Archive for February 2021
FANUC and Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Address Manufacturing Skills Gap with Robotics and Automation Apprenticeship Programs
FANUC America and Rockwell Automation officially formed a coalition to kick off accelerated work and learn apprenticeship programs designed to upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation. The coalition includes APT, a FANUC and Rockwell Automation systems integrator, and NOCTI Business Solutions, which provides independent assessments of occupational standards…
Read MoreOnRobot Releases World’s Most Powerful Electric Vacuum Gripper for Heavy-Duty Palletizing Applications
Large, unwieldy bags of dog food, non-airtight clothing or consumer goods packages, and bulky, porous cardboard boxes. These are just some examples of demanding packaging and palletizing applications that OnRobot’s new VGP20 gripper can address. VGP20 is the world’s most-powerful electric vacuum gripper. Compatible with all leading robot brands, the gripper can reportedly handle payloads…
Read MoreVertical Cup Counter/Loader Adds Packaging Flexibility for Disposable Cup Manufacturer
The machine’s four-lane, differential-speed capability allows the packaging of multiple-sized cup counts per run, at the same time on one machine. Engineered and built by Rennco, the unique vertical cup counter/loader can handle throughput of more than 1,200 different sized cups per minute at the plant. By Robyn Schmitt Within the intensely competitive market of…
Read MoreAisle Master Order Picker for Narrow Aisles
Order Picking made easy with the Launch of the new Combilift Aisle-Master Order Picker: The NEW Aisle Master-OP is a stand-on electric model that combines the advantages of a narrow aisle articulated forklift and an order picker for versatile operation in warehousing applications. Watch the machine in action here. Click the link to learn more…
Read MoreCovectra Introduces Next Generation StellaGuard – Smart Label and Mobile Authentication Solution to Combat Counterfeiting of Products
Covectra, a leader in track and trace solutions, announced the next generation of StellaGuard, a smart label and mobile authentication solution that will enable brand managers and consumers for the first time to easily and more accurately identify, authenticate, and track genuine products and combat counterfeiting. The new version of StellaGuard reportedly includes significant enhancements, including the unique…
Read MoreSmurfit Kappa Launches Additional TopClip Packing System Designed For Smaller Brands
Smurfit Kappa announced the launch of a new packing system for its sustainable TopClip product, a paper-based replacement for plastic shrink wrap that bundles beverage multi-packs. This packing system, which is designed for smaller businesses and brands, comes after the launch of its high-speed machine with KHS last year. This now completes the portfolio of…
Read MoreNew Developments in Frozen Food Packaging
Contributed by the Reusable Packaging Association Frozen foods present a variety of supply chain challenges, especially when it comes to transport packaging. While prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures is perhaps the most obvious obstacle, higher product weights, inefficient handling processes, and food safety concerns also demand unique packaging performance characteristics. Fortunately, as is the case…
Read MoreThailand-Based NR Instant Produce PCL Leverages V-Shapes Unique Sachet Packaging for Continued Growth
V-Shapes, an innovative supplier of vertically integrated products and services for convenient, hygienic and sustainable single-dose packaging, reported that Thailand-based NR Instant Produce PCL, a leading global manufacturer of sustainability produced ethnic, plant-based and functional foods, has installed four V-Shapes ALPHA packaging lines to support manufacture of its non-food consumer products for domestic and international…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Fundamentals of Line Scan Cameras
By Dr. Klaus Riemer, Product Manager, Chromasens GmbH Compared to manual inspection, machine vision systems deploying area-scan cameras offer improved accuracy and far higher consistency, plus they work non-stop without suffering fatigue or requiring a paycheck. For all their advantages, however, there are limitations to area-scan cameras in more challenging machine vision tasks. For example,…
Read MoreINX International and VerifyMe Sign Supply Agreement
INX International Ink Co. and VerifyMe, Inc. announced they have signed a Supply agreement which builds on the strategic partnership they formed in January, 2019. INX has and is developing inks incorporating VerifyMe’s RainbowSecure pigment to be used for inkjet printing, in combination with high speed, high volume label and packaging flexo or roll-fed printing…
Read MoreTurboFil Introduces Lineup of Semi- and Fully-Automatic Vial Crimping Machines
TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC, an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid filling and assembly machines, has introduced a lineup of semi- and fully automatic vial crimping machines. Offering a clean, consistent crimp for the full gamut of manufacturing applications – from R&D through scale-up and large-batch production – the CrimpTech…
Read MoreTeradyne Announces New President of Universal Robots
Teradyne, Inc., announced that Kim Povlsen has been appointed president of Universal Robots. Povlsen, a Danish native, brings global executive leadership from a high-tech and commercial perspective and will lead Universal Robots’ next stage of growth and innovation. His appointment reinforces Teradyne´s commitment to Universal Robots’ Danish origin and its role in further developing the…
Read MoreNature’s Baby Organic Switches to Eco-Friendly, Child-Safe Aluminum Packaging
Nature’s Baby, manufacturer of hypoallergenic, green, gluten-free, and cruelty-free baby products, has taken its eco-friendly commitment one step further with the release of aluminum packaging options for seven of its best-selling products. Nature’s Baby is committed to eliminating or minimizing the use of harsh or suspect chemicals in baby bath and skincare products with formulations…
Read MoreMulti-Converyor’s Modsort Roller-Top Belt Integration
Multi-Conveyor introduced its Multi-Conveyor systems incorapted with ModSort® technology by System Plast®. The ModSort can transfer, sort, divert, left justify, and right justify, and it works with all shapes and sizes. Key features of the ModSort by System Plast reportedly include: easy integration, programmable, no noise, low voltage and safety. The ModSort reportedly uses a System…
Read MoreGlass Packaging Company, Baralan, Introduces Precise Applicator for Fragrance Products
Baralan, a leader in primary packaging for the cosmetics and beauty industries, has introduced Applicator 15 for bottles with neck 15, its latest in an innovative range of delivery systems for glass packaging. Defined by its novel application device combined with a screw cap, Applicator 15 was developed to offer precision product usage of perfumes,…
Read MorePartnership Brings Sustainable Tray Format to U.S. Market
Tray sealing specialist Proseal America of Richmond, Virginia, and Idaho-based co-packing company Hudson Blaise are partnering to bring the environmentally friendly Halopack® tray format to the North American food market. Hudson Blaise has started production of the trays, using the Proseal SKR™ tray forming machine to enable these to be assembled on-line for a fast and efficient tray-forming, filling and sealing operation. Halopack is reportedly the…
Read MoreChadwicks’ Mirror Print A First For Symington’s Debut Plant-Based Brand
Market leading pre-cut lid manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (a Clondalkin company), has produced a versatile lidding solution using mirror print technology for the launch of Symingtons’ new plant-based brand, Bloomin Good Food Co. Four different designs, printed using 8 colours on polyester material, have been produced for the vegan-friendly snack pot range which comes in…
Read MoreNew Packaging For Toilet Cleaners: Less Plastic and More Recycled Material
With a new, global packaging concept for toilet cleaner bottles, Henkel is underlining its commitment to sustainable packaging and the promotion of a circular economy. The amount of recycled polyethylene (PE) in the packaging of toilet cleaner gels has been significantly increased – reaching 50 percent for toilet cleaners in the standard range and, in…
Read MoreGlobal Packaging Trends in a COVID-19 World
Understanding trends and challenges affecting packaging operations across the world By Jorge Izquierdo, Vice President, Market Development, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) became a global pandemic, demand for packaging machinery around the world was on the rise. A 2019 report by Grand View Research projected the value of…
Read MoreCamfil APC’s New Quad Pulse Package 2 Dust Collector
Pharmaceutical processing facilities that produce high concentrations of fine, hazardous, combustible and nuisance dust need an industrial dust collector that is cost effective to operate and easy to maintain on the plant floor or in production suites. The Quad Pulse Package 2 (QPP2) dust collector from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) has two main filter…
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