Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

The Massman Companies Announces Management Changes

The Massman Companies appointed current CEO and President Jeff Bigger to Executive Board Chair and Jeffrey Hohn CEO and President, effective immediately.

January 13, 2021

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Converting equipment

Plitek Adds Slitting Capacity to Facility

Plitek, Inc.

Plitek added a new slitter to its Des Plaines, Ill., facility.

January 12, 2021

Robotics

L’Oreal’s Robotic Packaging Line Replaces Five Machines In French Plant

L'Oreal

Robotic applications from the field with Packaging World’s Pat Reynolds. Global beauty CPG L'Oreal delivers flexibility in French plant with robots and extended transport system.

January 11, 2021

Cartoning

JLS Adds National Sales Manager in Canada

JLS Automation

JLS Automation strengthened its sales team for the Canadian market with the addition of Paul Swietlinski as National Sales Manager—Canada.

January 7, 2021

Robotics

Columbia/Okura Announces Strategic Relationship with Integra Systems Brazil

Columbia/Okura LLC

Columbia/Okura LLC and Integra Systems executed a license agreement that will allow Integra Systems to produce the complete line of Columbia/Okura robotic palletizers in Brazil.

January 7, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

SideDrive Conveyor Co. Launches

SideDrive Conveyor Co.

SideDrive Conveyor Co. announces its launch as the first company to exclusively focus on configurable side drive conveyor solutions for flexible and modular sanitary applications.

January 5, 2021

Robotics

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #1: COVID-19 Use Cases for Mobile Robotics

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #1, how robots can tackle tasks to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

January 1, 2021

Robotics

Collaborative Robots Expand in Scope

As the development of collaborative robotic systems continues, the line between typical industrial robots and those deemed “cobots” continues to blur.

December 13, 2020

Sustainability

Robopac's Part in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Human-centered and environmentally conscious efforts on the part of Robopac and Pfizer provide an environmentally friendly packaging and transporting system for the vaccine.

December 17, 2020

Digital Printing

Classic Packaging Purchases Eaglewood Technologies Equipment

Eaglewood Technologies

Classic Packaging Co. purchased a Sitexco SL 1.5 Laser Anilox Cleaning System from Eaglewood Technologies, in partnership with Anderson & Vreeland.

December 17, 2020

Cartoning

Universal Robots Reaches Milestone with 50,000 Collaborative Robots Sold

Universal Robots

Universal Robots reaches an industry milestone with the delivery of its 50,000th unit to German company VEMA GmbH.

December 16, 2020

Robotics

Brown Machine Group Appoints Kurt Huelsman President of NAS

Brown Machine Group

Brown Machine Group (BMG) appointed Kurt Huelsman President of NAS (Nalle Automation Systems), including the robotics solutions of Axatronics, which represents the packaging automation platform of the Brown Machine Group.

December 7, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Massman Automation Hires Regional Sales Manager

Massman Automation, a Massman Company

Ray Musson was hired as Regional Sales Manager of case packing and palletizing for Massman Automation Designs, LLC’s Central and Central South regions.

December 3, 2020