Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., launched Tetra Alsafe for extended shelf-life (ESL) production, an automated tank with constant temperature control that preserves product quality between processing and packaging.
The human body isn’t designed to work in sub-zero temperatures, yet the majority of frozen food operations conduct warehousing activities manually, requiring workers to physically withstand harsh environments. In order to combat these inefficiencies, today’s most forward-thinking food operations are turning to automation technology to decouple labor from sub-zero environments.
In today’s technologically complex plants, highly trained employees are more valuable than ever. Therefore, safety-minded managers are implementing bigger picture best-practices that go beyond current regulations to embrace the reality of these highly automated industrial workplaces.
The new BOXXER T-30 automatic case erector and bottom tape sealer from Miami-based Eagle Packaging Machinery is capable of running both regular-slotted and half-slotted style boxes, up to 30 cases per minute.
Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, introduced the new Allen-Bradley Micro820 programmable logic controller (PLC), a new addition to the Allen-Bradley Micro800 PLC family.
Matrix Technologies Inc., Maumee, Ohio, established a regional office in the Minneapolis area, marking a logical expansion to provide more coverage to existing and new customers in the Midwest.
