Articles Tagged with ''packaging robotics''

More than two decades ago, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, welcomed the packaging industry to the Las Vegas desert with a goal to convene end users and suppliers in the odd number years in between PACK EXPO International in Chicago...

Automation is big these days – the simpler, faster, more cost-effective and compact it is, the better off the line will run. Or will it? Thankfully, there will always be a need for packaging line workers.

The robotics market in North America set new records for the first nine months of 2016. According to the Robotic Industries Association (robotics.org), 23,985 robots, valued at $1.3 billion, were ordered from North American companies in the first nine months of 2016 – an increase of 7% in units over the same period in 2015.

Beckhoff Automation LLC announces that Doug Schuchart has been promoted to the position of Northeast Region Manager. 

A-B-C’s 700 series robot palletizers effortlessly palletize cases, trays or bags in multiple configurations and deliver the flexibility of hand palletizing with no labor costs or liability.

The newly introduced RX Unit Pick Workcell is a fully automated robotic pharmacy order fulfillment system capable of handling thousands of different kinds of pre-packaged medicine.

Pro Mach Inc., an industry-leading integrated packaging solutions company, has acquired Ontario-based Zarpac Inc., a leading global provider of packaging line engineering, integration, and productivity services and solutions. 

Simplimatic Automation recently integrated a custom robotic cell for a customer in Denmark. 

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. has built a state-of-the-art training laboratory at its headquarters in upstate New York, allowing customers the opportunity to train on equipment in a controlled environment. 

Robotics and automation have both long served the packaging industry, speeding up the packaging process, increasing sustainability and efficiency, all with safety in mind.