Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Fameccanica founds liquid primary packing unit

Fameccanica adds liquid primary packing business unit to enhance filling machinery product offering.

December 30, 2016

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 630

Controls & Machine Components

pw --> aw cross-post test updated

pw --> aw cross-post test

December 29, 2016

Robotics

hcp -> aw cross-post test 5 updated

hcp -> aw cross-post test 5

December 29, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

pw to aw cross-post test 1 updated

pw to aw cross-post test 1 updated

December 28, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

hcp to aw crosspost test

hcp to aw crosspost test

December 28, 2016

Operational Excellence

Taking a Bite Out of Crime

Serialization innovations from edible barcodes to invisible fingerprints are making strides in the manufacturing fight to reduce counterfeit products in the supply chain and stop highway robbery.

December 27, 2016

Containers

Foodservice-size cans of boiled peanuts now easier to access

McCall Farms introduces a can opener-free can end for its 6-lb cans of boiled peanuts, maximizing the potential of the product in foodservice channels.

December 26, 2016

Sustainability

Tomato fiber-based packaging finds commercial applications

Canadian grower Pure Hothouse Foods and French grower Idyl switch to solid board packaging for their vegetables that is enriched with tomato plant fibers.

December 25, 2016

Plastics/resins

Wind Point Partners acquires Paragon Films

Wind Point invests in stretch films with acquisition of Paragon Films.

December 23, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products: EtherCAT drives and motors

Applied Motion Products, Inc. announces the release of a new series of drives and motors with EtherCAT communications; these new products utilize Applied Motion’s StepSERVO technology, which combines the high torque capabilities of step motors with the closed loop dynamic control of servo systems.

December 23, 2016

Flexibles

Robotic Dispensing Technology Approved for Use in Oklahoma Pharmacies

With packaging designed by nurses, the daily dosing technology aims to increase efficiency in long-term senior care facilities.

December 21, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Shinichi Takagi tapped as SATO investor relations chief

SATO created the head of investor relations position and appointed Shinichi Takagi to ensure two-way engagement with global investors.

December 20, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Banded bundles abandon the box

Carton converter cuts costs by adopting straight-to-the-pallet banding system that requires no outer corrugated casing of the flats.

December 20, 2016