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

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Conveying & accumulation

Honeywell to acquire Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain automation technologies

Intelligrated will join Sensing and Productivity Solutions (S&PS) in Honeywell’s Automation and Controls Solutions business.

July 7, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Columbia/Okura celebrates its 20th Anniversary

The joint Columbia Machine Inc. and Okura USA Inc. venture has set them apart as custom palletizing experts.

June 27, 2016

Palletizing/depalletizing

Schneider Packaging Equipment names Bob Brotzki COO

Brotzki will drive improvement and refinement of Schneider’s processes as Chief Operating Officer.

June 23, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America promotes Mike Knapek to CEO

30-year veteran Knapek replaces Masahiro Ogawa, who will return to Japan for Corporate V.P. and General Manager roles.

June 21, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Bonded Pac touts steam tunnel over traditional heat methods

Why Bonded Logistics’ contract packaging operation chose steam for flexible film and multipack applications.

June 15, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

BW Container Systems installs 250th robot globally

The Barry Wehmiller division continues push toward innovative robotic solutions around the world.

June 9, 2016

Thermoform/fill/seal

Harpak-ULMA promotes Jerry Rundle to Field Sales Manager

Rundle takes on the newly formed position after 11 years as a Regional Sales Manager with Harpak-ULMA.

June 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

3D-printed end-of-arm tooling

Additive Manufacturing solves robotic pick-and-place case packaging challenge at major U.S. food producer’s plant because it quickly produces light, durable parts.

June 1, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Craft brewer quadruples 12-pack cartoning speeds

From a new brew house to a high-level depalletizer to a filling/seaming monoblock to automatic cartoning and sealing, Jack’s Abby Brewing Co. has got it going.

May 24, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Aagard launches a newly redesigned website

Aagard’s modernized website provides improved functionality and delivers enhanced content.

April 22, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Automation pays off for G-Sport

Gresvig (G-Sport), the largest player in the Norwegian sports and leisure industry, has implemented a fully automated warehouse management system at their primary warehouse in Askim, just outside of Oslo.

April 5, 2016

Secondary Packaging

HMI from B&R: User can easily navigate through the screens to view data

A-B-C Packaging exhibits its low level palletizer that infeeds products such as cases, totes, bags, boxes and crates into the equipment, orientates the product into different layers and palletizes it for distribution. The PLC operated palletizer with touch screen HMI from B&R lets the user navigate easily through the screens to view any necessary data from recipes to diagnostics and start and stop sequences.

April 4, 2016