Additives, coatings & inks

Spartech Promotes Jiang Li to Technology Manager, Innovation Center

Li will be responsible for leading a team of engineers and support staff on novel product development, customer sample orders, material evaluation, and cost savings projects.

August 20, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 436

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Matrix to Exhibit at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Matrix Packaging Machinery, a ProMach product brand

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth # C-2829! Matrix will demonstrate its fully integrated mini-packaging line and showcase various ProMach brands.

August 20, 2021

Robotics

Motion Controls Robotics to Launch Industrial Software Department

Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI)

The new department will help Motion Controls Robotics’ customers connect production and front office.

August 20, 2021

Robotics

Renato Maia Joins Columbia Machine, Inc.

Columbia Machine, Inc.

Maia will assist Columbia with the business development and market expansion of its palletizing and robotics business in Brazil.

August 19, 2021

Robotics

Robot Accurately Places Bin Lids at 45/min

A supplier of PET preforms for Coca-Cola, Western Container installs a lid-placing cell that features a six-axis robot that reliably and accurately picks and places lids onto reusable totes.

August 19, 2021

Thermoform/fill/seal

SupplyOne, Inc. Acquires Wilheit Packaging, LLC

SupplyOne, Inc.

SupplyOne, Inc., a supplier of corrugated and other packaging products, equipment, and services, acquired Wilheit Packaging, LLC., a distributor of shipping, packaging, and maintenance products headquartered in Gainesville, Ga.

August 19, 2021

Sustainability

Graphic Packaging Partners with Coca-Cola HBC Ireland & Northern Ireland’s “World Without Waste” Strategy

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging’s fiber-based technology will eliminate 500 tons of plastic annually.

August 19, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis Joins the Flexible Packaging Association

Pregis

Pregis, a manufacturer of protective and flexible packaging solutions, joined the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA).

August 18, 2021

Sustainability

Graham Packaging Names Richa Desai Director of Sustainability

Graham Packaging

Desai will lead company's internal and external sustainability efforts.

August 18, 2021

Robotics

Robots Handle Packaging of Pastries at 160 Cakes/min

A modular packaging line at J. Skinner Baking Co. uses a number of robots to pack Danish pastries in clamshells and then into cases of various formats.

August 18, 2021

Sustainability

WPO Announces Packaging Training Courses for 2021

World Packaging Organisation (WPO)

WPO (World Packaging Organisation) Vice President Education, Henky Wibawa announced five new packaging training programs for the second half of 2021. The first was recently held in Kenya.

August 18, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Krones to Debut Innovations in Processing at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Krones, Inc.

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #N-25006! The Krones Process Group North America will officially debut at PACK EXPO Las Vegas’ Processing Zone and will showcase technology ranging from process engineering, integration, and fabrication technology.

August 18, 2021

Robotics

E-commerce Poses New Automation Challenges

Two new robotic technologies help address e-commerce related packaging issues, including a reduced labor pool, the need for speed, and sorting of intermixed products.

August 17, 2021