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Plastics/resins

Bottle gets the drop on fabric softener category

Ultra-concentrated fabric softener line from Unilever debuts in a droplet-shaped bottle with a vibrant full-body label that conveys the formula’s intense fragrance and freshness.

November 4, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

IDEC Corp.: Micro-programmable controller

IDEC announces a new model in its FT1A Touch micro programmable controller series of combo HMI+PLC units, the FT1A Touch 14 I/O.

November 3, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: Fuse and disconnect terminal blocks

Wago introduces the industry’s only pivot style fuse terminal blocks in a 3-conductor variant. The newest addition to the TOPJOB®S family allows a second conductor to be connected on the field side.

November 3, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Commercial motion controller

EasyTune from Aerotech is the most advanced autotuning tool available in a commercial motion controller; entirely data-driven, the algorithm largely mimics the process followed by an experienced controls engineer.

November 3, 2015

Plastics/resins

Tekni-Plex expands Tri-Seal manufacturing to India

Tekni-Plex expands global Tri-Seal closure liner manufacturing to recently acquired Ghiya Extrusions in India.

November 3, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Celestial’s package refresh ‘reflects the goodness inside’

Celestial Seasonings updates its iconic tea packaging, preserving many of its beloved characters while at the same time contemporizing the brand and making it easier to shop.

November 3, 2015

Operational Excellence

Pharmaceutical packaging logistics: Debating air vs sea freight

Benefits and challenges of both options to be addressed in Messe Frankfurt, Germany during the 15th Annual Cool Chain Temperature Controlled Logistics Europe event.

November 2, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Intelligrated opens district office in Southern California

The automation and software supplier opens new location in booming logistics hub to meet demand for localized solutions support.

November 2, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

The FTC cracks down on biodegradable marketing claims

The Federal Trade Commission announces enforcement actions against six companies as part of the agency’s ongoing crackdown on false and misleading environmental claims.

November 2, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Peter Pilz Production and Logistics Center opens in Germany

Renate Pilz says "Values create our future” as the company grows and expands.

October 31, 2015

Secondary Packaging

The robotic TriVex SL/SLi vertical pack loader puts Douglas Machine on the leading-edge of retail-ready packaging

Douglas Machine's robotic TriVex SL/SLi vertical pack loader packs bags, pouches and cartons in a standup configuration into retail-ready cases with one or two product facings. With speeds up to 150 products per minute, the robots combine the functionality of a product infeed, pack pattern collation and case loading functions into one mechanism.

October 30, 2015

Containers

Off The Shelf: Paperboard carriers for cans are catching on

While plastic ring carriers are most typically used for six-packs of beer in cans, a growing trend is to cash in on the billboard effect that is offered when a paperboard carton is used instead.

October 30, 2015