Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Klöckner and Berry enter into marketing alliance

Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Berry Plastics Group combine form-fill-seal solutions

March 14, 2015

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Robotics

ABB Robotics: Compact industrial robot controller

ABB Robotics launched the second generation of its IRC5C compact controller; now up to 25% smaller than the original compact model, and 87% smaller than the standard cabinet controller.

March 13, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: EtherCAT I/O solution for circuit boards

EtherCAT plug-in modules from the Beckhoff EJ series offer a highly efficient I/O solution to implement platform concepts in large-scale machine production; these “plug-in” modules feature the performance and functionality of the well-known EtherCAT I/O system, while their efficient design enables them to be directly attached to circuit boards.

March 13, 2015

Contract Packaging

New biz director for Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing

Flexible packaging pro Tobin J. Haas named director of new biz for the packaging system and co-pack services provider.

March 12, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Miniature connectors

Phoenix Contact expanded its M12 connector range for power transmission in industrial environments with S-coded flush-type connectors and cordsets rated to 16 A and 630 V.

March 12, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Ready meals in barrier trays

French ready meal producer Gendreau Group and its subsidiary VIF have launched a range of high-quality ‘country style’ ready meal items in a thermoformed barrier plastic tray.

March 12, 2015

Labels

Labels trace water’s journey from cloud to bottle

A new label design for FIJI Water uses six different back-panel labels to educate consumers on the source of the water and its journey to the final packaged product.

March 11, 2015

Sustainability

P&G to use How2Recycle Label

Procter & Gamble to add SPC’s How2Recycle Label on its Dawn dish detergent packaging to encourage consumers to recycle the bottle as well as the cap.

March 11, 2015

Closures

Voice of customer inputs key to catheter tray and lid combination

Boston Scientific’s catheter tray and lid provide numerous benefits, including a knurling pattern of grooves in the tray.

March 11, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Krones acquires Schaefer GmbH

Krones AG acquires pallet handling company Schaefer Förderanlagen- und Maschinenbau GmbH

March 10, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

PFlow delivers its 17,000 vertical reciprocating conveyor worldwide

PFlow’s custom-engineered hydraulic, mechanical, and fully automated vertical reciprocating conveyors are now offered internationally.

March 10, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Pisco: Flow controller

Pisco USA, Inc. offers a new flow controller featuring a built-in shock absorber function.

March 9, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Bergami appoints Tim Faber Canadian Rep

Bergami USA promotes from within for greater Canadian presence.

March 9, 2015