Linear motion

Telescopic Linear Rail

Rollon Corporation

Rollon expands its HVC and H1C rails with the MG, featuring a redesigned ball cage and integrated magnets for smoother motion, improved load handling, and longer service life.

July 9, 2026

Rollon's HVC-MG full-extending telescopic rail with magnets.

A Guide to Evaluating Linear Track & Planar Systems

Independent motion enables flexible routing, precise timing, and compact machine designs for packaging and processing OEMs.

June 9, 2026

Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar

Norwalt applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar planar technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.

May 21, 2026

The Tesseract from Norwalt is an advanced direct-to-object printing machine based on XPlanar adaptive automation technology.

Machine control

Rodless Electric Actuator

Festo Corporation

Festo broadens the ELGD Eline to meet more motion demands with models that increase load capacity, stiffness, and configuration options for OEM linear motion systems.

April 21, 2026

A cantilevered handling system using the new Festo ELGD axes. Festo ensures world-class quality, a robust and reliable supply chain for assured availability, and industry-leading price/performance.

A Guide to Evaluating Linear Track and Planar Systems

Independent motion enables flexible routing, precise timing, and compact machine designs for packaging and processing OEMs.

March 16, 2026

The oval-shaped linear track of the Beckhoff XTS is tilted by 45 degrees relative to the plane on which pucks deliver bottles to a capping station.

PACK EXPO East 2026 Kicks Off Today, Delivering Live Machinery, Big Ideas, and Easy Access for East Coast Professionals

PACK EXPO East opens in Philadelphia, bringing 500 exhibitors, new show floor features, free education, and high-impact networking for packaging and processing professionals.

February 17, 2026

Oem 0326 Exhibitor Corner Pack 3029 k Kg5 A9k Bed

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Tetra Pak® test packs with plastic caps glued on.

Joyce/Dayton Corp. Celebrates Major Facility Expansion in Portland, Indiana

Joyce/Dayton Corp.

Investment bolsters manufacturing capacity, creates jobs, and strengthens local economy.

October 6, 2025

Joyce/Dayton Corp. executives and local dignitaries cut the ribbon at the newly expanded Portland, Indiana production facility. (L to R: Kyle Roe, Plant Manager; Julie Teeters, VP of HR; Dianne Trentman, COO; Brad Weiss, President and CEO; Jessica Rowden, CFO; Jeff Westlake, Mayor of Portland; Michael Boehm, VP of Revenue; and J.D. Prescott, Indiana State Representative)

Joyce/Dayton Corp.

October 6, 2025

Rotary Ball Spline

NB's Rotary Ball Spline is designed for linear and rotational motion, providing sub-millimeter accuracy and high load capacity, ideal for SCARA robots and automatic tool changers.

June 4, 2025

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Digital Configuration Tool

Rollon Corporation

Rollon introduces a Configurator feature on its myRollon digital platform, which allows users to generate product codes for telescopic guides and rod ends.

May 29, 2025

My Rollon Configurator And Rod Ends Range

Machine control

Beckhoff USA Opens Greater Atlanta Office

The Alpharetta, Georgia, facility will serve as a home base for local sales and support engineers as well as a regional hub for training, seminars and other business activities.

September 25, 2024

Beckhoff USA’s 5,000-square-foot office in Alpharetta, Georgia, offers customers new opportunities for sales, support, training and events in the Southeast Region.

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Reshoring Interest Is Building, And So Is the Capex Pipeline

A new survey finds 63% of OEMs planning U.S. capital investment through 2027, even as policy uncertainty and the skilled-trades gap throttle the pace.

2026 Robotics In Packaging Processing Report Final Cover

U.S. Robotics Market for Packaging and Processing Poised to Nearly Double by 2031

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End of the Line Video Series: Oregon's EPR Law, The EU's PPWR, and More On Matters of Sustainability

For now, industrial robots still dominate, but by 2031, mobile robots are expected to be the most popular robot type in packaging.

Mobile Robots Set to Dominate Packaging Industry by 2031

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Change Parts' CPI Rotary-Capper

Change Parts, Inc. to Debut New Rotary-Capper at PACK EXPO International

Change Parts' new, high-performance CPI Rotary-Capper capping system delivers flexible configurations, high-speed operation, and streamlined changeover in a compact footprint. See it in in Booth S-4126!

At PACK EXPO 2026, Antares Vision Group to Showcase Wide Array of Next-Gen Inspection Solutions for Life Sciences Sector

Straub Design Company to Showcase the New SD/SF-60 V2.0 at PACK EXPO International 2026

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