Machinery & Automation

You know what’s better than cleaning a packaging line? Buying machines so well designed they don’t get dirty in the first place. Think of the downtime you’ll save.

An explosion at a contract packaging plant in Georgia this Thursday left several people with injuries, reports said.

Nestlé Australia announces a $90 million upgrade to its Blayney site, which manufactures Nestlé Purina PetCare pet food.

Food firm Conagra is launching an expansion project at its Troy, OH meat snacks manufacturing facility.

Manufacturers have turned to subscription-based automation in recent months to gain resilience against supply chain disruptions and cut costs.

With Machinery-as-a-Service (MaaS), suppliers and brand owners share a financial stake in uptime and profits. It also makes packaging automation immediately scalable for fast-moving consumer goods and healthcare products.

Expansion at Frito-Lay's Perry, GA, facility is expected to create 120 new jobs. The company will install manufacturing lines for various snack products, including tortilla chips and Baked Cheetos Puffs.

Robot adoption has slowed during the pandemic, putting a damper on the robot market. Real growth may wait until 2022, although cobot growth may not have to.

Before the offshoring of the last two decades, pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging was vibrant in Puerto Rico. Guess what? The infrastructure and skilled workers stand ready for an easy reboot.