Secondary Packaging

Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts

Secondary packaging on this new line includes the latest in case erecting, loading, and closing. The machines also accept three very different case styles all formed from one flat blank.

September 29, 2020

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Conveying & accumulation

Two-phase Upgrade at Ferrara Candy

After four scale/bagger systems produced welcome results on primary packaging efficiency, some impressively versatile and compact case packers were added to the mix.

September 24, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Material Transfer Doubles Production Space

Material Transfer

Material Transfer & Storage completed an expansion that doubles its assembly space and enables additional processes to be brought in-house.

September 24, 2020

Workforce

Key Technology Appoints Director of Marketing

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

Key Technology appointed Marco Azzaretti Director of Marketing. He will be responsible for marketing strategies and initiatives that will promote the company’s digital sorting, conveying, and process automation solutions worldwide.

September 22, 2020

Cartoning

Custom Cartoner Helps Employ the Blind

As a non-profit with a mission to create jobs, automation can be a tricky proposition. But with a custom machine optimized to be easily used by legally blind operators, Horizon Industries struck a positive balance between labor and automation.

September 21, 2020

Sustainability

PakTech Announces Membership in U.S. Plastics Pact

PakTech

PakTech announces its participation in the U.S. Plastics Pact, a multi-sector public-private collaborative aimed at creating a circular economy for plastics in the U.S.

September 21, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Canning Line for Contract Filler Fuels Future Business

U.K. beverage co-packer Cawingredients installs canning line that achieves 99.9% performance and offers flexibility for a variety of can formats and secondary packaging.

September 16, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Special Report: Food-Safe Solutions Emerge

New opportunities for the direct and indirect handling of foods emerge as manufacturers begin developing robots for handling unpacked goods.

August 3, 2020

Robotics

Special Report: Robots Drive the Manufacturing Revolution

New innovations in robotics for the packaging industry enable greater flexibility, efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness for those CPGs looking to automate a range of applications.

August 12, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Special Report: Cobot-Placed Top Sheets Protect Frozen Foods

The installation of 12 robotic palletizers for frozen food products necessitates the addition of two cobot cap-sheet placers to keep the cases free from dust.

August 10, 2020

Robotics

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact Announce Partnership

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact announce an agreement to utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contact in the development of the next generation machine controller and PLC platform realizing the i3-Mechatronics solution concept lead by Yaskawa.

September 14, 2020

Robotics

RōBEX Names New President

RōBEX

Craig Francisco was named President of RōBEX. He will lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the company and its three business units: Automation & Robotics, Industrial Services and Annealing Lehr installation & maintenance for glassmakers.

September 11, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Mpac Group plc Acquires Switchback Group Inc.

Mpac Group

Mpac Group plc, a global packaging solutions group, has acquired Switchback Group Inc., a provider of packaging machinery and automation solutions to the food and beverage and healthcare markets.

September 10, 2020