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Intelligrated appoints Tommy Vacarella sales engineer for its southern regional operations operations

Intelligrated, North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, has appointed Tommy Vacarella as sales engineer for its southern regional operations, based in Alpharetta, GA.

June 16, 2014

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Walter Prillaman joins Coim USA, Novacote Division

Walter Prillaman has joined Coim USA, Inc., West Deptford, NJ, as Area Sales Manager for the Novacote Division.

June 16, 2014

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Tom Schneider to begin second term as WPO President

During a board meeting at Interpack in Dusseldorf, Germany earlier this year, the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) unanimously elected Thomas L. Schneider, CPP, to a second term as WPO’s President for 2015-2017.

June 16, 2014

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Polypack opens office in Mexico

Polypack, Inc., manufacturer of shrink packaging equipment, case loaders, tray loader/formers, and wrap around case packers, has announced the opening of a new office in Mexico.

June 16, 2014

Plant Operations & Equipment

AutomationDirect: Ultrasonic proximity sensors

AutomationDirect’s new UK6 series 18mm ultrasonic sensors are now available with shorter bodies for easier mounting in tight spaces.

June 13, 2014

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The BEUMER Group reports continued growth

By continuing to concentrate on innovation, internationalization, and common values, the BEUMER Group is once again looking back on a successful year with an order intake of approximately 770 million euros in 2013.

June 13, 2014

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DuPont Awards deadline

Call for Entries for the 27th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation will come on November 2, 2014.

June 12, 2014

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Video shows how StrataGraph cartons achieve retail-ready shelf impact

High-quality graphics withstand moist and freezing environments.

June 12, 2014

Plant Operations & Equipment

Pepperl+Fuchs: Linear inductive sensors

Providing an alternative for standard cylindrical analog sensors, Pepperl+Fuchs’ PMI40-F90-U-V15 and PMI40-F90-I-V15 linear inductive sensors offer a 40 mm distance measurement suitable for vertical valve measurements and help deliver enhanced linear range, linearity, and accuracy.

June 12, 2014

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PackML Workshop draws OEMs and CPG companies at TAC

A special component of The Automation Conference in 2014, produced for the third time by Summit Media Group, was a PackML Workshop one day ahead of the conference. The workshop, which was produced in cooperation with OMAC, drew 38 registrants, about half from the Consumer Packaged Goods / end user camp and the other half from packaging machinery OEMs.

June 12, 2014

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B&R: Servo drives provide repetitive control

By using predictive following error compensation, B&R’s ACOPOS line of servo drives now provide repetitive control to improve the accuracy of production processes with stationary disturbances: the performance of the machine or system is considerably increased simply by installing a firmware update.

June 10, 2014

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Descon Conveyor adds four managers to team

Descon Conveyor Systems, provider of conveyor system solutions to the beverage and liquid-food marketplaces, has announced the addition of four new personnel to its management team: Jeff Philpott - Applications Group Manager; Charles Cox - Controls Group Manager; Jamie Cooper - Projects Group Manager; and Steve Nixon - General Manager.

June 9, 2014