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Beckhoff Automation announces Mark Ruberg as Packaging Industry Manager

  • September 19, 2019
  • News

Ruberg will oversee sales efforts and application support for Beckhoff customers focused on the packaging and processing of goods across the U.S.

Columbia/Okura announces partnership with Universal Robots to develop collaborative palletizing appl

  • September 17, 2019
  • News

Columbia/Okura has been working on the development of miniPAL a mobile, collaborative palletizing product integrating Universal Robot’s UR10e for some time. Columbia/Okura intends to launch this product range of palletizing “cobots” immediately.

Columbia/Okura announces partnership with Universal Robots to develop collaborative palletizing appl

  • September 17, 2019
  • News

Columbia/Okura has been working on the development of miniPAL a mobile, collaborative palletizing product integrating Universal Robot’s UR10e for some time. Columbia/Okura intends to launch this product range of palletizing “cobots” immediately.

Honeywell to help The Apparel Logistics Group expand e-commerce shipping

  • September 6, 2019
  • News

Under the agreement, Honeywell Intelligrated will deliver automated material handling solutions to The Apparel Logistics Group, a provider of third-party logistics and order fulfillment services for apparel, footwear and accessories.

Delta Electronics helps enhance agile motion control for packaging company

  • September 3, 2019
  • Case Study

By Bill Faber, Delta Electronics The heart of the module consists of four motion axes: two to drive nip-rolls that control the speed and tension of the operation; and two for a linear flying, stamping and engraving process.

PLCopen announces partnership with PACK EXPO Las Vegas

  • September 3, 2019
  • News

PLCopen joins with OMAC and the OPC Foundation at this event to show that the combined technologies and standards contribute even more to the industry. All three organizations have a focus to a different section of the production flow; however combine with their vision, standards, and activities.

Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems announces opening of Russian office

  • August 2, 2019
  • News

The packaging equipment platform has brought together eight Russian packaging industry veterans, each with almost two decades of experience.

McKinsey Study: Packaging industry generating about $900 billion in annual revenues

  • July 31, 2019
  • News

McKinsey found that after more than a decade lagging the industrial sector, packaging solutions improved operational performance with a 2 percent EBITDA margin expansion. Companies used capital more efficiently and realized higher revenue growth, which contributed to a 2.2 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2017.

Helios Gear Products announces 2019 Regional Gear School

  • July 26, 2019
  • News

This school will be held September 25, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This September 25th seminar will be a one-day introduction to parallel axis gear manufacturing

R+E Automation Technology announces transition to OPTIMA automation

  • July 26, 2019
  • News

The name emphasizes the company's affiliation with the family group from Schwaebisch Hall and is part of a successful integration process taking place over several years.

Graham Packaging Names Richa Desai as Director of Sustainability

  • August 18, 2021
  • News

Desai will help lead company's internal and external sustainability efforts.

Graham Packaging Names Robert Pyle as President & CEO

  • August 2, 2021
  • News

Pyle joins the Graham Packaging team from Dana after a long history in the global automotive industry.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO Gears Up for Reuniting the Industry in Person

  • July 29, 2021
  • News

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO is the only show this year covering the entire packaging and processing industry spread across four expansive convention center halls.

Case Study: Cookie Packaging Machine Maker Gains Flexible Feeders

  • July 16, 2021
  • Case Study

Case study: Cavanna optimized its flow-pack machines with the Beckhoff XTS intelligent transport system to improve the feeder component. The results included improved flexibility for product changeovers and gentle and efficient product handling.

Registration Opens for Return of PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO

  • May 4, 2021
  • News

Registration opened today for PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2021 (Sept. 27-29, Las Vegas Convention Center) to welcome the industry back together at the only comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world this year.

Accelerating Sustainability with Flexible Packaging Automation

  • by Frank Jeurissen
  • April 9, 2021
  • Opinion

Plastic packaging is ubiquitous in our daily lives. It plays an important role in protecting food as it moves through the economy and has a role in reducing food waste and its climate impact.

Signode to Unveil Complete End-of-line Warehouse Automation Capabilities at Virtual Promat 2021

  • February 3, 2021
  • News

Turnkey, Bespoke and Complete Automation Solutions to be showcased for the first time ever at Signode’s Virtual Exhibit on April 12-16, 2021.

Robopac's Part in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

  • December 21, 2020
  • News

Market leader in the end-of-line packaging sector and technology partner to Pfizer, Robopac will be guaranteeing the vaccine's packaging and transport safety following its contribution to the development of ad hoc solutions for the packaging of pharmaceutical products made by the American giant.

Harpak-ULMA Launches Bakery and Confectionery Market Initiative, Hires Josh Becker to Lead Effort

  • December 16, 2020
  • News

Harpak-ULMA today announced the launch of a new North American initiative to help the bakery and confectionery market improve flexibility and operational performance in response to COVID-19 business disruptions.

Harpak-ULMA Supports COVID-19 Manufacturing Initiatives

  • November 24, 2020
  • News

Harpak-ULMA, an industry-leading packaging solutions provider, announced it is working with multiple medical device manufacturers commissioned to supply high volume syringe supplies as part of BARDA’s rapidly expanding COVID-19 Medical Countermeasure Portfolio.