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The benefits of serialization experience from other markets

Familiar with the complexities, suppliers from the financial and healthcare communication markets offer decades of track and trace experience to pharmaceutical manufacturers.

December 1, 2016

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I’d rather be wrong

With the arrival of a new presidential administration, we should share our predictions about what it will bring. You go first.

December 1, 2016

Food Safety

SAVE FOOD has a new component

The theme of SAVE FOOD will again be prominent when the 2017 edition of interpack runs May 4-10 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

December 1, 2016

Plant Operations & Equipment

Microscan appoints new director of customer experience, electronics vertical

Christoph Wimmer has been appointed as Microscan’s new director of customer experience and electronics vertical.

December 1, 2016

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Industry Watch—December 2016

A quick look on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people as listed in the December 2016 issue of Packaging World.

December 1, 2016

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An integrated blow molder, filler, capper solution

Serac Inc., unveiled their Combox FC1 F12C6/720 Dynaflow at PACK EXPO 2016. The monoblock solution is capable of producing bottles from preforms and then filling and capping the bottles. The Combox is an affordable blow molding and filling system offering the right equipment for companies that require short to intermediate production runs and the need to quickly and easily run multiple product lines. The Combox has the capability to integrate PET blow molding with any of the Serac filler-cappers. Serac uses complete B&R machine control systems, including multiaxis servosystems, PLCs, HMI, I/O, networked safety and inverters.

November 30, 2016

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Virtual tour of packaging automation highlights

Take a quick tour of the B&R booth at PACK EXPO to view the latest innovations for packaging automation, including the next generation of industrial transport technology, secure remote access, revolutionary software development technology and robotic control, and diagnostics. Learn about B&R’s scalable 3-axis drive technology, high performance industrial PCs and touchscreen HMIs, food grade stainless steel motors -- all ready for Industrial Internet of Things integration.

November 30, 2016

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Global anti-counterfeiting solutions growing to protect brands and consumers

2016 brand and product traceability market research report now available.

November 29, 2016

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A cartoner known for its simple set-up and fast speeds

Learn about key design elements that make the Flex One an ideal option for meeting cereal, baked goods, frozen foods and other bag-in-box cartoning needs. Just some of the reasons it’s the cartoner of choice for food manufacturers are its single and twin-pack bag capability, speeds up to 100 cartons per minute and minimal maintenance requirements.

November 29, 2016

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PMMI releases newly revised ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2016 standard

Updated standard provides a formal method to conduct and document risk assessment process.

November 28, 2016

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Experience flexible, reliable control

Scalability of control is easy with Delta’s distributed standalone components and centralized architecture systems. Featured solutions include the Delta A-2 with intelligent servo drive, which has built-in pre-engineered and parameterized motion programs; the AH-500 PLC platform for centralized control; and the MS300 compact variable frequency drive with built-in PLC functions, which is designed for applications up to 30 horsepower––making it ideally suited for horizontal f/f/s machines, winding operations, conveyors, and material handling equipment.

November 23, 2016

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Dennis Love, Printpack, retires

Printpack’s Chairman of the Board, Dennis Love, will retire. James Love, III was elected to take his place.

November 23, 2016

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Sanitary Auger Filler and Economical Vibratory Fillers from All-Fill

A 3-A dairy-approved auger filling machine allows filling by volume and weight.

November 22, 2016