Chicago-based technology scouting company, PreScouter released a report detailing companies providing smart packaging technologies available for commercial use.
Kristin Werner, a student at Hennepin Technical College in Minneapolis, Minn., has been named recipient of the 2018 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner.
Allied Electronics & Automation is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month. The company was originally founded in Chicago, Illinois, as the radio distribution arm of Columbia Radio.
Walmart Inc. announced it is establishing a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to further accelerate Walmart’s digital transformation in retail, empower its associates worldwide and make shopping faster and easier for customers around the world.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation is making it easy for small- to medium-sized factories to realize the benefits of an Andon system, with its new iQ Monozukuri Andon. It offers pre-engineered project data and software to implement and operate an Andon system.
Bauer Gear Motor has expanded its in-house manufacturing capabilities by acquiring an aluminum die-casting facility in Italy, operating under the name Aluminium Die Casting SRL.
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.
The packaging industry is growing. The value of the global packaging services market is forecast to grow from $33.7 billion in 2017 to $50 billion in 2022, according to research from Smithers Pira.