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Primary packaging
Cooling Conveyor for Raw Bakery Dough
Multi-Conveyor recently built a stainless steel, three-tiered wire mesh belt cooling conveyor to transport raw bakery dough over 94 ft.
Machinery
Amgraph Packaging Adds Manufacturing Facility
Primary packaging
Metall+Plastic Appoints Managing Director
Machinery
Morrison Container CEO Nancy Wilson Appointed to Board of Directors
Controls & automation
Electric Drives
Primary packaging
Tablet/Capsule Counter
The Pharmafill TC3 tablet/capsule counter from Deitz Co. features a variable speed, vibratory feeder chute to allow precise control over the flow rate of tablets, capsules, pills, and other solid dosage forms.
Controls & automation
DC Drives
AutomationDirect’s IronHorse® GSD8 series of DC drives is a microprocessor-based design with non-volatile memory storage that is programmable with adjustable parameters, programmable alarm outputs, and offers a digital closed-loop algorithm for motor cont
Primary packaging
Down Bottle Reject System
Fogg Filler offers the down bottle reject system that forces downed bottles to be rejected through a mechanical motion with no electrical or programming required. System can handle bottles ranging from 5-10 oz and can be applicable up to 32 oz.
Flexible packaging
ePac Invests $100M to Accelerate Digital Flexible Packaging Market
Digital printing leader ePac will roll out a new wave of HP Indigo 20000 digital presses in 2020 to continue disruption of the global flexible packaging market.
Primary packaging
New Blender Upgrade Boosts Entire Soda Filling Operation
By adopting Bevcorp’s new MicrO2 system, Admiral Beverage simplified deaeration, optimized blending, and sped up both filling and changeovers.
Robotics
Adaptable Gripping Solution
New coDrive technology from Soft Robotics is a modular system that brings the patented and proven mGrip soft gripper technology to collaborative robots without the requirement for tethered pressurized air
Controls & automation
Integrated Servo Motor
Advanced Micro Controls launches the SV160E2 integrated servo motor that incorporates a servo motor, drive, and controller in a single unit. Motor is ideal for both new machinery and retrofit applications.
Secondary/end-of-line
Challenging cheese products packed efficiently with new robotic cartoner
Inconsistently sized blisters of sliced cheese present a challenge when it comes to placing the same number of packs in a carton. New robotic system provides the solution.
Primary packaging
Case Packing System
Brown Machine Group introduces the ComPack Series case packing system designed to erect cartons and pack product sequentially within the same machine.
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Medical Tray Sealing: PC-Based Control Systems and New Belt Actuator Offer Precision
Push-to-start medical tray sealer from Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. minimizes material waste, maximizes package quality and improves operator safety.
Machinery
BW Integrated Systems Names Director of Culture and People Development
BW Integrated Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller packaging company, added Heather Spitler to its executive leadership team as Director of Culture and People Development.
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Stability Tester
Safe Load Testing Technologies offers the innSlide Boomerang horizontal stability tester designed to perform horizontal accelerations and decelerations to meet the international standards of EUMOS 40509 and the U.S. FMCSA cargo securement requirements.
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Domino Appoints Sector Development Manager, Beverage
Domino North America appointed Ryan Petty Sector Development Manager for the Beverage sector.
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ProMach Acquires Jet Label & Packaging
ProMach acquired Canada-based Jet Label & Packaging, a manufacturer of labeling and coding solutions.
Coding, printing & labeling
In-line Digital Color Label Press and Finishing System
AstroNova launches the TrojanLabel® T5, a larger version of its TrojanLabel T4 professional label press and finishing system with the addition of UV flexo varnish capabilities.
Primary packaging
Engage Technologies Corp. Names North Central Packaging Specialist
Engage Technologies Corp., the parent company of Squid Ink Mfg., Eastey, American Film & Machinery (AFM), and Cogent Technologies, promoted David Mylrea Jr. to Packaging Specialist—North Central Region for the Eastey and AFM divisions.
Primary packaging
Co-Packer Rebuilds After Devastating Fire
After a fire destroyed 95% of its business, organic baby foods provider Initiative Foods shows determination and integrity as it rebuilds, launching a new facility and an innovative new package.
Bagging & wrapping
Bag closing system
American-Newlong introduces the A1-PB EL height adjustable bag closing system featuring an electric lift mechanism activated by a single push button, for simple, safe, and reliable bag height changes.
Controls & automation
Data-driven Medical Packaging Manufacturing
Having readily available, real-time data on manufacturing operations has brought numerous benefits to this premier packaging, device, and component supplier.
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Food Company Planned Packaging Equipment Purchases
In a new study soon to be released by PMMI Business Intelligence on food processing and packaging trends, 52% of the respondents reported they would be spending more on packaging machinery
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Digital Transformation Key Focus of Digital Print for Packaging
The hot topic of digital transformation of businesses in digital printing will be top of mind at Digital Print for Packaging Europe, December 2-4 in Berlin, according to keynote speaker Jan De Roeck, Director of Solutions Management at Esko in Belgium.
Primary packaging
Thermoformed Skin Packs Catch Attention, Hook Consumers
To accommodate retailers’ and consumers’ growing demand for case-ready skin packs of fresh fish, this seafood processor and packager turned to flexible, high-speed thermoforming equipment that makes sanitation easy.
