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

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Flexibles

Caramel Wafers are Wrapped and Case Packed at 650/Min

New packaging line for caramel wafer biscuits from Scotland’s Tunnock’s die-fold wraps, multipacks, and case packs caramel wafer biscuits with high flexibility and fast changeover.

February 17, 2020

Robotics

Yale Robotic Reach Truck, Telemetry win Products of the Year

Products designed for growing inventories in vertical storage facilities, and to optimize maintenance operations.

February 15, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner

Theegarten-Pactec

See it at interpack 2020. Theegarten-Pactec launches the BLM cartoner designed to keep pace with primary packaging machines, with speeds to 120 cartons/min.

February 13, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Bunting Names New Rep for Western Canada

Bunting

Bunting, a manufacturer of magnetic products, contracted Chris Heming to serve as its Master Rep for Western Canada.

February 12, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Robotic Case Packing Solution

Midwest Engineered Systems Inc.

Midwest Engineered Systems introduces a robotic case packing solution designed for bagged products that have proven difficult to automate. Available in packing speeds up to 120 bags/min.

February 12, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Flow Wrapper Retrofit for Cold Seal Paper

Syntegon

See it at interpack 2020. Syntegon Technology will showcase the paper-ON-form retrofit kit for horizontal flow wrapping machines to form cold-sealable barrier paper.

February 11, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Plastic Chain Conveyors

QC Conveyors

QC Conveyors introduces the Flextrac Series of modular plastic chain conveyors designed for packaging, automation, and part handling applications. They can handle loads up to 850 lb with speeds up to 160 fpm.

February 7, 2020

Robotics

EOAT Vacuum Tool

Piab Group

Piab’s piCOBOT EOAT is now configurable with any collaborative robot or smaller industrial robots.

February 5, 2020

Cartoning

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate Names Senior Area Manager North America

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate, a manufacturer of fully integrated primary and secondary packaging and distribution systems, appointed Sebastian Clemens Senior Area Manager North America.

February 3, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

PFlow Industries Appoints New President

PFlow Industries Inc.

Patrick Koppa was appointed President of PFlow Industries.

February 3, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Stretch Wrapping for Optimal Load Containment

Get loads together, then keep them together, with a systematic approach to stretch wrapping.

January 31, 2020

Robotics

Line Integration and Data Collection on the Rise for Food Manufacturers

Full line integration is one operational improvement that food manufacturers are looking for in upcoming years, and the majority are already collecting data along the manufacturing line.

January 30, 2020