Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Hartz Mountain liquid filling line upgrade features unscrambling through case packing

From unscrambling straight through to case packing, this versatile new line features filling and capping out of Italy and a small-footprint case packer from Germany for a variety of pet shampoo SKUs.

March 20, 2021

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Robotics

RMGroup Becomes UK’s First Certified Robot Integrator

RMGroup

Robotics and automation specialists, RMGroup, became the first integrator in the UK to be accredited under the RIA/BARA Robot Integrators’ Certification Scheme.

March 9, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Dorner Acquired by Columbus McKinnon

Dorner

Columbus McKinnon Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dorner Mfg. Corp. from global private markets firm EQT.

March 8, 2021

Operational Excellence

Predictive Maintenance Pain Points in Packaging Machinery

There are specific packaging machinery needs related to predictive maintenance, and a new PMMI Business Intelligence report researched what is most prominent.

March 5, 2021

Cartoning

R.A Jones Debuts Automatic Magazine Loader for Cartoning Machines

R.A JONES

R.A Jones’ proprietary carton correction technology is designed to offer diverse CPG manufacturers safe, efficient, and flexible production.

March 5, 2021

Flexible packaging

Modular: The Modern Way of Manufacturing Injectables

Flexibility allows manufactures to meet the needs of the growing and versatile injectables market.

March 4, 2021

Cartoning

COVID-19 Test Kit Cartoning Line Increased Productivity to Meet Urgent Testing Needs

ESS Technologies, Inc.

ESS Technologies supplied three Model VC30 cartoners to create a complete COVID-19 test kit packaging line, increasing the manufacturer’s production capacity when it was critically needed.

March 3, 2021

Sustainability

Precipak Announces Sealpac Representation in U.S.

Innovative traysealers extends line of solutions for food processing industry.

March 2, 2021

Robotics

Piab Launches Updated Website

Piab Group

Through multiple internal and external interviews, Piab created an even more customer-centric website that focuses on existing customers as well as exploring users.

March 2, 2021

Robotics

FANUC and Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Address Manufacturing Skills Gap

FANUC America

FANUC and Rockwell Automation formed a coalition to address manufacturing skills gap with robotics and automation apprenticeship programs designed to upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation.

March 1, 2021

Tamper-evident machinery

Gary Tantimonico Named President of PDC International

PDC International Corp.

Gary Tantimonico was promoted to President of PDC International. He will replace Neal Konstantin who will retain the role of Chief Executive Officer.

March 1, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Tray Sealer Brings Benefits to Berry Packaging

By eliminating a rigid, domed, snap-fit lid in favor of a clear flexible film applied by a new tray sealer, this German berry grower scores sustainability points and more.

February 24, 2021

Cartoning

Schubert North America Offers Virtual Web-Seminar Series in 2021

Schubert North America

As Covid-19 continues to cause the cancellation of in-person events, Schubert will bring its innovations to its customers virtually during live web-seminars.

February 23, 2021