Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Ready meals launched in Japan

Konan Foods Co., Ltd, a food producer in Kochi, Japan, has launched a new line of ready meals whose refrigerated shelf life is extended thanks to in-pack microwave pasteurization.

April 22, 2015

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 757

Controls & Machine Components

B&R opens 25th subsidiary in Singapore

B&R’s new Singapore office is strategically located to serve the entire Southeast Asia region

April 22, 2015

Sustainability

High-recycled content can for GA microbrewery

Microbrewery embraces aluminum can with at least 90% recycled content for its craft beers, citing the can’s sustainability benefits for the brewery and for the community.

April 22, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Solid state relay line

AutomationDirect’s offering of industrial relays has been expanded to include additional electromechanical and solid state relays.

April 21, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor: Linear actuator and driver package

Oriental Motor USA introduces the newest generation compact linear actuator and driver package, the DRLII Series.

April 21, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Krones acquires label machinery company Gernep

Krones AG purchases a 100% stake in the Gernep Group, which has annual revenues of 10 million euros.

April 21, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: Miniature pressure regulators

The MAR-1 miniature pressure regulator has become very popular as a simple, robust, and cost-effective regulator in a small package with exceptionally long life, offered in either relieving or non-relieving versions.

April 21, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Universal, all-servo case/tray packer

The HCP wraparound case packer from PMI Cartoning handles cases with inner or outer fifth flaps as well as trays of product; custom in-feed and product-handling systems allow the HCP to run at speeds up to 30 cases/min.

April 20, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Golf ball package hits a hole in one

Packaging for Titleist golf balls is awarded AIMCAL’s Product of the Year for its transfer-metallized sleeves and cartons, which offer an ‘almost a 3D effect.’

April 20, 2015

Plastics/resins

Projecting growth for the antimicrobial plastic market

Packaging and healthcare applications to help drive demand for these products, with MarketsandMarkets forecasting their worth to reach $3.6 Billion by 2020.

April 19, 2015

Material handling

CombiMatrix selects Cryoport as logistics partner

Clinical diagnostic laboratory CombiMatrix teams with Cryoport for the distribution of its new CombiPGS™ genetic screening test.

April 19, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Bell-Everman: Sealed linear actuators for lighter loads

Bell-Everman is now offering a compact model of its SLS sealed linear stage that keeps contamination such as manufacturing debris, particulate or liquid contaminants outside of the stage housing.

April 17, 2015

Contract packaging

All-natural cocktail mixers adopt aseptic carton packaging

‘A revolution for the cocktail mixer category,’ according to Powell & Mahoney, a new aseptic carton for the company’s products preserves the mixers’ clean, authentic flavor...with help from co-packer Leahy-IFP

April 17, 2015