Material handling

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

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

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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

Conveying & accumulation

Scott Blais, Jr. Promoted to Sales and Business Development Manager for mk North America

mk North America, Inc.

Blais will assume the sales and business development manager role vacated by Eugene Shaw. He will report to Andreas Haussmann, president, and will lead all North American inside and outside sales activities.

November 7, 2023

Controls & machine components

Festo’s Power Up Initiative Aims to Transform Food and Beverage Machine Building

Festo Corporation

Festo's products, productivity tools, and an automation platform, can contribute to the widespread adoption of electric automation.

November 2, 2023

Controls & machine components

Elesa Wireless System Wins a German Design Award 2023

Elesa

The DD52R-E-RF wireless spindle positioning system was awarded a Special Mention by the jury of the German Design Award 2023 in the Excellent Product Design - Industry category for outstanding design quality.

October 27, 2023

Digital Transformation

Wintriss Controls’ Demonstrations of Its Data Collection Software at PACK EXPO Las Vegas a Success

Wintriss Controls Group

Wintriss Controls Group had a successful PACK EXPO Las Vegas showing, drawing interest from attendees about its ShopFloorConnect OEE and Data Collection Software.

October 24, 2023

Controls & Machine Components

Adaptable, Integrated Machine Vision Platform

Beckhoff showcased its machine vision platform at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, with the ability to synchronize vision inspection results with machine control in real-time.

October 13, 2023