Material handling

Redefining the outsourced supply chain

To state the obvious, contract packaging is rapidly evolving. Perhaps the hardest aspect of a co-pack partnership is finding the right fit in the first place.

July 18, 2013

Trends: Page 404

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Heavy-duty toothed belt and ball screw electric actuators

Featuring recirculating ball bearing guides that help absorb lateral forces and torques, Festo’s EGC-HD (heavy duty) toothed belt and ball screw electric actuator also delivers the same high speed, response, and dynamic rigidity of the EGC model, and adds load-bearing capacity to its specifications–twice the load bearing of the EGC actuator.

July 16, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Custom systems and components for additive manufacturing

Aerotech’s additive manufacturing motion systems include multi-axis, gantry, air-bearing, cleanroom, and vacuum-prepped; and its additive manufacturing components include linear, rotary, lift and Z-axis stages, goniometers, motion controls, drives, and motors.

July 15, 2013

PMMI News

Packaging World Sponsors PACK Gives BACK

“We applaud PMMI for their effort to give back to true American heroes,” says publisher Joe Angel.

July 13, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE: Monitoring & analysis software suite for industrial big data management and analytics

Comprised of six integrated products for industrial big data management and analytics, GE Intelligent Platforms’ new Proficy Monitoring & Analysis software allows companies to manage equipment and process data by captutring, storing, contextualizing, and analyzing data, provides access to data in the Cloud, and presents actionable insights for fast and effective decision making.

July 11, 2013

Material handling

CDC, UPS comment on vaccine delivery to Laos

A Q&A with Centers for Disease Control’s Dr. Joseph Bresee and Dimitri Zacharenko of UPS on shipping 100,000 influenza vaccines 5,000 miles in temperature-sensitive conditions.

July 10, 2013

Contract Packaging

GENCO co-pack operations become new business unit

Company employs 200-plus IT staffers to integrate ‘product lifecycle logistics’ more deeply into the co-packing value chain.

July 10, 2013

Operational Excellence

Process Expo 2013 doubles international exhibits

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that Process Expo 2013 has doubled exhibit sales to foreign-based exhibitors over the previous show in 2011.

July 9, 2013

Operational Excellence

ColaLife AidPod kit package trial to conclude in September

Packaged kit contents, costs continue to be evaluated, but mid-line analysis shows positive results in helping to combat diarrhea in Zambia.

July 8, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Campbell Soup’s cooking with real-time data

From automated data collection to plant floor workers armed with handhelds helping them make better decisions, Campbell Soup is leaving behind its paper-based ways.

July 1, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

EVT: Multifunction-PLC-IO-module

EVT presents the EyeMIO – a multifunction-PLC-IO-Module and in combination with the EyeVision image processing software it is especially suitable for the usage in industrial environments.

July 1, 2013

Material handling

10 steps to improve efficiencies in the pharmaceutical supply chain

Improving your competitiveness, building sales, cutting costs, tracking product, and upgrading manufacturing equipment and processes are key factors.

July 1, 2013

Operational Excellence

What does it mean to be "Powered by Pro Mach"?

Watch this short, fast-paced video to find out what “Powered by Pro Mach” really means.

June 28, 2013