As demand for ready meals grows, so does the need to detect contaminants in products bound for human consumption. Eagle Product Inspection offers advanced x-ray equipment that provides detection of foreign bodies that can wind up in sub-compartments in ready meals, whether those meals are refrigerated, shelf stable or frozen.

TEKLYNX International has launched LABEL MATRIX, LABELVIEW, CODESOFT, LABEL ARCHIVE and SENTINEL. These barcode labeling software solutions are built to improve labeling efficiency, accuracy and automation for manufacturers of all sizes.

The new Mettler Toledo CV3770 combination inspection system offers accurate weight measurement and high-performance label inspection in one compact machine. It helps ensure accurate product weight, comply with labeling guidelines and weights and measures legislation, and minimize product rework, retrieval and recovery. 

The PopLok, by Eagle Packaging Machinery, is a customizable automatic tray forming solution designed to erect self-locking corrugated and paperboard trays with or without a lid, and is capable of forming 1-tuck, 2-tuck, and multi-tuck trays.

A new super barrier-coated (SBC) thermoformable film for pharmaceutical blister packs recently launched by Tekni-Films, a Tekni-Plex business. The SBC 240 is a performance and improved-cost alternative for 4- and 6-mil PCTFE and cold formed foil in thermoformable blister applications. 

Purple Robotics, a new company founded by three former Universal Robots engineers, has launched the PR10, an innovative vacuum gripper designed for collaborative applications with a double-grip function.

ALLIEDFLEX has released its newest machine for filling liquids, the FLX MonoSpout Pouch Filling and Capping machine for filling and capping popular pre-made spouted standup pouches.  

ESS Technologies has enhanced the design of its line of automatic horizontal and vertical cartoners. The SC Series and VC Series cartoners offer reliable performance and fast changeover, with the SC Series Horizontal Cartoners now featuring a servo-controlled rotary carton feeder.

Schneider Electric has expanded its AltivarTM family of variable speed drives with the new Altivar Machine ATV340. Designed to address the challenges of the smart machine era, the ATV340 drive combines easy installation with cutting-edge application control and advanced, easy-to-integrate automation capabilities. 

Package both loose-fill product and pouches into a single carton with the dual-infeed vertical cartoner from PMI Cartoning. The system is equipped with dual intelliFEED systems to handle packaged sauces, seasonings and stir-in ingredients.