Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Revolution Brewing is All In On Cans

Though glass bottles were once a part of the mix at this well-known Chicago craft brewer, recently it’s been all about aluminum cans in multiple sizes.

March 20, 2020

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Cartoning

Craft Brewing—Quick Hits 2020

The steadily growing popularity of aluminum cans in the craft brewing segment has some brewers mothballing their glass bottling lines altogether.

March 19, 2020

Robotics

Soft Robotics Webinar: Handling Variation in Food Packaging

Oxipital AI

Soft Robotics, Inc. will host a free webinar on March 26 at 12 p.m. EDT that will help integrators and manufacturers successfully launch food and consumer packaged goods to market.

March 18, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Understanding Systematic Load Containment

There are two types of stretch film: cast and blown.

March 10, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions Awarded the STEP Ahead Award

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions was awarded a 2020 STEP Ahead Award from the Manufacturing Institute. Wilson will accept the award on April 30 in Washington, DC.

March 6, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

ProMach Names Senior Vice President of Pharma Business Line

ProMach

ProMach, a packaging machinery solutions manufacturer, named Tom McDaniel Senior Vice President for its Pharma Business Line.

February 28, 2020

Cartoning

Blueprint Automation Hires VP of Sales for Latin America

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Blueprint Automation (BPA) hired Mario Pino as Vice President of Sales for Latin America.

February 25, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Somic America to Exhibit at PACK EXPO East

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Somic America will be a first time exhibitor at PACK EXPO East. Peter Fox, VP of Sales views this as an untapped opportunity for end-of-line packaging buyers.

February 25, 2020

Cartoning

Bradman Lake Announces Promotions Within its Management Team

Bradman Lake Inc.

The Bradman Lake Group, packaging equipment manufacturer, promoted Ian McDermott to Group Operations Director and Patrick Dwyer to President of Bradman Lake Inc.

February 24, 2020

Thermoform/fill/seal

Thermoformed Skin Packs Catch Attention, Hook Consumers

To accommodate retailers’ and consumers’ growing demand for case-ready skin packs of fresh fish, this seafood processor and packager turned to flexible, high-speed thermoforming equipment that makes sanitation easy.

February 21, 2020

Robotics

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

Future innovators of the packaging industry showcase their creations at PACK EXPO East

February 20, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyor Accumulates Non-Rounds Using Pneumatic Sweeper Arm

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor designed a stainless steel table-top and plastic belt conveyor system featuring pneumatic pusher sweep arm accumulation tables designed for non-round plastic bottles.

February 19, 2020

Cartoning

Co-Packer Dramatically Expands Wine Canning Capacity

In just two years, Free Flow Wines increases its wine-canning capabilities from one semi-automated line to three, adds a fully automated 300-can/min line, and triples its production space.

February 19, 2020