The three-person crew manning end-of-line-packaging operations at the Recochem Consumer Packaging Division (Canada) plant in Edmonton, Alberta, were being pushed to the limit as they struggled to keep ...

Product packaging lines are no strangers to robotics. These devices have been part of the process in various forms for decades. As technology advances and evolves, so will the applications for these ...

The packaging operation is detailed, complex, but repeatable. While it’s not an easy operation to get right, the benefits of a fully automated packaging effort are immense. The result is efficiency, ...

Proco Machinery (Mississauga, Canada) will demonstrate its latest automation technology including the collaborative robotic Half-Cube Palletizer system and the Robo Packer case packer (shown) during ...

Self-checkouts may take on a new meaning sometime in the future. Instead of having to scan the items yourself, a grocery packing robot may be able to do it for you. It sounds like science fiction, and ...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based El Pinto Foods operates a restaurant and manufacturing operations, where it provides co-packing and private labeling services. The company offers a range of products, ...

PACK EXPO International runs biennially, making it a must-attend trade fair if you’re going to keep up with the latest developments in packaging machinery; materials; packages and containers; ...

MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has a robot that can mirror the actions of a human just by watching their bicep. This has a number of practical applications, including ...

The UK online grocery store Ocado is testing a new technology that may trim the number of human warehouse workers it needs: a robotic arm/hand that both picks and packs vegetables and fruit. The robot ...