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Spee-Dee appoints David Navin president/CEO

David Navin has been appointed president and CEO of dry product filling system solutions supplier Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc., and will continue overseeing new business and product development for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.

December 22, 2014

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Krones’ “Mobile Line Assistant” wins Automation App Award

Krones’ “Mobile Line Assistant” app has won the best corporate app in the “production” category in the field of automation at the sps ipc drives 2014 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany for “authentic added value for the workforce.”

December 18, 2014

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Siemens: Expanded temperature sensor line

Siemens has extended its offering of temperature sensors to include the SITRANS TS500 product family.

December 18, 2014

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Berlin Packaging to add 100 employees in 25 cities in 2015

Designed to take advantage of major opportunities in the $50 billion U.S. rigid packaging market, Berlin Packaging, full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has announced a significant hiring initiative that will add 100 employees to existing offices in 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S. by the end of 2015, increasing the company’s current 120-person sales force by 40%.

December 16, 2014

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Clear Lam to open new PrimaPak Co-Packing Facility/Innovation Center

Packaging materials manufacturer and converter Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., has invested $2 million in equipment and technology to launch a new 25,000-sq-ft co-packing facility and innovation enter at its Elk Grove Village, IL manufacturing operation.

December 16, 2014

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Ecolean increases production capacity with new factory in China

In order to meet continued growth and customer demand in Asian markets, Ecolean has recently added new facilities in China that will increase its production capacity of aseptic packaging material.

December 15, 2014

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Motion Controls Robotics expands Fremont, OH facility

Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI), Fanuc-authorized integrator of robotic systems to the food & beverage, plastics, building & construction materials, converting, manufacturing, and board & sheet goods industries, is in the process of expanding its current 57,000 sq ft facility located in Fremont, OH, targeting expansion completion by March 2015 in time the company to celebrate its 20th anniversary in the robotics industry.

December 15, 2014

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Mocon announces name change for German subsidiary Lippke

Mocon, Inc., manufacturer of permeation instrumentation and package integrity testing, will change the name of its Paul Lippke Handels-GmbH business unit headquartered in Neuwied, Germany to Mocon GmbH effective January 1, 2015.

December 15, 2014

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Lauren Dembek joins TricorBraun as marketing communications manager

Lauren Dembek has joined packaging solutions provider TricorBraun as marketing communications manager; she will be responsible for day-to-day management of print, online, and web site marketing communications, as well as participate in the planning and execution of long-range marketing campaigns.

December 15, 2014

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Barry-Wehmiller names Carol O’Neill to lead strategy initiatives

Bob Chapman, chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that the packaging and manufacturing industries vetran Carol O’Neill has been named vice president of strategy, technology, and key initiatives, leading the effort to examine the rapid expansion of the $2+ billion global organization’s long-term vision and the organizational and technical infrastructure needed to ensure its success.

December 15, 2014

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Sonoco Plastics named 2013-14 Supplier of the Year by Madico

Coating, laminating, and specialty films converter Madico has named Sonoco 2013-14 Supplier of the Year in the “Supplies and Services” category for its exceptional performance in quality, service, delivery and, innovation, and capability as a key supply partner.

December 15, 2014

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Applied Adhesives announces partnership with Nordson

Applied Adhesives, adhesives and technology provider for the packaging, industrial, and printing industries, has announced its new partnership with adhesive dispensing equipment manufacturer Nordson Corporation to distribute Nordson’s hot melt dispensing equipment across North America.

December 15, 2014

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Xiplinx Technologies and Blue Water Automation announce partnership to distribute SITEFLO in CPG market

Xiplinx Technologies Ltd., developers of the continuous improvement software product SITEFLO, has announced that it will partnering with Blue Water Automation Inc. to distribute its SITEFLO product.

December 15, 2014