Controls & Machine Components

Innovative New Controls Tech at PACK EXPO

Controls tech featured at PACK EXPO Las Vegas: The clever use of tablets, advanced air monitoring, a highly integrated machine vision platform, and newly announced technology partnerships were all hits at the show.

February 22, 2024

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Secondary Packaging

Allpax Identifies the Seven Warning Signs of Retort Control System Obsolescence

Allpax Products

Allpax offers solutions to boost uptime, quality, and data with control system upgrades.

February 13, 2024

Robotics

Omron Automation Relocates to Expand Production

Omron Automation

Automation provider Omron is moving its facility to South Carolina to expand manufacturing and improve lead times.

February 13, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff USA Promotes Alec Abkemeier to Software Product Manager

Beckhoff USA

Abkemeier’s test and measurement background and skill set with automation technologies from Beckhoff boost the software product management team’s expertise.

February 7, 2024

Robotics

Proxaut Announces Senior Management Positions

Proxaut, a Middleby Food Processing brand

Michele Riva was named Sales and Marketing Director and Gabriele Macchi has been appointed Operations Director for the AGV manufacturer.

February 5, 2024

Material handling

Cozzini Names Zach Bearson Its New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Cozzini

Bearson takes over the role with the retirement of Jim Gaydusek, who spent nearly three decades with Cozzini, a provider of food processing equipment.

February 5, 2024

Controls & machine components

AVAC Products Now Available Under Piab Brand

Piab Group

Piab acquired AVAC in 2022 — adding products for sealed applications to their automation components business — and now offers a selection of AVAC products under the Piab brand.

December 18, 2023

Controls & Machine Components

VFD, PLC, and HMI Automation Switch Spells Productivity, Precision

Supply chain delays pushed Balpack to investigate new servo-electric VFDs, PLCs, and HMI components. Integrator HPE suggested Mitsubishi Electric.

December 14, 2023

Robotics

Humanoid Robots and the AI That Drives Them

A look at the powerful AI behind the robot that allows it to move, think, and act like us.

November 30, 2023

Robotics

ABB Extends No-Code Wizard Easy Programming to Industrial Robots

ABB Robotics

ABB Robotics extended the scope of its Wizard Easy Programming software to include its six-axis industrial robots powered by an OmniCore controller in addition to its collaborative robots.

November 28, 2023

Controls & machine components

Leuze to Relocate to New U.S. Location

Leuze electronic, Inc.

U.S. Leuze’s sales, production and development departments will be relocated to Duluth, Ga.

November 27, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Encoder Products Names Tim Kelley Technical Sales & Marketing Manager

Encoder Products Company

Rotary encoder manufacturer Encorder Products Co. named Tim Kelley as technical sales & marketing manager. He will be based in Tampa, Fla.

November 27, 2023

Controls & machine components

Eriez Names Jaisen Kohmuench as New President and CEO

Eriez

Current President and CEO Lukas Guenthardt will be retiring at the end of 2023, following 12 years with the company.

November 8, 2023