September 2022

Packaging World September 2022

Quality Control Machines

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth S-4172! Wipotec-OCS will showcase its modular quality control machines. Its new Traceable Quality System Modular Design (TQS-MD) uses a “building block” concept yielding compatibility with a broad array of products

August 5, 2022

Smart Data, Digital Reporting Solution

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth 1752! Fortress Technology will showcase its Contact 4.0 smart data, digital reporting solution that focuses on food safety and digitized QA documentation.

August 5, 2022

Events captured by Contact 4.0 include faults relating to reject confirmation, as well as the live status of bin doors, air pressure, infeed and encoders.

Flexible packaging

Customizable Robotic Pick & Place Cells

EndFlex’s PKR Delta modular pick and place cell with delta robot is designed as a packing solution for flexible bags and packages.

August 3, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Duravant Names Chad Walker Senior Vice President and General Counsel

He will drive Duravant’s global legal strategy, deploy processes to ensure legal compliance, and work with the organization’s leadership teams to propose and drive initiatives to propel the company forward.

August 3, 2022

OEE and Data Collection Software

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth #N-5279! Wintriss Controls Group’s ShopFloorConnect® OEE and Data Collection Software has new, advanced features designed to increased efficiency and reduced machine downtime.

August 3, 2022

Motion Industries Promotes Lisa Solomon to Senior Vice President—Corporate Accounts

Solomon will lead all of Motion’s Corporate Accounts in North America, plus other company teams, including the Corporate Accounts Support group, Corporate Accounts Development, P2MRO Onsite Solutions, Energy Services and International Sales.

August 2, 2022

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Secondary Packaging

Intermittent Motion Horizontal Cartoner

See it at PACK EXPO International Booth W-15003! MG America will introduce the Cariba C221 intermittent motion horizontal cartoner capable of producing up to 120 cartons/min.

August 2, 2022

Cariba C221 Horizontal Cartoning Machine

Shrink wrapping

Eastey Relocates Production Operations to Big Lake, Minnesota

Eastey relocated its manufacturing operation to a larger building in Big Lake, MN. The building will be the new home for its sealer and tunnel production operations, including metal fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, product testing, and more.

August 1, 2022

Eastey Big Lake Mg 7082 V3(revised)

Sustainable Packaging

Giant Food and Loop Partner for D.C. Metro Launch

Giant Food has partnered with Loop to bring the company’s circular reuse platform to the D.C. metro area in fall 2022.

July 29, 2022

Fanuc America Expands Michigan Campus to Accommodate Automation Demand

Fanuc’s West Campus expansion will expand its operational space in Oakland County, Mich., to nearly 2 million sq ft. The construction will include a 655,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects.

July 29, 2022

7 29 Fanuc America New West Campus

Stacy Schmeiser Hired as Western Regional Sales Manager for SOMIC Packaging

Schmeiser is based in Phoenix and brings 30 years of experience to the job. He will report directly to CEO Peter Fox.

July 29, 2022

Somic Stacy Schmeiser

Dow Collaborates with Mura Technology, Valoregen to Accelerate Mechanical and Advanced Recycling Solutions

Dow announces plans to accelerate mechanical and advanced recycling and develop solutions to ensure a higher number of used plastics can be recycled into new products containing more recycled content so less waste goes into landfill or incineration.

July 21, 2022

Mura Technology

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