Robotics

Brian Hutton, President of Columbia/Okura, to Retire

After more than 17 years leading the company, Brian Hutton, president of Columbia/Okura, will retire effective August 18, 2023. Fred Robinson was appointed president and will take over responsibilities on July 1, 2023.

June 6, 2023

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Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Celebrates Ishida’s 50th Anniversary of Multi-head Weighing

Heat and Control, Inc.

Ishida’s long history in weighing began in 1893 when they became Japan’s first private weighing equipment manufacturer.

June 6, 2023

Flow wrapping

Migel Stoddard Promoted to Sales Coordinator for Formost Fuji

Formost Fuji Corporation

Stoddard will work with customers, alongside the regional sales managers, to oversee projects from proposal to installation.

June 6, 2023

Digital Transformation

Weidmüller USA Breaks Ground on New Engineering and Manufacturing Facility

Weidmuller USA

Weidmüller Inc., USA broke ground on a new engineering, production, and warehouse facility at its current Southlake location in Chesterfield County.

June 5, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Multi-Conveyor Builds Conveyor System for Company Requiring Maximum Flow Control

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor built a multi-sectional stainless steel, wash down rated, 24VDC MDR (motor driven roller), conveyor system for a food application. It combines straight running and curved MDR with an incorporated 90° case turner.

June 5, 2023

Operational Excellence

Predictive Maintenance Rising Fast in Packaging and Processing

Packaging and processing companies increasingly use predictive maintenance to reduce downtime and cut maintenance costs.

June 2, 2023

Robotics

Roger Schnüriger Appointed Group Chief Financial Officer for Stäubli

Stäubli Corporation

Schnüriger was also appointed a member of Stäubli’s Group Executive Committee.

June 1, 2023

Robotics

Nick Szczechowski Appointed Regional Sales Manager for Brenton

Brenton

Szczechowski will cover the Midwest region and work with distributors, integrators, OEMs, and end-user customers to grow the company’s end-of-line packaging systems.

May 31, 2023

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sacmi to Exhibit at EXPO PACK Guadalajara

Sacmi USA

See it at EXPO PACK Guadalajara, Booth 1522! Sacmi will exhibit its latest cap and preform-manufacturing innovations. Technical assistance services provided by Sacmi de Mexico will also be featured.

May 31, 2023

Capping

Dale Newton Appointed Vice President and General Manager for Fogg Filler

Fogg Filler

Newton brings over 25 years of experience within the global manufacturing industry and has extensive tenure in leading business expansion and product management.

May 30, 2023

Robotics

ABB Launches Robotics Training Program

ABB Robotics

The ABB Robotics Education Package consists of a GoFa collaborative robot (cobot), teaching materials, and a globally recognized technical qualification.

May 30, 2023

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Matrix to Exhibit Latest Packaging Solutions at EXPO PACK Guadalajara

Matrix Packaging Machinery

See it at EXPO PACK Guadalajara, Booth 2203! Matrix Packaging, a ProMach brand, will showcase the MVI-280E and Pacraft TT-8D-N cost effective packaging solutions for a variety of applications.

May 30, 2023

Controls & Machine Components

Adaptive Packaging Machine’s Multi-Carrier Track Gets Wireless Boost

The devices on the shuttles/carriers on this linear track system are wirelessly controlled by CoreTigo’s IO-Link Wireless tech, allowing grippers on these carriers to perform tasks on product while moving through the equipment.

May 24, 2023