Brenton will display a new, multifaceted aftermarket program that reduces downtime and increases the flexibility of end-of-line machines at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

SOMIC Group, the parent company of SOMIC America, has acquired MechanikZentrum Schmidbauer, a mechanical manufacturing company in Haag, Germany.

Dorner has consolidated two existing product lines and unified them into a single platform called FlexMove. While the FlexMove name isn’t new, it now incorporates the features and strengths of the former SmartFlex conveyor line. 

Fueled by today’s busy lifestyles, the convenience retail food market remains fast-moving and competitive. According to Statista, the U.S. market specifically is expected to grow. For manufacturers, this offers plenty of opportunities — but plenty of challenges as well.

OMAC and OPC Foundation jointly released a PackML OPC UA Companion Specification in 2018 — a nearly two-year effort to standardize how PackML information should be modeled in OPC UA. Since its release, technical solution providers have started to create real implementations of the specification.

Frozen food packaging has a job to preserve food from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten, all the way throughout the product's journey. The packaging helps to maintain original color, flavor and texture and generally more of their nutrients than foods preserved by other methods.

There are many variables with the potential to cause unplanned downtime, lost production or damaged product. We've identified four areas that, properly addressed, can keep your packaging line operating at capacity and maximize the return on your machinery investment.