Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor: Brushless DC motors

Oriental Motor USA expands its BMU Series brushless DC motor and driver package, now including a 200 W (1/4 HP) package; the 200 W (1/4 HP) brushless DC motor is available in round shaft or geared type with inch or metric output shafts.

May 1, 2015

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 739

Controls & Machine Components

Intelligrated: Zone controller for accumulation conveyors

ZoneFlex Advanced is an upgraded flexible zone control for the company’s Accuglide and IntelliQ zero-pressure accumulation conveyors; system monitors and automatically responds to changing accumulation conditions to optimize product flow of varied package types, sizes and weights with maximum control.

May 1, 2015

Plastics/resins

MJS Packaging Partners with Motor City Gas

MJS Packaging

Motor City Gas turned to MJS Packaging for its expertise when searching for the perfect whiskey bottle.

May 1, 2015

Plastics/resins

MJS Packaging Receives Top Supplier Award from 3M

MJS Packaging

MJS Packaging was named by 3M as recipient of its Certified Supplier of Products Certification Award.

May 1, 2015

Material handling

Serialization first in South Korea

Contract development and manufacturing organization delivers identifiable labeling for a top-10 pharmaceutical company.

April 28, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Apple purchases 36,000 acres of timberland for packaging

The initiative with The Conservation Fund will protect working forests while providing Apple with a source of eco-friendly packaging materials.

April 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart releases 2015 Global Responsibility Report

Highlights include progress toward food and packaging material waste reduction and the use of more sustainable—recycled-content, recyclable, and reusable—packaging.

April 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Beverage packaging’s benefits detailed

AMERIPEN’s latest brochure outlines how beverage packaging provides economic and environmental benefits by preventing spoilage, spillage, and waste.

April 27, 2015

Plastics/resins

KHS invests in PET center in China

Center enables Chinese customers to profit from KHS’s Bottles & Shapes program.

April 27, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SATO America has a new President

SATO appoints Michael Beedles as new President of SATO America.

April 24, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Co-packer's bright shrink sleeve idea saves the day for Coke/Fuze-owned energy drinks

Contract packager ActionPak does more than salvage more than $2 million in product with out-of-compliance nutritional labeling; a limited-edition promo sleeve boosts image of NOS energy drinks among NASCAR fans.

April 23, 2015

Operational Excellence

Global healthcare cold chain market to reach $13.4 billion

An increase demand for a certain type of product is driving the growth, according to a new report.

April 22, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: MES software

PharmaSuite MES Software is a single track-and-trace system for batch and discrete production.

April 22, 2015