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Siemens drives Sealed Air converting lines

  • September 1, 2015
  • Case Study

Sealed Air increased the production speed of the Jiffy-Lite paper-sleeve, laminated bubble wrap mailers by using Siemens Sinamics V20, Sinamics S120 AC drives and Simotion motion controllers.

Endress+Hauser signs Eastern Controls as rep

  • August 31, 2015
  • News

Eastern Controls is now the E+H rep for the Mid-Atlantic area – Metropolitan New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Bonfiglioli motors spin Technowrapp pallet wrapper

  • August 21, 2015
  • Case Study

Technowrapp’s Runner Arm can wrap 136 pallets/hour with 10 turns per pallet, stabilising a pallet with just 76 grams of stretch wrap film.

Emerson Industrial supplies Unidrive M drives to Render Technology

  • July 16, 2015
  • Case Study

Before the implementation of Unidrive M, Render’s machines were able to deliver 25 or 26 cycles per minute. Since adopting Unidrive M, the business has seen returns of 30 cycles per minute.

A New Way to Move Products

  • July 7, 2015
  • Feature

By Oliver Haya and Erik Myers, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers and packaging contractors are constantly striving to locate a cost-effective and flexible way to increase productivity in their packaging operations, while also economizing their floor space. Traditional linear moving systems rarely meet all the criteria. The intelligent modular track systems offer greater flexibility and energy efficiency, and lower operating and maintenance costs.

PMMI promotes Andrew Dougherty to Vice President

  • May 28, 2015
  • News

Dougherty, who joined the staff in 2012, spearheads member engagement and recruitment efforts.

Collaborative Robots Transform Industry

  • by Bill Lydon
  • May 1, 2015
  • Feature

Bill Lydon: I am convinced that collaborative robots are the highest impact automation development to improve manufacturing since the assembly line. If this development follows the cost performance trends of past developments, like PCs, we at the beginning of a new revolution.

Robot use increases more than 27% in 2014

  • April 24, 2015
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor According to IFR, more than 220,000 robots were sold globally in 2014. The automotive industry is still the strongest, followed by the electronics industry. But there are many more applications in other industries that are just starting to grow, particularly with new small, safe, and collaborative robots.

BW Container Systems promotes Richard Cranston to Managing Director

  • April 24, 2015
  • News

Cranston began his career with Barry-Wehmiller Design Group in 1998 and joined the BW Container Systems executive team in 2007.

January Manufacturing Technology Orders Off

  • March 9, 2015
  • News

January U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $341.17, down 32.9% from December’s $508.57 million.

Domus Logistics chooses Egemin to automate new distribution center

  • January 27, 2017
  • Case Study

The DC will allow Domus Logistics to save up to 5,000 truck transports per year. The activities of five of its external partners will also be integrated into the distribution center.

Columbia/Okura announces strategic partnership with Statec Binder

  • January 26, 2017
  • News

This agreement combines Columbia/Okura’s robotic bag palletizing expertise with Statec Binder’s global experience with woven poly, FFS, multi-wall paper, and laminated paper/poly bag packaging technologies.

Westfalia named to Food Logistics' 2016 FL100+ list

  • December 20, 2016
  • News

Westfalia’s automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) can store and retrieve layers and cases (with and without a pallet) from inventory.

PI appoints Scott Jordan as Head of Photonics Market Segment

  • December 8, 2016
  • News

Jordan, who has several patents related to fast alignment techniques, was central in the development of PI's Multi-Channel Photonics Alignment System, a system that automates SiP alignments for packaging and test, operating with nanometer precision and device safety.

GE Transportation partners with Port of Los Angeles to facilitate cargo visibility

  • November 17, 2016
  • Case Study

The goal of the port information portal is to improve data-flow between cargo owners, shipping lines and other stakeholders so that port and terminal operators have an extended window of time to track inbound cargo.

Bosch Rexroth to highlight IIoT packaging solutions at PACK EXPO 2016

  • November 3, 2016
  • News

During this year’s PACK EXPO, attendees will have the opportunity to explore Rexroth technologies on the Innovation Tour. With demonstrations available in the Rexroth booth as well as select customer booths, the tour highlights a number of Rexroth’s Industry 4.0, Safety on Board, Open Core Engineering and 4EE capabilities.

Molex announces acquisition of Phillips-Medisize corporation

  • October 27, 2016
  • News

Phillips-Medisize will operate as an indirect subsidiary of Molex, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Phillips-Medisize focuses on medical solutions that include drug delivery, mobile and portable medical devices, and pharmaceutical packaging

Prime Competence and Unmanned Life announce pilot deployment of drone based mail sorting center

  • September 22, 2016
  • News

The Prime Competence and Unmanned Life joint initiative will introduce a combination of drones and autonomous ground vehicles to be used indoors for postal sorting.

Holiday Shipping Approaches: Increasing Demand for Rules Based Warehouse Control Systems

  • September 6, 2016
  • Feature

By Thomas Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium The old warehouse is no more as the RF gun, constant verifications, small keypads, and hard to read screens are quickly becoming yesterday’s technology.

Axiom automates B2C Europe with 100 destination packet mail sorter

  • August 24, 2016
  • Case Study

The new sorter has automated B2C Europe's parcel and pack sortation, enabling the company to sort up to 8,000 packets an hour. This has given the company the futureproof ability to handle three times its current volume.