A-B-C’s Model 300 case erector for 15-25 cpm production lines is a midrange machine that offers key production features of its higher speed Model 330 erector to deliver 24/7 reliable operation in a streamlined machine.

Growth in the global packaging machinery market is expected to reach an estimated $42.2 billion by 2021, up from $36.8 billion in 2016, according to the infographic "A Look at Packaging Around the World" from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. 

As production facilities continue to be challenged by smaller batch runs, higher OEE requirements and skilled labor shortages, there is a desire for simpler, more flexible equipment. One way to achieve more flexibility is by addressing the time, tools and parts needed to implement changeovers.

In December 2017, Kyoto Seisakusho Co., Ltd. acquired PMI Cartoning Inc. As of July 2018, the two packaging equipment manufacturers now operate as PMI KYOTO Packaging Systems.

Baumer unveils a new hygienic pressure sensor in the PP20H family with a condensate-proof measuring cell.

Dorner has appointed Scott Kelley the Vice President – Sales of U.S. Operations. In the role, Kelley will lead all of Dorner’s outside sales personnel, and will help grow the company’s industrial and sanitary conveyor business throughout the United States.  

Bob Hamilton has joined the sales team as Sales Director - EAST at Butler Automation.