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

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Secondary Packaging

Automated case packing handles 450 bags/min at Pepperidge Farm

Pepperidge Farm expands its Goldfish cracker packaging capabilities, adding robotic case packing of cases, trays, and retail ready displays.

August 14, 2016

Robotics

China plans to beef up its robotics production

The goal is to sell 100,000 domestically produced industrial robots every year by 2020.

August 12, 2016

Palletizing/depalletizing

Special new line for a special cement

Calucem of Croatia relies on a complete new packaging line to ship its calcium aluminate cements to more than 60 countries around the world.

August 11, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Apple packing plant automates palletizing

Washington Fruit & Produce significantly reduces labor and product damage when it implements robotic palletizing systems at its two apple-packing plants.

August 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Robots replace manual palletizing at Sargento Foods

A complex system comprising eight robotic palletizing cells with three lanes each replaces manual palletizing operations at Sargento’s Plymouth, WI, plant.

August 6, 2016

Cartoning

Safe Connections to Prevent Counterfeit Drugs

The Industrial Internet of Things Comes of Age for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

August 2, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Robots address packaging line pain points

Food plants employ robotics in their packaging operations to address the productivity, cost, and ergonomic challenges related to manual operations.

July 27, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Built-in redundancy keeps Clif Bar running smoothly

Two carton-packing lines at Clif Bar’s new Twin Falls, ID, bakery are equipped with robotic equipment that allows for speed, redundancy, and system flexibility.

July 26, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Cobot fits meat processor’s floor space and budget requirements

Taking up less than two square feet and needing no guarding, a collaborative robot with a 20-lb payload capacity is the perfect solution to Nortura’s floor-space and budget challenges.

July 17, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Robots assemble, pack, and stack grocery retail displays at 40/hr

Italian company installs five robots to automate the building, filling, and stacking of box pallets and tray displays for retail grocery promotions.

July 16, 2016

Cartoning

The making of a brand, and a co-pack plant

When American Naturals Co. needed more expertise than its co-packers provided, the dry food mix startup built a plant to build a brand—and a more efficient co-pack business.

July 15, 2016

Robotics

MGS works on business, not in it

Armed with a uniquely goal-oriented and streamlined way of working, MGS Machine’s secondary packaging and product handling offerings continue to gain traction in the pharma and personal care markets.

July 12, 2016