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Private Label Smackdown: Stage 1 of Product Intimacy

Melina Wooten of KW Strategems discusses the stages of intimacy as they relate to product recognition. Stage 1, across a crowded room.

May 16, 2012

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Berlin Packaging acquires Lerman Container

Berlin Packaging, a full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has announced the acquisition of Connecticut-based Lerman Container in a transaction that expands the company’s geographic coverage and team of packaging solution experts.

May 16, 2012

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American Packaging Corporation awarded ISO 14001:2004 Registration

American Packaging Corporation Extrusion Laminating & Coating facility located in Rochester, NY today has announced that it has received ISO 14001:2004 registration for its Environmental Management Systems

May 16, 2012

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Fogg Filler to expand facility

Fogg Filler, designer and manufacturer of rotary filling systems for the liquids industry, is growing to meet customer demands by doubling their facility’s size.

May 14, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

Neat idea: energy monitor in an I/O slice

The first step to improving energy efficiency is to measure and evaluate power consumption. The new X20AP energy measurement module from B&R is an I/O slice that measures voltages, currents, frequencies and reactive components on all phases.

May 10, 2012

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Developing network standards

Jeff Russell is Supply Chain Ops Manager-Factory Floor Automation at PepsiCo.

May 9, 2012

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Lenze Americas opens Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center

Lenze Americas, global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technologies, has opened of a new facility in the Chicagoland area.

May 9, 2012

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Cermex acquires Newtec Case Palletizing

To further enhance its range and expertise Cermex, manufacturer of secondary packaging machinery and a subsidiary of the Tetra Laval group, is acquiring Newtec Case Palletizing, an expert in palletizing systems, from the Newtec Group.

May 9, 2012

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Live from Interphex: Lab, pilot, and small production equipment

Jim Slamon walks through the Cozzoli line of lab, pilot, and small production equipment, including the ampule hand sealer, liquid filler, and powder filler.

May 8, 2012

Automation & Digital Transformation

Wago Corporation: Ethernet adapters provide tool-free terminations

WAGO’s 756 Series M12 Socket Ethernet Adapter simplifies the integration of machine-mount IP67 components with IP20 controls.

May 8, 2012

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Purdue Calumet names mechatronics lab after Glenwood, IL business owners

Purdue University Calumet has named its campus-based, mechatronics laboratory The Nick and Nancy Wilson Mechatronics Engineering Technology Laboratory after a husband and wife team who have influenced and supported the university’s mechatronics engineering technology program.

May 8, 2012

Automation & Digital Transformation

Beckhoff Automation: Manual operating modules to bus terminal I/O line

In order to provide more convenient interface options for machinery, Beckhoff Automation’s has new KL85xx manual operating module series mounts conveniently on the outside of control cabinet doors using a snap-in system, and features a universal fieldbus connection.

May 7, 2012

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Collins Ink terminates Kodak supply agreement

Collins Ink Corporation has officially terminated the supply agreement that has been in place between Collins Ink and Kodak for the past 10 years.

May 7, 2012