SOMIC America has hired Tim Howell as its new East Coast Sales Manager. He will be based in New Jersey.

Automation is big these days – the simpler, faster, more cost-effective and compact it is, the better off the line will run. Or will it? Thankfully, there will always be a need for packaging line workers.

IO-Link is a revolutionary, cost-effective sensor and actuator standard that can today enhance the flexibility, capabilities and productivity of packaging machines both new and already in use with little extra burden on operators or maintenance personnel. In fact, it makes their jobs easier.

Expecting more than 50,000 processing and packaging professionals, over 2,300 exhibitors, 100-plus educational sessions and serving over 40 vertical markets, PACK EXPO International is the place to be.

The majority of consumer product companies in the market today for a custom high-speed case packer want that machine to be flexible.

For a new production facility in South Carolina, Nephron was on the lookout for a supplier and service provider for secondary packaging line processing – taking products from the filling system to the pallet – and ideally, coordinated from a single source.

Here are some of the latest innovations in case packing machinery that have stepped up to the plate, meeting demands for flexibility and reliability.

Standard-Knapp announces its 357 Orbitron Continuous Motion Case Packer. 

JLS Automation has expanded the capabilities of its Osprey® robotic case packer to now include casing of flexible packages.