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The Rochester Mills brewery is located in a historic building in downtown Rochester, MI and is the first and only brewery to open in the downtown.

In a world of grab-and-go convenience, checkout lines, vending machines and c-stores aren’t the only places where consumers reach for portable packs of their favorite beverage.

Multi-Conveyor (multi-conveyor.com) recently built a stainless steel constructed plastic belt conveyor designed for accumulating flat or low in height product. This particular project was designed for raw foods but the concept can be used for many applications.

In their latest Global Beverage Packaging Market report, market research firm TechNavio (technavio.com) estimates that the beverage packaging industry will have a compounded annual growth rate of 4.11% globally over the next four years.

Today’s packaging robots are even more sophisticated than in previous years. The new designs, features and technology behind these systems help to increase speed and throughput and work to decrease downtime.

Food and Beverage Packaging: What’s the difference between robotics and automation?
Chris Follows: While the terms have become perhaps incorrectly interchangeable, robotics is the term used to describe the field of robots and its uses.

According to a recent study from Freedonia (freedoniagroup.com), the US demand for pet food is expected to rise close to 4% annually through 2018.

Adhesives that don’t do their job can create a sticky situation for packagers, retails and consumers, or, in some cases, a less than sticky situation. Adhesives that fail can lead to product loss, shipping problems, equipment slow-downs and consumer complaints.

Today’s labelers and printers are up for the job, offering attention to detail, time management and high proficiency to their resumes.