Archive for March 2021
Automatic Magazine Loader for Cartoning Machines Alleviates Labor and Demand Challenges Amid COVID-19
To combat ongoing labor issues and meet surging demand for consumer-packaged goods throughout the coronavirus pandemic, R.A Jones has designed and debuted an automatic magazine loader (AML) for use with its cartoning machines. Modular in design and easy to use, the cost-effective solution enables manufacturers to implement labor-saving automated technology into the production line and increase output…
Read MoreUnique Cannabis Considerations Require Innovative Package Design
By Liam Hawry, Director of Proactive Product Design at Studio One Eleven, the design division of Berlin Packaging The cannabis sector is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. According to Marijuana Business Daily, U.S. retail sales for medical and recreational cannabis reached $15 billion in 2020, an approximate 40 percent increase…
Read MoreGrowing Can Market: Coca-Cola European Partners Invests in Two KHS Lines
Since 1989, Wakefield, together with Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield, constitutes one of the most densely populated areas in the United Kingdom, has been home to the largest soft drink factory in Europe. The Wakefield factory has a total of eight filling lines; five of these process cans with volumes of 330 and 500 milliliters, the…
Read MoreNature MultiPack From KHS: Sustainable Packaging System Now Suitable for the High-Performance Range
Nature MultiPack™ from KHS combines beverage containers with easy-to-remove dots of adhesive instead of shrink film to form stable packs, thus saving up to 90 percent in packaging materials. The ecofriendly packaging alternative is also available for the high-performance range. In order to accommodate the requirements of the beverage industry, KHS also offers the Innopack…
Read MorePSSMA Announces 2020 Safety Award Winners
The Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers’ Association (PSSMA) announced the winners of its annual Safety Awards Program for 2020 during their Fourth Quarter 2020 and Annual Safety Review Webinar. The paper shipping sack manufacturing plant locations that achieved the Best Annual Safety Experience in 2020 in each of the man-hour categories shown are: Less than 150,000…
Read MoreUniversal Robots Thought Leadership Interview
Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development at Universal Robots explains how automation is beneficial to packaging presses. the major steps required to automate current packaging lines, and more in this exclusive interview with Packaging Technology Today’s Editor, Joan Mantini. https://www.universal-robots.com
Read MoreOpenGate Capital Portfolio Company Duraco Specialty Tapes Acquires Filmquest Group
OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, Duraco Specialty Tapes, a leading manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes and specialty materials, has acquired Filmquest Group, a premier converter and supplier of polyester (“PET”) and specialty films, from a private seller. Filmquest, headquartered in Bolingbrook, IL, coats, converts and metallizes all grades of…
Read MoreToppan Develops TOPMER Adhesive for Digital Printing
Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a high-strength adhesive for digital printing. TOPMER™ is suitable for retort sterilization, boiling sterilization, and heating in microwave ovens, thus expanding applications for packages employing digital printing and enabling high-value-added products that meet the diversifying needs of today’s consumers.…
Read MoreUniversal Robots Power Flexible, Easy to Deploy Palletizing Automation
By Joe Campbell, Senior Manager of Applications Development, Universal Robots Collaborative robots (or ‘cobots’) from Universal Robots are a proven technology for palletizing applications at companies of all sizes. Building on Universal Robots experience as the world’s most successful cobot maker and spurred by customer demand, Universal Robots and its partners have developed a range…
Read MoreMettler-Toledo’s Latest ProdX Software Ushers in Industry 4.0 Capabilities
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection is giving food manufacturers critical assistance as they gear up for the food industry’s fast-approaching digital transformation, with the release of a new, significantly updated version of its ProdX product inspection management software. Based on Industry 4.0 principles of secure machine-to-machine communication, and in preparation for connectivity to the latest data-protective Blockchain…
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