Automation & Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: 'Easy integration' bus connectivity

Elau has simplified integration of its parent co.’s fieldbus-equipped automation components into Elau’s modular automation solution.

August 31, 2008

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Who should spec an automation platform?: August 27, 2008

Editor's note: Several weeks ago in this newsletter I published some thoughts on whether it's best for packaging machinery builders or their end-user customers to decide which controls platform should be controlling a packaging machine. I also asked readers for their thoughts on this subject. In the next few weeks, I'll publish a few of the comments I received. This one comes from Graham Harris, president of Beckhoff Automation.

August 26, 2008

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USA-Indonesia Food Packaging

Packaging manufacturers are keeping an eye on growth opportunities in developing markets.

August 24, 2008

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Who should spec an automation platform?

Editor's note: Several weeks ago in this newsletter I published some thoughts on whether it's best for packaging machinery builders or their end-user customers to decide which controls platform should be controlling a packaging machine. I also asked readers for their thoughts on this subject. In the next few weeks, I'll publish a few of the comments I received. This one comes from Jack Tibbets, sales engineer at Advance Products Inc.

August 20, 2008

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Lotion line runs smoothly with new monobloc machinery

New monobloc filler/capper with unique bottle-feeding system produces 90+ bottles of lotion/min.

August 18, 2008

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OPI Products puts best foot forward with new Norden tube-filling line

A new tube-filling system accommodates nail-care company’s expanding pedicure product assortment.

August 18, 2008

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Rethinking packaging beyond the billboard

The next level of design is taking leading-edge packages into deeper connections that create meaningful and recurring brand interactions with consumers.

August 18, 2008

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On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack

August 15, 2008

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Print and apply: Crawl before you walk -- small steps towards sustainability

How packagers can reduce costs associated with compressed air consumption by leveraging the latest technology inherent in a new generation of eco-friendly labelers.

August 15, 2008

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Video shows flexible palletizing system for dairy products

TINE Meieriet Øst decided to introduce greater automation in order to achieve a significant increase in palletizing capacity. The company, a subsidiary of TINE BA, Norway’s largest producer of dairy products, thus wanted to move away from manual palletizing downstream of a TetraPak filling machine. This video from KUKA Robotics shows the flexible palletizing system for dairy products in trays and display cases.

August 14, 2008

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Get ahead by talking to marketing: study author

Heidi Krauss is a former senior marketing director at The Dannon Co. who now crafts surveys on packaging trends and preferences for Next Level SMG. For those involved in contract packaging, she says, there are several key takeaways from a new Next Level consultancy study on packaging innovation.

August 12, 2008

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Sustainability challenges healthcare packagers

PMMI brief reports sustainability is a growing issue in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical segments.

August 8, 2008

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Shrink bundling

Tekkra Systems offers a high-speed, continuous-motion shrink-bundling system for unsupported products.

August 6, 2008