Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Optima Releases Book to Commemorate Its 100th Anniversary

Optima celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022 and recently released a book, "100 Years of Future", chronicling the company’s history as well as a review of its anniversary year.

February 28, 2023

Machinery: Page 97

Secondary Packaging

Syntegon to Launch Upgraded Kliklok BEC Endload Cartoner

Syntegon

The upgraded machine features an optimized drive system, a Human Machine Interface (HMI) 4.0 for simpler Digital Service connectivity, a redesigned frame, and new controls.

February 2, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Steve Sherman Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ska Fabricating

Ska Fabricating

Sherman has over 20 years of CEO and COO experience serving private, equity, venture capital, and public companies. He recently served as Global VP of Operations for Spectralink Corp.

February 28, 2023

Weighing/combination scales

Mukul Shukla Named Vice President of tna North America

TNA Solutions

With over 30 years of capital industry experience and over 22 years of experience in the packaging industry, Shukla has a proven track record for optimizing processes and improving customer satisfaction. He will be based in tna’s Dallas office.

February 27, 2023

Secondary Packaging

Format Mix Shift Precipitates Speedier Canning Automation

Retail-friendly cans were already hot in craft brew when pandemic-related venue closures accelerated the trend. Dust Bowl Brewing Co.’s increased, sustained reliance on this container format convinced management to double down on canning automation.

February 27, 2023

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Mettler-Toledo to Host a Live Webinar on Glass in Glass X-ray Inspection

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

The webinar is scheduled for March 9th at 9:00am ET and will discuss the damaging nature of glass-in-glass contamination for food manufacturers and how x-ray inspection can help to mitigate these risks.

February 21, 2023

Controls & Machine Components

Innovative New Controls at PACK EXPO International

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in controls.

January 28, 2023

Robotics

Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO International

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in robotics.

January 28, 2023

Robotics

Krones Awarded Two German Design Awards

Krones, Inc.

Krones won the German Design Award in the Excellent Product Design Industry category for its Contiform stretch blow-molding machine and the mobile production robotics system.

February 17, 2023

Weighing/combination scales

Canapa's Cannabis Automatic Weigher Receives NTEP Certification

Canapa by Paxiom

Canapa by Paxiom’s s PrimoCombi weigh filling system was awarded the NTEP Certificate of Conformance from the National Conference on Weights and Measures.

February 17, 2023

Sustainability

SATO Pilots Item-level Tracking, Dynamic Pricing Using Expiration Date

SATO America

A 2D barcode system has the potential to streamline the food supply chain and cut waste through dynamic pricing, where a product's price is linked to the expiration date. As the expiry date nears, the price drops.

February 16, 2023

Operational Excellence

Live at TPC: Five Packaging Megatrends & How to Address Them

Armed with results from a 2023 survey depicting the packaging landscape that brands, CPGs, and their suppliers are currently navigating, global consultancy McKinsey was at The Packaging Conference to offer advice.

February 15, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

A&E Conveyor Systems Announces Strategic Merger With Bieffeco Inc.

A&E Conveyor Systems Company

The merger of the two companies brings together two globally focused organizations that will be greatly beneficial to all their current and future clients.

February 15, 2023