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Motion Controls Robotics hires Paul Getten as Southeast Sales Manager

Motion Controls Robotics Inc., a leading provider of fully integrated material handling robotic systems, recently hired Paul Getten for its newly created Southeast Region Sales Manager position.

March 7, 2014

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Douglas TriVex® Top Loader erects, loads and seals while sustaining small footprint

TriVex is available with application specific loader, end effector, and infeed solutions for an array of products such as flexible bags and pouches, semi-rigid and/or rigid trays, tubs, cups, cartons and over wrapped products. TriVex is also available as a stand-alone top loader.

March 6, 2014

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Global Vision: Cloud-based packaging inspection

Global Vision’s Proofware an all-in-one, cloud-based packaging inspection suite allows users instant access to everyone involved in the security of their brand copy and artwork throughout the enterprise, securing their packaging end-to-end with advanced quality control tools to inspect text, artwork, spelling, Braille, and barcodes, and enables annotation.

March 6, 2014

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Economic recovery will be shaped by automation solutions

Packaging World Contributing Writer Keith Campbell is spot on when he warns that as the economy recovers, the jobs that will become available will not be the same jobs that were lost when the economy declined. Reproduced here from Campbell’s On The Edge Blog are his thoughts on a truly significant workforce development challenge we face today. If you want to reach Campbell, he’s at [email protected].

March 6, 2014

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Should college be a means to self-sufficiency?

Is being "educated" a goal in itself, or should college actually lead to a family-sustaining career?

March 6, 2014

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2014 FPA Silver Award Winners

Following are the 2014 FPA Silver Winners.

March 5, 2014

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Design for intuitive use

In the late seventies, the perceptual psychologist James Gibson altered the field of visual perception by proposing that objects have functional meaning to an observer.

March 5, 2014

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Pallet banding keeps berries free of damage

Vibration resonance during shipping was causing unacceptable levels of damage to Driscoll's pallets of berries. A unique banding system has made a huge difference.

March 5, 2014

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interpack beckons from the banks of the Rhine

Running May 8 to 14 at Germany’s massive Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, interpack offers 19 exhibit halls of packaging innovation to visitors from around the world.

March 5, 2014

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Stripped-down drive works wonders

A leading maker of leaflet inserters greatly increased machine speed and doubled accuracy by embedding a stripped-down servo drive in its friction feeder.

March 5, 2014

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High-protein products: The new American superstars

How well do you understand what drives purchase in this competitive category?

March 5, 2014

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A fresh approach to packaging education

Consumer goods manufacturers need work-ready packaging professionals to meet the growing demand for technical innovations in both developed and developing markets.

March 5, 2014

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Color consistency is key in gum rebranding

Brand life-cycle management agency oversees the rebranding of three of Mondelez Europe’s gum brands, ensuring color consistency across 11 countries and 700 SKUs.

March 5, 2014