Controls & Machine Components

The Equipment Challenge Hindering End User IT-OT Integration

Packaging and processing professionals note one key equipment obstacle to the successful integration of information technology and operational technology.

August 1, 2025

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Controls & Machine Components

EtherCAT Terminals

Beckhoff USA

Beckhoff has updated its EL14xx and EL24xx EtherCAT Terminals, which are digital I/O modules that now feature flexible logic configuration and adjustable input filters, enhancing their use in industrial automation systems.

July 17, 2025

Controls & machine components

Weidmuller USA Announces Grand Opening of Engineering & Production Facility at Richmond HQ

Weidmuller USA

Expansion event is coupled with celebration of 50^th anniversary in Richmond.

June 13, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Controls and Components Innovations Report

Discover the latest advancements in controls and components from PACK EXPO.

May 28, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

Digital Transformation

Five Strategies to Secure Resources for Maintenance Teams

A VP of Customer Success from a CMMS platform and a Maintenance Planner from a beef manufacturer discuss strategies to help packaging and processing maintenance teams secure resources to maximize efficiency, compliance, and improve operations.

March 10, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Industry Speaks: The Shifting Landscape of Aftermarket Services

As the demand for aftermarket services grows, the industry faces challenges in parts availability, lead times, and skilled technician shortages, prompting a shift towards digital solutions.

March 10, 2025

Workforce

Fernando Callejon Joins Beckhoff USA as Product Marketing Leader

Beckhoff USA

Extensive engineering and product marketing experience make Callejon the ideal expert to guide the launch and promotion of breakthrough automation technologies from Beckhoff.

March 6, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

E-PAK Machinery Names New Regional Sales Manager

E-Pak Machinery Inc.

E-PAK Machinery appoints Chase Swedersky to its sales team, where he will lead efforts in the Southeastern territory.

February 14, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Automation Unscrambles Bottling Chaos

Pace Packaging harnessed flexible automation in a versatile robotic unscrambling and orienting solution that delivers industry-leading throughput in an ultra-compact machine footprint.

February 11, 2025

Digital Transformation

Survey: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots to the Rescue?

New research from PMMI Media Group shows an appetite among CPGs for changing the way operators and technicians interact with machines on the plant floor. Is it time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface?

January 31, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Promotes Brandon Snell to MX-System Product Manager

Beckhoff USA

Brandon Snell's role as MX-System Product Manager includes leading the strategic development and market introduction of the company's cabinet-free automation platform.

January 29, 2025

Controls & machine components

Fusion Capital Partners Acquires Tavoron

Tavoron

The acquisition is set to support Tavoron's growth in industrial automation solutions and leverage Fusion's expertise to enhance the company's market position.

January 24, 2025