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How Will Human Machine Interface (HMI) Shape the Future of Manufacturing?
By Laura A. Studwell, Industry Marketing Manager, Food, Beverage & Packaging / Life Sciences at Omron Automation Americas. People-centric Technology Empowers Workers To Interact With Machines Intuitively and Safely As SKU proliferation continues, the ability to handle different product types and varying materials on one machine will become even more important to the packaging industry –especially among…
Read MoreAre Machines Stealing Our Jobs?
It’s an Age-old Question By Tess Danielson for RIOS Intelligent Machines The history of man and machine is a long, turbulent one. The fear of technology replacing human workers is far from a new idea. The Luddite Fallacy is one that has been prevalent throughout human existence and follows us into modern time. But when…
Read MoreAt Pack Expo, Schreiner MediPharm to Debut Functional Labels Designed from More Sustainable Materials
Expanded portfolio includes sustainability-minded hanging labels for infusion bottles, and labels for autoinjector pens Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of innovative functional label solutions for the healthcare industry, will debut sustainability-minded versions of two popular products at Pack Expo, October 23-26 in Chicago. At Booth W-15047, the company will showcase a pair of label…
Read MoreThinking Outside the Box with RaaS
Robots as a Service Packaging Workcells Deliver Benefits to Businesses and Consumers By Mandy Dwight, Vice President of Business Development at RIOS Intelligent Machines End-of-line packaging automation has been around for decades. Automated systems that provide polybags or boxes to human operators enable more rapid pick and pack operations, and have proven to be tried…
Read MoreThinking Outside the Box: Immediate Benefits of Robotic Solutions for End-of-Line Packaging
Legacy Packaging Equipment and New Packaging Robots Deliver Extreme Benefits for Businesses and Consumers By Mandy Dwight, Vice President of Business Development at RIOS Intelligent Machines End-of-line packaging automation has been around for decades. Machines that automate the providing of polybags or boxes to human operators for rapid pick and pack have proven to be…
Read MoreMondi Tests ‘Sortability’ of Mono-material Pouches and Rollstock During Recycling
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has carried out a series of tests to prove its mono-material polypropylene (PP) pouches and rollstock material can be sorted into their appropriate recycling streams. Implemented in collaboration with the National Test Centre Circular Plastics (NTCP) in the Netherlands, these tests, simulating realistic packaging waste management conditions,…
Read MoreMinnesota-Based Initiative Launches Circular Economy for Flexible Films
A groundbreaking partnership led by Minnesota’s MBOLD coalition has united leading global businesses and research institutions to catalyze a regional circular economy for flexible films and packaging materials in the Upper Midwest. MBOLD members General Mills, Schwan’s Company, Target, Ecolab, Cargill, Land O’Lakes, Inc. and the University of Minnesota are collaborating across the value chain…
Read MoreThe Highlights of the Beer Industry
Contributed by Sidel As November in the beverage industry goes under a beer sign, Olivier Goffin, Vice President Global Category Beer, Wine and Spirits at Sidel, is sharing insights about what drives the beer market nowadays and how the equipment providers like Sidel are working to mirror the market trends. The status quo: beer industry…
Read MoreTrivium Packaging Accelerates Long-Term Climate Change Commitment
Trivium Packaging, a global leader in infinitely recyclable and reusable metal packaging, affirms its long-term commitment to combat global climate change and make real impact. To achieve the most ambitious aim of the Paris Climate Agreement, and limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Trivium has pledged to set science-based targets to help reach that…
Read MoreEsko | Brand Solutions: Preparing Brands for Agile Working Anytime, Anywhere
Esko | Brand Solutions, a global supplier of integrated software for the packaging, labels, artwork, and other branded materials, is supporting brand teams looking to recapture market share while negotiating remote working and fragmented supply chain environments. The business is reportedly focused on solving the workflow and asset management challenges faced by brands today with…
Read MoreHarpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services
Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, announced a new suite of packaging design & prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts. Harpak-ULMA’s new suite of services enables marketing and packaging engineering teams to now access a combination of conceptual design, prototypes, and implementation guidance from…
Read MoreNimble Counts More Than Ever for Beverage Product Labels
By Gary Paulin and Mark Lusky Beverage manufacturers projecting future consumer demand in light of a changed world must make sure their present supply chain is as close to bullet-proof as possible. Ability to be nimble in a “new normal” environment will be more critical than ever before. Custom Labels are obviously a key part…
Read MoreRobotics in Logistics; Understanding if Automation is Right for Your Business
Four questions to determine if automation is a sound investment By: Brian Bowers, Corporate COO and Business Unit President at Visible Supply Chain Management As eCommerce volumes explode, many logistics and parcel companies look to automation and robotics as the solution and the next-big-thing. Many factors, such as labor shortages, wage increases, competitive pressures, falling…
Read MorePlastics producers in danger of becoming household names for all the wrong reasons
By John Richardson, Senior Consultant Asia, ICIS THE PLASTICS or polymers industry was for many years a hidden industry. For most of its history, nobody has known much about the plastics business because it is sandwiched between oil and gas and a huge variety of finished goods. The meat cannot be seen because of the…
Read MoreOn the Surface, Pre-formed Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Deliver Results That Stick
By Will Cannon, Industrial National Accounts Manager for Glue Dots International Both pre-formed Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs) and traditional hot melt glues have beneficial attributes dependent on the surface application and the environment in which it is applied and stored. For deep penetration of a surface, some packaging operations prefer to use hot melt to…
Read MoreInstitute of Packaging Professionals Announces 2019 AmeriStar Award Winners
Twenty-seven winners have been selected as recipients of a coveted 2019 AmeriStar Award
Read MoreBarrier Materials for Flexible Packaging – Global Markets, Economics, Environmental Impact, Technology, and Participants
“Barrier Materials for Flexible Packaging 2016 to 2020” examines a comprehensive range of barrier materials that are used in the production of flexible packaging. The study focuses on materials that provide oxygen transmission rates from zero to 77.5 cc/m2/day(5 cc/100in2/day) and/or moisture vapor transmission rates from zero to 1.5 gm/m2/day (0.10 gm/100in2/day). This Barrier Material’s…
Read MoreGame-Changing Technology Continues to Drive The Segment
A Q&A with Sebastien Schmitt, Robotics Division Manager, Stäubli North America. Packaging Technology Today: Robots seems to keep evolving and growing in sophistication. What are some of the new features your robots offer? Schmitt: Stäubli’s new TX2 line of collaborative robots have opened an exciting chapter in Man Robot Collaboration (MRC). With the launch of…
Read MoreFPA Holds Successful Annual Meeting
The Flexible Packaging Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting was recently held March 13-15, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. Attendees included over 300 FPA members and guests who participated in content-rich general sessions that focused on flexible packaging industry-specific challenges and opportunities. The meeting also provided great networking opportunities for industry leaders. David…
Read MoreStäubli Showcased Smart Factory, Sensitive Environment Robots at ATX West
Stäubli showcased a variety of industry-defining products, including its new TX2 line of collaborative robots, at the ATX West trade show (booth #4461) in Anaheim, Calif., February 6-8. Stäubli offers a complete range of dynamic robots for challenging industrial environments including life sciences, medical, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, electronics, semiconductors, cleanrooms and laboratories. Stäubli Robotics simulated…
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