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Paxiom’s Milwaukee Xperience Center hosts open house

Paxiom, the global sales and service division for packaging equipment manufacturers WeighPack Systems, EndFlex, and SleekWrapper, opened its third Xperience Center in Milwaukee and held an open house on December 6, 2018.

January 9, 2019

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TricorBraun acquires Pacific Bag

TricorBraun acquired Pacific Bag, LLC, an independent U.S. distributors of flexible packaging. It will combine Pacific Bag with its existing flexibles business, Taipak, to create TricorBraun Flex, a new business unit focused on flexible packaging.

January 9, 2019

Automation & Digital Transformation

Sick: Safe portal solutions system

Sick launches the Safe Portal Solutions system designed to ensure flexible, efficient safeguarding for automated material transfer stations. Operating with up to four simultaneous protective fields, two vertically installed safety laser scanners detect individuals gaining unauthorized access of any kind.

January 8, 2019

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Atlas Holdings acquires Saxco International

Atlas Holdings LLC acquired Saxco International, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

January 8, 2019

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Duravant LLC acquires Wulftec International

Duravant LLC acquired Wulftec International, Inc. The partnership will bolster Duravant’s end-of-line portfolio of packaging solutions and extend the company’s integration and automation capabilities.

January 8, 2019

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Dr. Pharm, Inc. opens U.S. headquarters

Dr. Pharm®, Inc. opened a state-of-the-art U.S. headquarters in Corona, CA. The 32,000 sq-ft facility serves the North American and Latin American markets for its line of solid dosage manufacturing machinery.

January 7, 2019

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Armac, Inc. expands representation of Dynamic Conveyor products

Dynamic Conveyor Corp. announced that its sales rep agency, Armac, Inc., will expanded its support sales to include the state of New York.

January 4, 2019

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Colorite expands its line of Cellene TPE compounds

Colorite, a Tekni-Plex business, announced the expansion of its Cellene® thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds for healthcare and a wide variety of other applications. The company is adding 12 grades to its previously-available 28 TPE formulations.

December 19, 2018

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Berry Global joins APASS

Berry Global, Inc. announced its official participation in Amazon’s Packaging Support and Supplier network (APASS) program.

December 13, 2018

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Harpak-ULMA Packaging appoints regional sales managers

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC, appointed Travis Dosch Southwest Regional Sales Manager, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas; and Alicia Shoulders Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

December 13, 2018

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ACMA to showcase innovative packaging solutions

ACMA will present a blend of historical and contemporary technologies at ProSweets 2019 in Cologne, enabling visitors to try out the functions of the new operator interface and to immerse themselves in an interactive experience.

December 12, 2018

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Ascensia Diabetes Care overcomes rebranding challenges

This medical device company spins off from Bayer, employing PLM and ERP software on a global scale that helps it meet regulatory demands.

December 11, 2018

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Somic America’s new packaging machine generates positive response at PACK EXPO

The reaction to the new SOMIC-FLEXX III at PACK EXPO was overwhelmingly positive, and it follows an upward pattern the company has established in the past year.

December 10, 2018