Plant Operations & Equipment

Banner Engineering Corp.: Indicator lights

Banner Engineering introduces the EZ-LIGHT® K80FL and K80FDL to its comprehensive line of indicator lights.

March 7, 2013

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New Mitsubishi Electric Automation F-Series Robots Facilitate Highly Dexterous, Complex Operations Typically Performed by Human Operators

Factories and production plants are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and improve productivity, while at the same time, assembly and processing tasks are becoming more complex.

March 6, 2013

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Sigma Cap Seal’s Sigma III Touch receives Pacmachine Award

At the Pacmachine Awards held January 29, 2013, Sigma Cap Seal, induction cap sealing solutions provider, received the Pacmachine award--the highest recognition for excellence in design and development in packaging machinery--for its Sigma III Touch induction cap sealer.

March 4, 2013

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tna opens new regional office in São Paulo, Brazil

Integrated food packaging solutions specialist, tna announces the opening of a new regional office in São Paulo, Brazil, reflecting the company’s commitment to meeting increased demand for innovative packaging technology in this rapidly expanding region.

March 4, 2013

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Amcor Rigid Plastics announces $20 million of bottle manufacturing operations in Orlando, FL

Amcor Rigid Plastics, producer of rigid plastic packaging, has announced a major expansion of its southeastern U.S. bottle manufacturing operation in response to strong market demand for beverage and pharmaceutical packaging.

March 4, 2013

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HLP Klearfold acquires worldwide InSight patents

HLP Klearfold recently purchased the worldwide patents for the InSight visual packaging system from ASG (the AGI Shorewood Group), in order to offer two uniquely tubular visual packaging systems.

March 4, 2013

Food Safety

North American CPGs develop single case-labeling standard

GS1 US and GS1 Canada publish new guidance document for standard case code labeling for extended product attributes.

March 1, 2013

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Packaging’s changing role in an online world

New study uncovers how the migration from in-store to online shopping is affecting the retail environment, and the changing role of packaging in these environments.

February 28, 2013

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8 principles of sales-effective package design

Break the rules! Compete! Express yourself! These are just some of the principles that should guide you in creating an effective package design to help your product stand out on shelf.

February 28, 2013

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The value of being an 'un-packaging' engineer

Packaging engineers are truly unique in their abilities and knowledge to greatly influence their organizations in ways that few have yet tapped.

February 28, 2013

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Perf module a highlight of integrated control solution

When it came time to show off a new machine at Pack Expo International, this OEM was ready. A highlight of the new equipment is its controls package.

February 28, 2013

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New Pom decision plays different tune

If someone asked me to explain why Louis Armstrong was so important to musical history, I’d likely say something about how he explored new territories for soloing, and was a generally excellent technical player.

February 28, 2013

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Packaging viewed through Schiff's lense

Packaging engineer Jordan Rettig of Salt Lake City-based Schiff Nutrition talks about trends he’s seeing in packaging these days.

February 28, 2013