Converting equipment

A converted converter

Of all the topics of conversation that percolated at the recent Graph Expo in Chicago, one that surfaced frequently was the one about how commercial printers are eyeing the packaging materials market now that their traditional markets—magazines, catalogues, direct sales materials—have been hit so hard by the digital revolution.

October 22, 2014

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Converting equipment

Digital label printing opens new business opportunities

McCourt Label of Lewis Run, PA, one of the oldest label printers in the U.S, recently introduced digital technology to their flexo-based label printing business by adding a digital label press.

October 21, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Flexible case packer offers smallest footprint, user-friendly operation and loads of options

SOMIC packaging technology guarantees perfect product handling and maximum output.

October 21, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Industrial PCs

Phoenix Contact expands family of IP65 panel PCs with multitouch capability.

October 21, 2014

Flexibles

Bird-friendly coffee brand earns street cred with compostable pouch

British coffee producer Bird & Wild uses pouch made from compostable, renewable material to expand its offerings to stores looking for more eco-friendly options.

October 21, 2014

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

German brewer upgrades

The Arcobräu Gräfliches Brauhaus GmbH & Co. KG brewery, headquartered in Germany’s Lower Bavarian village of Moos, has brought its bottling operations up to the very latest state of the art.

October 20, 2014

Contract Packaging

Phama co-packer Legacy moves into expanded facility

Company more than doubles operational space, adds lines, enhances compliance services and more at new facility.

October 20, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Control panels require no hard wiring

B&R’s openSAFETY control panels allow safe data exchange over the bus system with just one cable and simple cabling of swing arm systems; hard wiring of E-stop, operating mode, and start buttons are unnecessary.

October 20, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Zero-interest loans offered to boost recycling infrastructure

The Closed Loop Fund, made up of major CPGs and retailers, offers municipalities zero-interest loans in order to spur the development of recycling infrastructure and services.

October 20, 2014

Secondary Packaging

Robotics • Custom equipment • Integration • Automation • Engineering services

Universal Machine specializes in robotics, custom equipment, integration, automation, engineering services, and more.

October 17, 2014

Containers

U.S. demand for rigid bulk packaging to reach $7.3 billion in 2018

Manufacturing output activity, insourcing, chemicals and pharmaceuticals all help build a post-recession resurgence, says Freedonia report.

October 17, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Baumer: Programmable encoders

Incremental encoders EIL580P added as programmable product variants to the Baumer modular OptoPulse encoder series.

October 17, 2014

Sustainability

Americans continue to recycle more plastic bottles

The “National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report” shows a 4.3% increase in recycling of HDPE, PP, and PET bottles, to 2.9 billion pounds, in 2013.

October 16, 2014