The argument for the creation of Modex, a show that will co-locate a logistics show within a materials handling show, is the recognition that what happens outside the four walls is converging with what happens inside the four walls. After ...
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Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., which specializes in end-of-line solutions for case packing and palletizing needs, has announced that Linda Palladino, a project manager with Schneider Packaging, was recently recognized by The ...
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Robotic packaging line manufacturer in the UK, TekPak, has launched a pick and place case packer, a flexible high speed system for vertical case packing quad bags, pouches and doy packs. The new precision all stainless steel robot uses a ...
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Meat firm Cranswick has fought off still competition to win a pound 30M contract to become Asda’s main fresh pork supplier. An Asda spokeswoman told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “We have moved the majority of our pork business ...
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UK-based meat processing company Cranswick Country Foods is set to establish a new pork packing plant in Hull, a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. This move comes after the company secured a 30m contract to supply pork products ...
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The firm formerly known as RIM has announced its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the top-of-the line BlackBerry that – it hopes – is going to take on the iPhone 5 and save the company. BlackBerry, as RIM is now known, has announced ...
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Swiss producer of high barrier tubes Neopac has developed new child-resistant closures for its Polyfoil tubes. The company, which offers a range of child-resistant systems for a variety of applications, said the child-resistant design of ...
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Mintel has launched Mintel Futures—a unique approach to trend forecasting enabling a longer term, strategic outlook—from the global analyst team at Mintel. Stemming from a set of six key trends, Mintel has identified the ...
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Ross introduces a new agitator blade design for their line of Double Planetary Mixers. Pictured is a 100-gallon model equipped with two identical rectangular stirrers with upward rake fingers. Designed to rotate on their own axes while ...
UK-based Holfeld Plastics has launched a new range of sustainable packaging solutions for poultry and fish products across Europe. The new pluS range comes in an rPET material with a PE sealing film and with improved sealing ...
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Soft and sensuous, bright and beautiful Colorful and cozy, fabric hammocks have been around for a thousand years and are still handmade in places like South America that know the lap of luxury. From bright stripes to Zen white, blanket ...
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Not all home offices are created equal. Many of us toil away in glorified storage areas, constantly digging out our computers from a sea of off-season holiday decorations, children's toys, and unfiled paperwork. If one of your New Year's ...
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UK-based Nicholl Food Packaging will showcase its latest tray developments, which include an ‘eco-friendly’ hybrid format as well as further additions to its aluminum tray range at Pro2Pac 2013. Nicholl will display its ...
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It’s Friday morning and another ProMat is behind us. My legs are shot. My back hurts. My spirits are pretty high. That’s because I think it was a successful show. The best of the industry was on display. You expect that at ...
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Motorola Solutions (Booth 4576) introduced its next generation of rugged vehicle mount computers at ProMat. The VC70N0 features a compact design that improves visibility and safety while still providing a large high-resolution display for ...
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