SIG and ProLeiT offer integrated solutions for smart and automated factories

20 Feb 2018
Bhaskar Ch

February 2018. SIG has partnered with ProLeiT, a leading provider of automation and process control systems to co-create innovative manufacturing solutions for food, beverage and dairy producers.

 

SIG is one of the world’s leading solution providers for the food and beverage industry within the field of carton packs and filling technology, and with its new partnership with ProLeiT will be able to offer producers advanced production technology and integrated software solutions.

 

DNP and SIG create joint venture in Japan

20 Feb 2018
Bhaskar Ch

February 2018. Tokyo-based Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) and SIG have signed a joint venture agreement which will bring new value added carton packaging and filling technology solutions to the Japanese food and beverage industry. The 50-50 joint venture will be established as of April 1, 2018, under the name of DNP • SIG Combibloc Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo.

 

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Octagon box for lorry hubs

19 Feb 2018
Radhika Rewri

Machine erected octagonal packaging in corrugated cardboard for lorry hubs, that replaces wooden boxes. Due to its shape every pallet contains 4 instead of 3 packages per layer, which gives 33% more on pallets, 25% less in  transport and 9 times less incoming delivery and storage space for the producer. This pack is used to pack the product which weighs approximately 50kg. For better understanding about the solution, see the following link: https://s3m.io/iunCK

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B&R steps up efforts advancing OPC UA

19 Feb 2018
Bhaskar Ch

Automation specialist appointed to OPC Foundation's Technical Advisory Council

 

B&R is now represented in the OPC Foundation's Technical Advisory Council (TAC). This move further strengthens B&R's role in the strategic advancement of the OPC UA standard. Appointment to the TAC is a tribute to B&R's committed involvement throughout numerous OPC Foundation working groups.

 

POWERLINK now IEEE 61158 standard

19 Feb 2018
Bhaskar Ch

POWERLINK has been adopted by the IEEE under international standard IEEE 61158. It is the only Industrial Ethernet protocol to achieve this status. The IEEE views its standards for TSN and POWERLINK as core components for real-time industrial communication.

 

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest professional association in its field. Among its most prominent accomplishments is the IEEE 802.3 standard commonly known as Ethernet.

 

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KPL to show integrated thermoforming capability

18 Feb 2018
Ajit Pandey

KPL is one of the UK’s leading thermoformed packaging specialists. Based in Somerset, the company has been designing and manufacturing award winning bespoke and off-the-shelf plastic packaging for the food industry since 1990. Its products are used largely in the Food to Go (FTG) sector, for pre-packed meals such as salads, sandwiches, microwaveable snacks and sushi – and in the confectionary industry for seasonal products such as Haribo’s Scaremix and Tangfastricks Duo Tub.

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Packaging of Table

18 Feb 2018
Madhu Sudan Si…

Packing is an important step in the shipping process of a table. However, how well a table is packed is not just only how well it is wrapped with the wrapping material. It also depends on the quality of packing materials and the types of moving boxes you use. There are different types of packing materials in the market but all of them are not equally made. Some are better than others in terms of quality and are also more suitable for the packing of tables.

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