Robotics

Columbia/Okura Celebrates 25th Anniversary

February 2021 marks a milestone 25th Anniversary for Columbia/Okura a manufacturer of end-of-line automated palletizing and material handling solutions.

February 22, 2021

Secondary Packaging: Page 78

Shrink wrapping

Lantech Wins 3M 2020 Supplier of the Year Award

Lantech

Lantech won the 2020 3M Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of the company’s contribution to improving 3M’s competitiveness.

February 18, 2021

Robotics

ABB Launches The Robot Podcast

ABB Robotics

Panel of experts from industry and academia look at the cutting edge of robotics, analyzing how advances in automation are benefitting society and business, and what the future holds.

February 18, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Multi-Conveyor Integrates Omnidirectional Roller-Top Belting Technology Into Its Conveyor Systems

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor integrates System Plast’s ModSort technology into several of its conveyor systems.

February 17, 2021

Robotics

Columbia Machine Palletizer Division Announces Strategic Relationship with Integra Systems Brazil

Columbia Machine, Inc.

Columbia Machine Inc. Palletizer Division and Integra Systems executed a license agreement that will allow Integra Systems to produce Columbia Palletizers and Load Transfer Solutions in Brazil.

February 10, 2021

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Financing Available on PakTech Applicators

PakTech

PakTech announces a partnership with GreatAmerica Financial Services to offer financing options on the sale of all PakTech Applicators.

February 9, 2021

Case erect/seal

WestRock Earns Top Marks in HRC’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Smurfit Westrock

WestRock earned 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality.

February 8, 2021

Cartoning

ProMach Acquires Serpa Packaging Solutions

ProMach

The acquisition of Serpa Packaging Solutions expands ProMach’s secondary packaging solutions for pharmaceutical applications and enhances its turnkey line integration capabilities.

February 2, 2021

Robotics

Walmart Ready to Create Automated Local Fulfillment Centers

The company is set to implement a new way to provide the speed and convenience of pickup and delivery customers want.

January 28, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Indicators Facilitate Changeover

Reliable operator guidance for size changeover on end-of-line packaging machinery is provided by AP05 electronic position indicators

January 27, 2021

Robotics

FANUC Launches CRX Cobot Website

FANUC America

FANUC America launched a new e-learning website to educate manufacturers and industry about its CRX collaborative robot.

January 27, 2021

Cartoning

Pharmaworks Appoints Director of Sales

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Chad Tyler was appointed Director of Sales for Pharmaworks, part of ProMach Pharma Solutions.

January 27, 2021

Robotics

Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments

Automation is the leading trend, with specialty devices and pharmaceuticals also on the rise.

January 26, 2021