It was a blistering 5°F accompanied by a wind chill advisory and a mile-long line at the coat check, but that didn’t stop the 30,000-plus visitors from attending ProMat and Automate 2013, Jan. 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Automated material handling solutions providers Intelligrated, Mason, Ohio, and Swisslog Holding AG, Buchs, Switzerland, said they formed a strategic alliance in North America to serve food, beverage and retail markets.
Nercon, an Oshkosh, Wis., designer, line integrator and manufacturer of packaging and process conveyors and material handling equipment, has joined Rockwell Automation's machine builder program.
Prepared foods processors can save up to $35,000 a year on packaging film with the eco-cut film feeder technology on Orics’ S-30 fully automated tray sealer.
When it comes to material handling automation, there is a general industry perception that if you are going to consider automation it has to happen when you are planning a project.
To provide greater efficiency in customer service, Stellar,
a Jacksonville, Fla., construction, design, engineering and mechanical
services firm, has expanded its existing Refrigeration division to
include the company’s Maintenance, Parts and Operations and Automation
Services divisions.