Palletizing/depalletizing

Tobias Wetzel to Rejoin KHS as New Managerial Head of Sales and Service

Wetzel, a former KHS manager, will return to his old domain on January 1 to complete the systems provider's Executive Management Board.

November 28, 2023

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 246

Robotics

ABB Extends No-Code Wizard Easy Programming to Industrial Robots

ABB Robotics

ABB Robotics extended the scope of its Wizard Easy Programming software to include its six-axis industrial robots powered by an OmniCore controller in addition to its collaborative robots.

November 28, 2023

Sustainability

Greener Corp. Offers Solutions for Running Sustainable Materials on Flow Wrappers, VF/F/S Baggers

Greener Corporation

Greener Corp.’s ongoing series will provide information about selecting, testing, and running sustainable packaging materials on flow wrappers and vf/f/s baggers.

November 28, 2023

Additives, coatings & inks

AkzoNobel Invests in a New Manufacturing Facility to Produce Bisphenol-Free Coatings

AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel is investing €32 million in a new plant at Vilafranca del Penedès in Spain to manufacture bisphenol-free coatings for the metal packaging industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

November 27, 2023

Cartoning

SOMIC Opens Subsidiary in Bangkok

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

In December 2023, German packaging OEM manufacturer SOMIC is expanding its sales, after-sales, and engineering expertise covering the South-East Asian markets from its newly founded subsidiary SOMIC Packaging Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

November 27, 2023

Secondary Packaging

Case packing case studies

Peruse our curated list of case packing case studies and application stories.

November 27, 2023

Containers & Closures

Kraft Heinz Introduces First Fully Recyclable Ketchup Cap

Together with Berry Global, Heinz has now switched to a mono-material cap, manufactured in polypropylene. This means it meets requirements for recyclability.

November 27, 2023

Controls & machine components

Leuze to Relocate to New U.S. Location

Leuze electronic, Inc.

U.S. Leuze’s sales, production and development departments will be relocated to Duluth, Ga.

November 27, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Pat O’Connor to Retire From Columbia Machine - Palletizer Division

Columbia Machine, Inc.

O’Connor will retire from Columbia Machine, Inc. after more than 12 years of distinguished service. He joined Columbia in August 2011 as the business development manager for the Palletizer Division before being promoted to the role of president in 2014.

November 27, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Encoder Products Names Tim Kelley Technical Sales & Marketing Manager

Encoder Products Company

Rotary encoder manufacturer Encorder Products Co. named Tim Kelley as technical sales & marketing manager. He will be based in Tampa, Fla.

November 27, 2023

Converting equipment

New Age Industrial Joins Made in Kansas Program

New Age Industrial

New Age Industrial Corp, a manufacturer of aluminum products, has been accepted into the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Made in Kansas program.

November 27, 2023

Contract Packaging

How the Pandemic Changed CPG and CM/CP Packaging Relationships

B&G Foods' (Green Giant) Brian Stepowany revisits his 2020 predictions on how the pandemic might affect the CPG and CM/CP relationship. Spoiler: He was spot on three years ago.

November 25, 2023

Home

Small-batch Blister Machine for R&D and More

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, MHI showcased its cost-effective Eagle-LP blister machine, suited to stability tests and R&D efforts as well as clinical trials and small-scale startup production.

November 22, 2023