Secondary Packaging

Cobots take on undesirable tasks, increase efficiency by 30%

Faced with a competitive labor pool and unable to expand in size, John Griffin, Director of Operations at a consumer tooling company, turned to the only variable over which he had any control: automation.

July 16, 2019

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Conveying & accumulation

JLS expands sales team in North Central Region

Newly appointed regional sales manager, Pete DeSuno, entrusted with North Central Region sales growth.

June 19, 2019

Case erect/seal

Ohlson Packaging builds out sales and marketing teams

The company adds sales director and marketing manager to help lead growth.

June 19, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Chemical copacker cuts out inkjet maintenance, supervision

For certain SKUs at Mill-Chem, the switch from continuous to thermal inkjet meant simplicity alongside reduced babysitting and cleanup.

June 13, 2019

Robotics

Voice of the packaging and processing industry: Robotics

Robot suppliers, contract packagers, OEMs and CPGs who participated in a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Robotics 2019: Innovation 2 Implementation,” had a lot to say.

June 11, 2019

Robotics

Quick hits from PMMI’s new robotics report

Despite challenges with justifying ROI and a long learning curve, robots in packaging and processing are experiencing better-than-predicted growth. Here is a summary of findings.

June 7, 2019

Robotics

Indoor farming benefits from robotics

Automation reduces traditional labor at indoor farms where produce grows in large warehouses near retail chains.

June 6, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence award winner announced

PPi Technologies Group Wins 2019 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award

June 6, 2019

Robotics

Pearson Packaging Systems’ Progressive Approach to Business

Turning the traditional machine builder model completely around, the OEM is breaking new ground in e-commerce and systems integration, while adopting cutting-edge technology, like blockchain. A risk? Yes. But it’s paying off with skyrocketing revenue.

June 4, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Sanofi oral suspension: from blow/fill/seal to robotic palletizing

At Sanofi’s Origgio facility outside Milan, automated efficiency is the watchword when it comes to packaging Enterogermina Oral Suspension. Additional production capacity is in the works.

June 4, 2019

Robotics

Robot use in packaging is booming, and the future looks even better

In the next five years, robotic functionality will drive a whole new system with richer algorithms, dynamic maneuverability, force control, and inherent safety, says a new report from PMMI Business Intelligence.

June 3, 2019

Robotics

4 automation trends to watch

From artificial intelligence to robotics and digital twins, these news stories capture ProFood World's coverage of the leading-edge automation trends you need to know.

May 31, 2019

Robotics

5G infrastructure will boost robot use in manufacturing

Industrial robots are often connected using a wired system because current conventional wireless speeds cannot support the level of speed needed for large scale cloud computing. A 5G infrastructure that carries more wireless data at much faster speeds could change that.

May 15, 2019