Robotics

Self-driving vehicles hit the factory floor

Otto Motors, a start-up division of Clearpath Robotics, introduced an intelligent material transport vehicle that incorporates self-learning technology to navigate autonomously around a facility.

October 3, 2016

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Secondary Packaging

Propack celebrates 20th anniversary

Canadian-owned Propack Processing and Packaging Systems Inc. will exhibit its latest robotic carton product loader at PACK EXPO International 2016.

October 3, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Big boost in cartoning through robotics

Leclerc Foods went from 750 to 1,200 energy bars/min in its cartoning operation and gained all kinds of flexibility that helps it meet private-label customer requirements.

October 3, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Case packers at Unilever handle multiple case styles

Flexible case packers at Unilever’s plant in Sanguinetto, Italy, allows it to package its Knorr bouillon products into trays, full wraparound cases, and retail-ready packaging.

September 19, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Better butter case packing at 200 containers/min

German dairy installs new robotic case packer to handle trays as well as new retail-ready packaging for butter containers in a range of shapes, sizes, and product mixes.

September 12, 2016

Secondary Packaging

A wicked-good solution: Robotic palletizer doubles production at Red Devil

Hand-tool and chemical manufacturer replaces manual palletizing with a robotic system that doubles its capacity and enables it to reassign five full-time workers to less strenuous and tedious jobs.

September 11, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Custom line meets the packaging challenges of a revolutionary glucose monitoring system

From tray unloading to case packing, Marchesini Group’s line upholds quality and speed in packaging Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System.

September 7, 2016

Cartoning

Harpak-ULMA hires new product manager, automation

Thomas Murphy will develop automation solutions for customers as the new product manger of automation at Harpak-ULMA

September 6, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Robots excel at picking, packing, and palletizing

Fisher Nuts, Pepperidge Farm, Sargento, Washington Fruit, Mackle Petfoods, and drug provider Celesio UK share their experiences deploying packaging robots.

August 31, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Evian’s ‘naked’ bottles are ready for launch

Evian calls this new multipacking technology 'disruptive,' while the packaging machinery builder behind it says it ‘will change the future of packaging.’

August 30, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Fisher Nuts realizes twofold benefit with automated case packing

A new robotic case packing line coupled with a new style retail-ready package save Fisher Nuts labor and material costs.

August 30, 2016

Robotics

Robot monitoring system for closer collaboration

Software includes a variety of functions, including safe speed limits and safe standstill monitoring.

August 18, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Efficient repacking of pet food made possible through automation

Automated equipment at a new secondary packaging plant for Mackle Petfoods allows the company to create mixed-product multipacks in a range of sizes and formats.

August 15, 2016