Melissa Griffen

Contributing Editor

From the Wiliot Cloud, information can be accessed and analyzed by brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to make more informed decisions along the supply chain.

Wiliot Debuts its “Sensing as a Service” Platform

Wiliot showcased its platform and IoT Pixel technology at PACK EXPO Las Vegas that brings actionable intelligence to reusable packaging in support of more sustainable, transparent supply chains.

HY7 CW has a compact and hygienic design to meet international standards.

SACMI Cut and Wrap Machine for Double Twist Style

The company’s next-generation machine allows enhanced brand recognition and maximizes the use of electronics.

Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure technology coupled with proprietary magnetic flowmeters, to deliver a system capable of one-milliliter filling precision.

Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50C Counter-Pressure Integrated Canning Line

Machine helps craft beverage producers meet customer demand with isobarometric counter-pressure technology and proprietary magnetic flowmeters.

Thermo Fisher Sentinel 1000 head for metal detection.

Advanced Food Safety Inspection from Thermo Fisher Scientific

The company demonstrated metal detection and X-ray inspection technologies, including its newly appearing Sentinel 1000 Selectscan, at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

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Power Central ERP System for Small and Mid-size Food Companies

ERP for food makers incorporates barcode mobile apps enabling SQF compliance and rapid growth.

Voice of customer interviews in the frozen/individual quick freezing (IQF), fresh produce, and cheese industries were conducted in order to develop the Hayssen ISB system, focusing on pain points and preferred features.

BW Flexible Systems’ Hayssen VFFS Machine For Intelligent Sanitary Bagging

This next-generation design of vertical form fill seal machines was developed through customer interviews for intelligent, sanitary bagging.

RRD’s team works with the companies to assess their needs, examining current packaging formats, stock keeping units (SKUs), distribution networks, and the potential for future scalability.

RRD’s Single-Source Folding Carton Service for Sustainable Brand Design

The end-to-end service highlighted at PACK EXPO Las Vegas is designed for various sized companies, from emerging brands to Fortune 500 companies across an array of industries.

The TOMRA 5C combines sensors with machine learning and big-data analysis to ensure as accurate foreign material removal as possible.

TOMRA Food’s Highlights Sensor-Based Sorting Systems for Nut and Dried Fruit

TOMRA Food showcases the TOMRA 5C, its state-of-the-art sorting systems for the nut and dried fruit segment at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

The cloud-based VR164+ offers international advanced multi-spectral analysis technology, along with Hawk-Eye recognition technology, and intelligent shape sorting automation.

Anysort Highlights Hawk-Eye Technology and Infrared Sorting

In the Processing Zone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Anysort U.S.A demonstrates its cloud quality sorting capabilities, multi-dimensional algorithm, and Hawk-Eye recognition technology.

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Augmented Reality Speeds Machine Troubleshooting

Emerson’s new Augmented Reality option runs on its Movicon SCADA platform and allows operators to control equipment through an iPad or AR device and gather metrics on the machinery.

The augmented reality option which runs on Emerson's Movicon SCADA platform allows operators to control and troubleshoot the machines from an iPad.

Emerson: Augmented Reality to Edge Analytics to Smart Pneumatic Capabilities

Emerson presented its augmented reality option, smart sensor technology and new integration of Aventics Series 652/653 air preparation units with Aventics AF2 flow sensors at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

RFID on Pharma Bottles Tracks Beyond Point of Sale, to Point of Use

Fresenius Kabi responds to its customers’ request for an RFID tracking system to allow precise inventory control throughout hospitals. Also on this Take Five video: PACK EXPO Las Vegas' educational sessions on connected packaging and the supply chain.

The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-cost Tech-enabled Traceability Challenge calls upon companies to invest in innovation through R&D to improve U.S. competitiveness.

FDA Announces Low- or No-Cost Food Traceability Challenge Winners

Companies respond to the challenge with source to store, farm to fork, and more localized traceability solutions.