Contract Packaging

Collaborative robots help double output

Faced with rising production costs and lower price demands from customers, Tegra Medical, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, automated key aspects of its production operations with small, collaborative robots.

September 15, 2015

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Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Flow transmitters

AutomationDirect’s ProSense FSA Series flow transmitters monitor liquid media and provide an analog output proportional to flow rate for various flow applications.

September 15, 2015

Contract Packaging

Sterling CPI expanding with new site, 140,000 sq. ft. facility

South Carolina firm cites rapid growth, the benefits of relocating multiple sites under one roof and greater supply chain access.

September 15, 2015

Cartoning

MGS Machine announces two key management moves

MGS welcomes Todd Abrahamson as Director of Sales and promotes Josh Pangier to Director of Project Management

September 15, 2015

Containers

Millennials to spur growth in wine packaging

The increasing disposable incomes and changing alcoholic beverage preferences of younger consumers will drive the U.S. wine packaging market through 2019, study notes.

September 15, 2015

Closures

World Wide Packaging: Customizable flip top for cosmetics packaging

The Flip Gloss is a wide front, flip-top lip gloss packaging that expands branding opportunities.

September 14, 2015

Flexibles

Glenroy recognized by Packaging World

Glenroy celebrates their 50th anniversary with an award presented by Packaging World.

September 12, 2015

Containers

Black Line haircare products get edgy redesign

Dramatic packaging redesign for Billy Jealousy’s Black Line of men’s grooming products expands the product’s reach to a new demographic—the younger, professional male.

September 11, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Learn how PMI has built its success one satisfied customer at a time

This overview video shows how Founder Branko Tisma and his team have built PMI into an industry leading supplier of secondary packaging solutions.

September 11, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

GSK to standardize on automation

GlaxoSmithKline has selected Siemens as a strategic partner providing technology for manufacturing and R&D sites worldwide.

September 10, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Precision pouch handling and packing from SOMIC America

Somic combines our precision flexible pouch infeed handling systems with the ultra-compact 424 case packing system delivering the most efficient secondary packaging system available today.

September 9, 2015

Labels

FDA issues draft guidance on labeling for new animal drugs

Describes what the agency considers when deciding to take regulatory action; public comments accepted until 60 days after it publishes in the Federal Register.

September 9, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Soft starters

AutomationDirect’s line of Stellar® soft starters now includes the SR55 series of solid-state soft starters to control three-phase AC induction motors

September 8, 2015