Material handling

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging Adds Space to Expand 3PL Operations

The contract packager is expanding its third-party logistics services with a 215,000 sq ft open-space facility to address customer needs and growth strategies.

June 26, 2020

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Workforce

Duravant Appoints Managing Director of Food Processing EMEAI

Duravant

Erik Blom was appointed Managing Director of Food Processing EMEAI for Duravant LLC.

June 26, 2020

Digital Transformation

Sick Launches Software Development Platform

SICK, Inc.

Sick launches the AppSpace Ecosystem a software development platform designed to enable users to customize 2D and 3D vision solutions.

June 26, 2020

Home

Prime Vision

June 25, 2020

Home

ProcessMiner

Founded in 2014, the ProcessMiner platform predicts problems in real-time using AI within the manufacturing process. The platform is being rapidly adopted by the Tissue and Packaging industries, inclusive of manufacturers in the Pulp, Paper and Plastics

June 25, 2020

Flexible packaging

Liquibox Launches New Website

Liquibox

Liquibox launches a new website as part of the company’s rebranding efforts.

June 23, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

ERP Upgrade Enables Direct-to-Consumer Model for Avery

QAD’s latest cloud-based enterprise resource planning system has helped Avery better integrate its operations to provide the flexibility needed to depart from its traditional big box pallet model.

June 23, 2020

Operational Excellence

Despite COVID-19 global packaging market expected to grow.

Euromonitor International analysts anticipated growth in 2020 for most key goods categories that use packaging, despite the impact of COVID-19, at Webinar organized by EXPO PACK México and Mundo PMMI.

June 23, 2020

Digital Transformation

Bosch Updates Industry 4.0 Software to Digitalize Manufacturing

Along with its launch of the second release of the Nexeed Industrial Application System, Bosch has rolled out a ‘Manufacture #LikeABosch’ campaign to raise awareness for industrial digitalization.

June 19, 2020

Workforce

Matteo Gentili Named Chairman Designate of UCIMA

UCIMA-Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association

Matteo Gentili, Chairman of TMC (Tissue Machinery Co.), has been designated as the new Chairman of UCIMA (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union).

June 18, 2020

Filling/capping, dry

Pharma Contract Manufacturer Expands Large Batch Production to 110,000 Capsules Per Hour

Wiewelhove expands capsule filling line, enabling the company to fill pellets into capsules with the GKF 2600 from Syntegon Technology. Collaboration on special requests led to a smooth implementation.

June 18, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Antares Vision Partners with IMA Group

Antares Vision Group

Antares entered into a five-year agreement with IMA whereby it becomes the exclusive supplier of all IMA inspection and tracking technologies.

June 18, 2020

Shrink wrapping

Plexpack Corp. Promotes Adrian Hermosillo to Sales Manager

Plexpack Corp.

Adrian Hermosillo was promoted to Sales Manager for Plexpack Corp. He will be responsible for all Plexpack brands—Emplex, Damark, and VacPack—as well as lead Plexpack’s sales team and global distribution network.

June 17, 2020