Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment. The transaction significantly extends Duravant’s reach across food processing with new complementary products and applications.
Piab introduces piPUMP23, a powerful vacuum pump aimed at automated industrial procedures for packaging, sheet metal and wood products. The new pump offers the same premium vacuum ejection performance and energy-efficiency as piCOMPACT23, the company’s popular all-in-one vacuum generator.
As costs decline for implementing automation, even small to medium sized consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) are beginning to see the value in taking steps toward automating operations, according to the 2017 Evolution of Automation industry research report by PMMI.
The confectionery recognized that in a competitive market, to maintain their excellent relationships with retailers, the site needed to secure the factory by proactively investing in automation.
Stäubli will showcase a variety of industry-defining products, including its new TX2 line of collaborative robots, at PACK EXPO Las Vegas September 25 - 27.
It is hard to meet such rapidly increasing market demands without fully or partly automated production lines, especially in developing markets where the share of manual processes is still high.
Dawnfresh has invested in automation to ensure compliance with retailers’ codes of practice. The OAL Connected system controls the packaging line preventing product recalls related to label and date code errors as well as delivering a 10% uplift in packaging line throughput.