roach to lead company into future of smart manufacturing as founder Charlie Harlfinger retires.

July 25, 2024

Case/Tray Packing

Sugar Producer Emphasizes Flexibility in End-of-Line Solution

British Sugar replaces a 38-year-old end-of-line system with two tray packers and seven automatic palletizers with robotic layer preparation to handle a wide array of product formats and sizes.

July 25, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Slideways Features Standard and Custom Plastic Components at PACK EXPO International

Slideways, Inc.

Manufacturer of packaging machinery components to exhibit UHMW profiles, guide rails, and roller guides at PACK EXPO International in Chicago at Booth N 5015.

July 23, 2024

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Domino Celebrates Production of 1000th R-Series Machine Vision Inspection System

Domino Printing Sciences

Relationship with Lake Image System reinforces Domino Printing Sciences' capability to deliver complete variable data printing solutions.

July 23, 2024

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Star Quality: See Fortress Technology's Icon X-Ray AT PACK EXPO International 2024

Fortress Technology Inc.

Visit Booth S-1758, where Fortress will have its biggest equipment presentation ever, including the Icon X-ray inspection system, which increases efficiency in food inspection.

July 22, 2024