Vision-guided robotics

ABB’s Robotics Div. now offers Vision Guided Robotics (VGR) with TrueView™, a system that allows robots to “see” and “comprehend” information about their environment—such as variations in part position, type, style, and quality—in real time.

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System is said to be simple to train, easy to operate, and easy to scale, providing customers with integrated and certified VGR solutions including high-speed robotic communications and plug & play operation. Features include SC3D^™, a single-camera, 3-D vision guidance technology, and eVisionFactory^™, a software platform that allows standardization of deployment, training, and support. System benefits include increased flexibility by adjusting to variations, improved quality by preventing damage and contamination caused by manual handling, and reduced costs by eliminating precision fixtures, dunnages, and other custom-positioning devices.

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Horizon’s Tillson says the versatile Criterion CL-240 cartoner was enhanced with safety features, which allow its blind employees to successfully operate the machinery.

Custom Cartoner Helps Employ the Blind

As a non-profit with a mission to create jobs, automation can be a tricky proposition. But with a custom machine optimized to be easily used by legally blind operators, Horizon Industries struck a positive balance between labor and automation.

ProMach Acquires Panther Industries

ProMach’s acquisition of Panther Industries will expand its labeling capabilities into key strategic areas including ecommerce, distribution, manufacturing, warehouse, fulfillment, third party logistics (3PL), and more.

Richard Harrison (l.), partner and CEO, and Andrew Cawthray Chairman and joint CEO, Cawingredients

New Canning Line for Contract Filler Fuels Future Business

U.K. beverage co-packer Cawingredients installs canning line that achieves 99.9% performance and offers flexibility for a variety of can formats and secondary packaging.

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Systech Named Winner in AIPIA Virtual Congress Brand Challenge

The Kraft Heinz Brand Challenge invited companies to present game-changing smart packaging solutions that enhance brand equity via next-generation brand and consumer experiences.

Filling And Capping Machine

Dispense Works Inc.: Liquid Filling/Capping Robots

RF Series Robots for benchtop bottle/vial filling.

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Semi-Automatic Tray Sealer

See it at PACK EXPO Connects! Ossid will showcase its Reepack ReeTray 30 semi-automatic tray sealer that offers three types of sealing: ambient tray, MAP, and VSP.

Matrix Elete Premier

Vf/f/s Bagger

See it at PACK EXPO Connects! Matrix Packaging Machinery will showcase its Elete Premier vf/f/s bagger designed to produce various bag sizes and multiple package styles, such as pillow, gusset, quad, and flat bottom.

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Room to Grow for Can Market

Even with the current addition of new plants and expanding production lines, there is plenty of room for growth in the market.

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Krones’ Aspectic Equipment U.S. FDA Approved

Krones successfully completed the process of validating its Contipure AseptBloc DN system and gained its approval from the U.S. FDA.

Transfer of PET bottles from blowing to filling to capping is all done by star wheels that grip bottle necks, so no bottle platforms are needed.

Vertical Integration Rules at Incobrasa

From blow molding PET bottles to welding 4-L steel cans to injection molding of plugs that seal those cans, this edible oil producer is a big believer in self manufacture.

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AZCO: Pouch Dispenser for Desiccant in Roll Form

SP-4D features high consistency escapement.

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Flow Wrapper

Syntegon Technology launches the Pack 202 horizontal flow wrapping machine for low to medium speeds. It is designed to produce up to 300 packs/min with a film speed of 50 meters.

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Liquibox Equipment Used in Processing Plant to Meet Increased Product Demand

When Philippines-based Cardinal Agri faced market demand for smaller units of its bag-in-box coconut cream for the food service industry, it reached out to Liquibox for help.

ProMach Acquires Fogg Filler

The acquisition expands ProMach’s filling solutions.

Updated Cap Sorter

Fogg Filler updated the VSE cap sorter to better accommodate the sorting of larger caps and increase speeds by up to 60%.

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Compact Inline Capper

Silgan Equipment introduces the WC150 compact inline capper is designed to apply 27-110 mm regular and deep twist-off and press-on caps on glass food jars at rates of 100 to150 per/min, depending on cap type and jar style.

The shrink-sleeve labeler features servo drive technology and applies either a full-body or a neck label (shown left).

A Line Designed for Container Variety

When your growing contract packaging business has you using one line for filling glass and plastic in eight sizes and applying both lug and CT caps, that line had better be versatile.

Tekni-Plex Pentafill L+Fill with vial strip.

Tekni-Plex: Pentafill L + Fill Bench-Top Vial Filling/Sealing Machine

The vial filling and sealing machine is designed to allow labs and small-scale pharmaceutical production to benefit from automated filling.

Baumer Hhs Dot Board With Screen

Reduce Hot Melt Consumption

The dot board—part of Baumer’s tesla hot melt product line—is integrated in the control cabinets of machine controllers, establishing a connection between the application heads and the PLCs in such a way that adhesive consumption is dramatically reduced.

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Rotary Tablet Press

The XT 600 HD from Korsch is designed for high-volume, large format, single, and bi-layer tablet production.

More in Primary packaging

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Recyclable Coffee Capsule System

Optima developed GreenLution a recyclable coffee capsule system featuring a single-material capsule with recyclable lid film and a compatible packaging system.

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Somic Equipment Installed at Food Processing Plant

Two new high-speed Somic wraparound case packers are in the final stages of installation at OH SNAP! Pickling Co.’s Wisconsin facility.

Innoket Neo Flex 1

Modular Labeling Machine

The Innoket Neo Flex from KHS is designed to label plastic and glass containers and cans in all standard sizes. The output totals up to 74,000 containers/hr.

Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, co-Founder and CEO of The Blinc Group, addressed the virtual crowd at MJBizConNEXT Direct.

6 Considerations for Automating Cannabis Filling

From maintenance and certification to new data technologies, there’s a lot to think about when purchasing filling and capping equipment.

ProMach Acquires Modern Packaging

ProMach’s acquisition of Modern Packaging, a manufacturer of filling and sealing solutions for the food and dairy industries will expands ProMach’s filling machinery product range with additional capabilities for viscous food and dairy products.

New refrigerated offerings from nutpods.

Refrigerated Oat Creamer from nutpods

Coffee creamer company nutpods, based in Bellevue, WA, has recently introduced a new refrigerated product line: zero sugar oat creamer.

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High Speed Spouted Pouch Filling, Capping System

The Bossar BCF-2 linear system can handle a variety of products and spouted pouch formats as a dual lane linear system filling and capping at 120 to 140 PPM.

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Upgraded Cap Elevators

Fogg Filler offers an upgraded cap elevator that can lift nearly any cap that Fogg can apply, including ROPP caps.

Brown Machine Group Acquires aXatronics Robotics Capabilities Business

Brown Machine Group (BMG) announced the acquisition of the robotics capabilities from automation equipment supplier aXatronics.

Premier Tech Hosts Food Powders Webinar

On June 25, Premier Tech will host PT Live Talks—Food Powders webinar featuring in-depth sessions with industry experts in food powders for North America.

Flex Bot Render High Res

Flexible Packaging System

The Flex-Bot System from Engineered Vision is an automated, flexible packaging system designed for filling trays, counting parts, and packing cases through vision guidance and a vibratory feeder in high-mix low-volume applications.

The GKF 2600, which was developed for the high-performance range, achieves an output of more than 110,000 capsules per hour with capsule size 00.

Pharma Contract Manufacturer Expands Large Batch Production to 110,000 Capsules Per Hour

Wiewelhove expands capsule filling line, enabling the company to fill pellets into capsules with the GKF 2600 from Syntegon Technology. Collaboration on special requests led to a smooth implementation.