Conveying & accumulation

Servo Divert, Multi-Strand Indexing Handle Big Loads

For two different construction projects, Multi-Conveyor recently built a series of mild-steel, plastic belt conveyors to transport elongated building construction materials.

May 4, 2023

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Conveying & accumulation

Live at interpack: Key Technology Exhibits Food Processing and Packaging Systems

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

This week at interpack, Key Technology is exhibiting its VERYX® optical sorter and Zephyr™ horizontal-motion conveyor.

May 4, 2023

Robotics

Live at interpack: Syntegon Debuts Discharge Station for Gentle Handling of Baked Goods

Syntegon

This week at interpack, visitors saw Syntegon’s DCG (Distribution Continous Gentle) discharge station in action as it continuously discharged 400 sliced cakes onto a downstream packaging leg at 18 cycles/min.

May 4, 2023

Capping

ProMach Announces New Investors

ProMach

BDT Capital Partners will acquire a significant stake of ProMach, alongside Leonard Green & Partners, the existing majority owner. As part of the agreement, LGP will invest new capital into the company.

May 3, 2023

Digital Printing

SEE, Koenig & Bauer Announce Strategic Partnership to Shape the Digital Future of Packaging

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE)

Sealed Air (SEE) and Koenig & Bauer signed a non-binding letter of intent to expand their strategic partnership for digital printing machines.

May 3, 2023

Protective/transport packaging

What’s Next in Transit Packaging Research and Guidance?

Live from the ISTA Forum 2023: Get the highlights on new cold chain guidance, research opportunities for undergrads, and upcoming courses and events in the transit packaging and temperature-controlled spaces.

May 3, 2023

Robotics

F.R. Drake Co. Announces Senior Management Promotions

Middleby Food Processing Group

George Reed was named President and Sergio Saez was named Vice President Sales for the F.R. Drake Co., a Middleby Corp. brand.

May 2, 2023

Flexible packaging

Mono-PP Pasta Pack First to Use Advanced Recycled PCR

The sustainable material is derived from advanced recycling and converted into a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film for this application, which is the first mono-PP pasta packaging material in the market containing 30% of PCR content.

May 2, 2023

Cartoning

Triangle Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Louis R. Muskat (L.R.), founded Triangle Packaging Co. on May 1, 1923. Now in its 100th year of business and under its third generation of Muskat leadership, L.R.’s legacy lives on.

May 2, 2023

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Norm Buggele Named President of CV-Tek and RapidPak

Middleby Food Processing Group

Norm Buggele, Middleby Executive Vice President and COO of CV-Tek and RapidPak, was promoted to the position of president for both brands.

May 2, 2023

Material handling

Romark Logistics of Texas, McLennan Community College Awarded Grant for Skills Development

Romark Logistics

The Texas Workforce Commission awarded McLennan Community College a Skills Development Fund Grant to be shared by Romark Logistics of Texas, Inc., and three other local businesses.

May 2, 2023

Labeling

WLS Appoints Randy Backich Regional Sales Manager for Northeastern United States and Quebec, Canada

WLS, a ProMach product brand

Backich will be responsible for bringing WLS’ labeling systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device, personal care, beverage and other manufacturers and contract packers throughout his region.

May 2, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Columbus McKinnon to Acquire montratec GmbH

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO)

The acquisition will create significant growth synergy opportunities with the addition of asynchronous intelligent automation and transport systems to precision conveyance platform.

May 2, 2023