Recycling

Duracell Plant Marks New Curbside Recyclable Packaging with Walmart

Watch festivities at Duracell's Fairburn, Ga. plant as it switches to a perforated paper blister replacing thermoformed plastic tray/board backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display.

April 23, 2025

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Controls & Machine Components

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

Operational Excellence

JLS Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation in Industrial Automation

JLS Automation

JLS Automation has evolved from a manufacturers' representative firm to a specialist in hygienic robotic packaging systems for the food industry.

April 22, 2025

Workforce

Engage Technologies Appoints Durell Kvasny as Packaging District Sales Manager - Northeast

Engage Technologies Corporation

Kvasny will focus on collaborating with distributors to expand sales and enhance brand recognition for Eastey and American Film & Machinery's packaging solutions.

April 21, 2025

Robotics

AAA20 Group Champions Launches New Center for Excellence in Robotics

AAA20 Group, LLC

The new center in Las Vegas aims to advance AAA20 Group's mission to develop and deploy its Robots as a Service (RaaS) model for manufacturers.

April 18, 2025

Package Printing

High-Speed Digital Label Press

Domino

Domino Printing Sciences has released a high-speed productivity mode for its N730i digital label press, increasing print speeds and output for label production.

April 11, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc., and NEXES CONTROL Sign North American Sales and Marketing Agreement

ALLIEDFLEX® Technologies, Inc.

Barcelona-based NEXES CONTROL taps ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. as its North American partner to market its NEXES series premade standup pouch packaging machinery.

April 10, 2025

Conveying & accumulation

Sharpe Engineering Unveils Refreshed Website

Sharpe Engineering & Equipment

Sharpe Engineering & Equipment launches a redesigned website, showcasing their expertise and case studies in the food and beverage industry.

April 3, 2025

PMMI News

PMMI Foundation Joins Forces with FIRST as an Alliance Partner to Advance STEM Education

Partnership leverages contributions through the PMMI U Skills Fund to support STEM education and robotics competitions, supporting the future manufacturing workforce.

April 2, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Munchkin Eliminates 1,200 Miles Worth of Plastic Ties

How much plastic use is negligible? For Munchkin, a baby lifestyle brand, removing small amounts of plastic in ties and blisters has an enormous impact, allowing them to use 133,000 lb less plastic.

April 1, 2025

Operational Excellence

Sidel Positioned in Top 5% by EcoVadis Sustainability Rankings

Sidel Group

Sidel's achievement of the EcoVadis Gold Medal signifies its demonstrated commitment to sustainable practices across its supply chain and operational levels.

March 28, 2025

Logistics/Supply Chain

Bastian Solutions and viastore North America Unite to Boost Automation

Toyota Automated Logistics

The merger expands Bastian's automation capabilities by integrating viastore's pallet handling expertise to offer more comprehensive logistics solutions under a unified brand.

March 26, 2025

Secondary Packaging

Video: Rain Spring Water Ups Efficiency with Cobot Palletizer

Rain Pure Mountain Spring Water is experiencing automation benefits across its aluminum bottled water packaging line, headlined by an integrated palletizing solution.

March 25, 2025