Equipment & Services

Serac has launched a single-unit aseptic blowing and filling solution for PET.

GEA has launched an aseptic filling machine which switches between different types of product and packaging.

Robotic technology company ABB has brought a new dual-arm collaborative robot to market.

Packaging and printing solutions provider Esko has launched a digital cutting table for short-run production of corrugated applications.

Bosch Packaging Technology has been given a German design award for its vertical platform for flat pouches.

Valve design and manufacturing company SMC has launched technology with benefits for complex control systems.

Equipment supplier Bobst has launched an automatic packer for corrugated packaging that enhances folding-gluing lines.

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Ulma Packaging has launched a new system which extracts air from bags of frozen product without the need for perforations.

A Chinese Dairy company has purchased a further two Sacmi Compression Blow Forming (CBF) systems to produce its aseptic PE bottles.

A Victoria-based manufacturer has become the first to use an end-of-line automated palletising system which incorporates a cobot.

PKN asked HMPS MD Mark Emmett about a new machine that makes packing lightweight milk bottles into crates a whole lot easier.

The KHS Group is now offering a can filler to meet the needs of small to medium-sized brewing companies.

Rotary filling systems company Fogg Filler has launched a range of carbonated filling machines for niche beverage products.

Rockwell Automation has announced a new filling machine from Melbourne-based Liquid Pack.