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Emerson Opens New $49 Million Global Headquarters for Welding and Assembly Technologies in Brookfield, Connecticut

January 14, 2021 Packaging Tech Today

Emerson announced the opening of its new Branson welding and assembly technologies’ global headquarters in Brookfield, Conn. This opening completes Emerson’s $49 million investment announced in April 2019 and supports Branson’s plastic joining, ultrasonic metal […]

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Columbia/Okura Announces Strategic Relationship With Integra Systems Brazil

January 7, 2021 Packaging Tech Today

Columbia/Okura LLC and Integra Systems have recently executed a license agreement that will allow Integra Systems to produce the complete line of Columbia/Okura robotic palletizers in Brazil. This milestone achievement follows a similar agreement reached […]

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Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) Honors SICK With Two Awards

January 5, 2021 Packaging Tech Today

The Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) group awarded SICK two honors as a part of the SVR’s inaugural Good Robot Industry Awards. This program celebrates robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) that helps to solve global challenges. […]

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NEW HIGH-INERTIA 1FK7-HI SERVOMOTORS ADDED TO SIEMENS OFFERING

January 1, 2021 Packaging Tech Today

Siemens Industry, Inc. has announced that it is expanding its popular 1FK7 servomotor family, with the introduction of a new high-inertia style. The higher rotor inertia of this design makes the control response of the […]

Robotics/Automation

5 Ways to Improve Packaging Machinery With Smart Pneumatics

December 29, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

By Chris Noble, Business Development F&B/IIoT Consultant at Emerson Automation Solutions Today’s packaging machines are becoming better equipped with sophisticated automation systems that often include some type of pneumatics technology for actuation, filling, positioning, palletizing, […]

Inspection/Detection/Vision

Mettler-Toledo Adds Augmented Reality Customer Support to Raise the Bar on Product Inspection Uptime

December 23, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection reported it is leading the way for product inspection manufacturers with the inclusion of remote Augmented Reality (AR) Customer Support. The new service enables remote identification of the cause of product inspection […]

New Products

New Modular and Flexible Machine Safety Solution

December 16, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

The Flexi Compact from SICK is a new modular safety controller distinguished by its improved usability and safety engineering. It enables users of automated machines to operate more productively with the scalable performance and intelligent […]

News & Headlines

Universal Robots Reaches Industry Milestone with 50,000 Collaborative Robots Sold

December 15, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

The Danish market leader of collaborative robots celebrates unprecedented sales with the delivery of its 50,000th unit to German company VEMA GmbH. Collaborative robots – or cobots – remain the fastest growing segment of industrial […]

E-Commerce

The Need for Speed in the Age Of eCommerce

December 7, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

By Derek Rickard, Contributor When Amazon burst onto the scene around 25 years ago, few could envision how the then-novel idea of online shopping would radically transform consumer habits and expectations. Today, eCommerce continues to […]

E-Commerce

FANUC American and Plus One Robotics Deliver Automation Solutions to eCommerce Fulfillment Customers

December 2, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

FANUC America and Plus One Robotics announced they have successfully paired their industry-leading technologies to meet the needs of their mutual customers in eCommerce. The new flexible fulfillment solution incorporates a FANUC robot and Plus […]

Inspection/Detection/Vision

Preventing Foreign Body Contamination

November 14, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

By Robert Rogers, Senior Adviser of Food Safety and Regulations at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Consumers expect their food and pharmaceuticals to be safe. And rightly so. Among other things, they assume their products include no […]

News & Headlines

Universal Robots Launches First Accredited Collaborative Robot Certifications for Schools and Industry

November 10, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

As collaborative robots emerge as the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, cobot curriculum developed by an accredited provider is increasingly sought after in both schools and manufacturing industries.  “With the Education Program we’re addressing […]

Coding/Marking/Labeling

Higher Level of Automation at 4Packaging

November 4, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

4Packaging, a leading company in gravure, embossing tool manufacturing, and digital reproduction in Germany and South Africa, has installed HYBRID Software PACKZ and CLOUDFLOW to assure seamless communication between the 4Packaging MIS/ERP and a fast, […]

News & Headlines

Harpak-ULMA Brings Augmented Reality to its Packaging Platforms

October 28, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

Harpak-ULMA announced that the company is extending its platform capabilities to support Augmented Reality on its Rockwell Automation-enabled packaging solutions. The company has entered Beta-phase testing and is targeting commercial availability for its Augmented Reality […]

News & Headlines

Beckhoff Introduces Contact-Free, Flying Motion Technology with XPlanar

October 28, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

Beckhoff announced XPlanar, an innovative system for flying motion control. Planar movers float freely above planar tiles arranged in customizable layouts and enable extremely flexible, precise and highly dynamic positioning. The XPlanar system combines the […]

Cans & Bottles

Piab Announces Its Gripper for Automated Handling of Six-Packs

October 21, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

Piab, a manufacturer of gripping, lifting, and moving solutions, announced a new gripper capable of automated handling of six-packs. The vacuum specialists from Piab reportedly developed a special gripper with rectangular suction cups. The rectangular […]

Conveyors

Build Your Own Edge Roller Technology (ERT 250) Conveyor Online with Dorner’s D-Tools Conveyor Configurator

October 21, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

CAD models of Dorner’s new Edge Roller Technology (ERT®250) conveyor are now available in D-Tools, Dorner’s online conveyor configurator. Downloading CAD models on D-Tools reportedly gives product engineers, plant managers and others the ability to easily design an […]

Materials

Emerson’s New Motion Control Portfolio Delivers Flexibility, Scalability and Reliability

October 12, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

Emerson announced that its new PACMotion™ servo motion control portfolio will offer an integrated automation solution for high-performance industrial applications. The portfolio includes a new motion controller that connects directly into the PACSystems™ RX3i programmable logic controller […]

Food

ABB Enhances Portfolio of High-Speed Industrial Robots With Codian Acquisition

October 7, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

ABB has acquired Codian Robotics B.V., a leading provider of delta robots, which are used primarily for high-precision pick and place applications. Codian Robotics’ offering includes a hygienic design line, ideal for hygiene-sensitive industries including […]

Conveyors

ROEQ’s New GuardCom System Delivers Faster Transfer of Goods Between Mobile Robots and Stationary Conveyors

October 2, 2020 Packaging Tech Today

ROEQ is launching GuardCom, a seamless communication solution that enables Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) equipped with ROEQ’s top rollers to communicate directly with the conveyor stations to initiate the transfer of goods between mobile robots […]

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