Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Harpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services

Harpak-ULMA announced a new suite of packaging design and prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts.

May 14, 2020

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Palletizing/depalletizing

End-of-line Automation for Aussie Winery

Part of the LVMH group, Domaine Chandon Australia is a down under specialist in sparkling wine.

May 7, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Bi-Directional Accumulation Table Added to Canning Line

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently modified the layout of a high speed canning line by adding intermediate sections and adding a massive stainless steel bi-directional accumulation table.

May 5, 2020

Robotics

Cobots Automate Assembly & Bagging of PopSockets

Promotional products company automates the placement of this popular smartphone accessory on a backer card and bagging of the product at 24/min with two dual-arm collaborative robots.

April 24, 2020

Robotics

Festo and MassRobotics Create Partnership

Festo Corporation

Festo entered into a strategic partnership with MassRobotics to further global market growth and innovation initiatives dedicated to the development of the next generation of robotics.

April 23, 2020

Robotics

Wet Wipes Case Packed via Robots at 160/min

Medline Industries replaces an aging case-packing system with one that allows for robotic case erecting, packing, and case sealing, as well as semi-automated operations for smaller batches.

April 23, 2020

Converting equipment

PCMC Awarded 2020 FTA Technical Innovation Award

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, was awarded the 2020 FTA Technical Innovation Award for its Meridian Elite laser anilox cleaner. The award was presented during Virtual FORUM 2020.

April 23, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Dorner Launches Virtual interpack Booth 2020

Dorner

Dorner launches its Virtual interpack Booth 2020, an interactive platform highlighting the 2200 Series, FlexMove, and the AquaGard 7350 V2 Series. These conveyor systems were going to be highlighted at the show.

April 22, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Animal Feed Producer Palletizes with Glue Instead of Plastic Shrink

For this animal feed manufacturer, even when pallet heights increased thanks to a new bagging system, it still turned out that shrink-wrapping would require more effort, space, and higher material and acquisition costs than the incumbent hot melt system.

April 21, 2020

Robotics

Virtual Show: Syntegon Technology Showcases Expertise for Producing and Processing Liquid Pharmaceuticals

Syntegon

After interpack postponement, the company is holding a virtual event from May 7-13, 2020, showcasing flexible solutions for small and micro batches, higher product safety thanks to software and AI, and new developments for liquid filling and assembly.

April 17, 2020

Bulk handling/filling equipment

National Bulk Equipment Launches New Website

National Bulk Equipment, Inc.

National Bulk Equipment launched a new website to provide the bulk material processing and packaging marketplace a more comprehensive offering of equipment and engineering resources and capabilities.

April 17, 2020

Flow wrapping

Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate Opens Branch Office in Switzerland

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate

Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate opened a branch office and tech center in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, to provide its global customers with value-added services alongside a dedicated R&D facility.

April 9, 2020

Secondary Packaging

tna Announces Group Aftermarket & Services Manager

TNA Solutions

Raj Singh joined tna as Group Aftermarket & Services Manager to bolster the aftermarket experience for tna’s global customer base.

April 8, 2020