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Controls & Machine Components

Kollmorgen: Natural navigation capability for AGVs

With the addition of natural navigation capability to Kollmorgen’s NDC8 platform, the need for reflectors or markers to the existing environment for navigation has been effectively removed.

July 8, 2016

Labels

A web-based guide for reading FDA’s nutrition facts label

Agency’s online tool makes it easier to interpret details on the nutrition facts label.

July 7, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Honeywell to acquire Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain automation technologies

Intelligrated will join Sensing and Productivity Solutions (S&PS) in Honeywell’s Automation and Controls Solutions business.

July 7, 2016

Contract Packaging

Co-pack matchmaking service boasts 2,000 brands

PartnerSlate the crop of co-pack matchmaking services helping brands find outsourcing partners.

July 6, 2016

Flexible packaging

Multivac announces Brian Walker as a Western Region Field Service Technician

Walker will work closely with customers to ensure new installations are up to speed on the first day and to resolve all issues in the field quickly.

July 6, 2016

Flexibles

Karlville and Musashino Kikai form strategic machinery partnership

Musashino Kikai specializes in functional film lines and machinery for extrusion lamination and coating.

July 5, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Dorner appoints new Northern Mexico Regional Manager

The new position's main goal is to establish brand recognition and growing sales in Mexico’s northern regions.

July 5, 2016

Labels

Health Canada releases new industry guidance for health product labels

Improved labels aim to minimize the risk of confusion and harmful medication mistakes.

July 5, 2016

Containers

Retro design for premium spring water in PET

The Boston round-style container and retro label design conjure a medicinal feel that emphasizes the purity and healing properties of Purely Sedona spring water.

July 3, 2016

Containers

Nescafé collectible tins tap into design students’ talent

London design agency works with students from the U.K.’s University of Creative Arts to design six collectible tins for a premium instant coffee from Nestle.

July 2, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Photonics alignment platform

FiberMax is a second-generation 3-6 axis photonics alignment platform built on Aerotech’s proven ANT nanopositioning product line, designed for critical photonics alignment in a highly automated, 24/7 production environment with no compromise in speed, accuracy, and resolution.

July 1, 2016

Additives, coatings & inks

Peter Lockley named President of INX Europe

Lockley was most recently Senior V.P. of Bevcan Europe and the Middle East at Crown Packaging Europe.

July 1, 2016