Sustainable Packaging

Passion for package redesign

Hyland’s reaches outside its comfort zone to relaunch kids ointment in a sustainable paperboard dispenser.

November 6, 2015

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Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Liquid-tight connectors

RACO liquid-tight connectors are designed for use on flexible metallic liquid-tight conduit and Type B flexible non-metallic liquid-tight conduit in outdoor or indoor locations.

November 6, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: G-thread pneumatic fittings

AutomationDirect’s NITRA line of pneumatics products now offers G-thread push-to-connect fittings and flow control valves; components are made with strong thermoplastic (PBT) or nickel-plated brass bodies and stainless steel tube gripping claws and have a pre-applied O-ring to seal.

November 6, 2015

Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics appoints Kevin Grogan CEO of Flexible Packaging division

Grogan will oversee all of the company’s Flexible Packaging operations worldwide.

November 6, 2015

Robotics

Lightweight, Space-Saving Collaborative Robots

Universal Robots has designed collaborative systems to replace human operators in dirty, dangerous and dull jobs, yet it is safe to work side-by-side with people. The use of patented technology enables operators with no programming experience to easily set up the robot using 3D visualization.

November 5, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric shows off flexible automation for machine control

Segment marketing manger Mark Duncan walks through the systems on display at PACK EXPO, including PLCs for machine control with embedded web servers, an HMI controller and new wireless push button technology.

November 5, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation ties robots to the cloud

Daymon Thompson demonstrates how Beckhoff controls are running kinematic calculations on hardware while sending robot data to the cloud as another enabler of Industry 4.0.

November 5, 2015

Robotics

ABB demonstrates the IRB 360 FlexPicker

The delta robot is a high speed pick and place system for the food industry. It can handle raw food as well as hot items right out of the oven. It comes with the company's PickMaster software for configuring applications and guiding processes.

November 5, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric Motion: Small integrated motors

NEMA 17 Lexium MDrive products now feature M12 connectors and IP65 rating.

November 5, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Numerex: Smart sensor interface

Numerex Corp. launched the nxLINK, a ruggedized, compact, battery-operated "smart sensor interface" that connects to literally thousands of sensors used in capturing important iIoT data.

November 5, 2015

Plastics/resins

Amcor Rigid Plastics purchases Eco-Groupe assets

The company acquires the manufacturing assets and the intellectual property of Eco-Groupe Inc.

November 5, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Yin-and-yang package supports theme of balanced snacking

A new snack pack from Sargento Foods uses a yin-and-yang shaped thermoform and round multipack sleeve to communicate the idea of healthy, yet tasty, snacking.

November 5, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SATO establishes SpeciaLase technology in Asia-Pacific region

SATO brings the revolutionary laser coding and marking technology to Asia with an exclusive sales agreement.

November 4, 2015