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Lightweight robots harvest cucumbers
February 16, 2018 by Canadian Packaging staff
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK is developing and testing a dual-arm robot for the automated harvesting of cucumbers with the potential to keep crop cultivation commercially viable in Germany.

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Valco Melton Inc. Baumer hhs Corp.

Paxiom Group, Inc. Plan Automation Inc. Reiser (Canada) Co. Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. Multivac Canada Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Heat and Control, Inc. Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC

Barcoding/Scanning

Balluff Canada Inc. Matthews Marking Systems Squid Ink Manufacturing Weber Marking Systems of Canada Harlund Industries Ltd. Videojet Technologies Inc. Domino Printing Solutions Inc.

Blister Packaging

Multivac Canada Inc.

Bottling

Geosaf Inc. KRONES Machinery Co. Limited

Cartoning

Plan Automation Inc. Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. Nuspark Inc. Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc.

Case Packing

Geosaf Inc. Paxiom Group, Inc. Plan Automation Inc. Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. UniTrak Corporation Limited Nuspark Inc. Veritiv Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc. ABB Inc. KRONES Machinery Co. Limited Heat and Control, Inc.

Case Sealing

Crawford Packaging Inc. Veritiv Harlund Industries Ltd.

Checkweigh

VC999 Canada Ltd. Anritsu Infivis Inc. Shawpak Systems Ltd. Mettler-Toledo Canada Heat and Control, Inc. Sesotec Canada Ltd Loma Systems, an ITW Company

Coding

Matthews Marking Systems Squid Ink Manufacturing Weber Marking Systems of Canada Harlund Industries Ltd. Videojet Technologies Inc. Domino Printing Solutions Inc.

Combo Multi-Head Weighing

Paxiom Group, Inc. Plan Automation Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Heat and Control, Inc. Loma Systems, an ITW Company

Conveyor

UniTrak Corporation Limited Dorner FlexLink Systems, Inc. Ryson International Regal Beloit Canada ULC

Filling/Capping Dry

UniTrak Corporation Limited Heat and Control, Inc.

Filling/Capping Liquid & Viscous

Geosaf Inc. Hibar Systems Ltd. KRONES Machinery Co. Limited

Food Safety

Plan Automation Inc. Anritsu Infivis Inc. Shawpak Systems Ltd. Mettler-Toledo Canada Fortress Technology Inc. Loma Systems, an ITW Company

Food/Materials

Dpec Food Solutions Inc

Labeling

Plan Automation Inc. Matthews Marking Systems Squid Ink Manufacturing QuickLabel Systems - An Astromed, Inc. Product Group Weber Marking Systems of Canada Harlund Industries Ltd. Videojet Technologies Inc. KRONES Machinery Co. Limited Domino Printing Solutions Inc.

Metal Detector

Plan Automation Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Anritsu Infivis Inc. Shawpak Systems Ltd. Mettler-Toledo Canada Heat and Control, Inc. Sesotec Canada Ltd Fortress Technology Inc. Loma Systems, an ITW Company

Modified Atmosphere

Reiser (Canada) Co. Multivac Canada Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC Stock Packaging Canada

Palletizing

Honeywell Intelligrated Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. ABB Inc. KRONES Machinery Co. Limited

Printing Presses

Heidelberg Canada Graphic Equipment Limited

Robotics

Honeywell Intelligrated Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. Schneider Electric Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc. ABB Inc.

Shrinkwrapping

Geosaf Inc. Crawford Packaging Inc. Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. Veritiv

Stretchwrapping

Crawford Packaging Inc. Reiser (Canada) Co. Veritiv

Thermoform

Geosaf Inc. Plan Automation Inc. Reiser (Canada) Co. Multivac Canada Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC Stock Packaging Canada

Tray Seal

Crawford Packaging Inc. Reiser (Canada) Co. Multivac Canada Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC Stock Packaging Canada

Vacuum Packaging

Reiser (Canada) Co. Multivac Canada Inc. VC999 Canada Ltd. Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC Stock Packaging Canada

Wrapping

Geosaf Inc. Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc.

X-Ray/Vision

Plan Automation Inc. Balluff Canada Inc. Anritsu Infivis Inc. Shawpak Systems Ltd. Mettler-Toledo Canada Heat and Control, Inc. Sesotec Canada Ltd Loma Systems, an ITW Company

Automation

Belting/Chain

Beckhoff Automation Canada Tsubaki Regal Beloit Canada ULC

Connectors

Balluff Canada Inc.

Controls/Sensors

Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. Balluff Canada Inc. Festo Inc. Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. Schneider Electric Emerson

Motion Controllers

Wainbee Limited Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. Festo Inc. Schneider Electric Beckhoff Automation Canada

Motors/Pumps

Wainbee Limited Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. Festo Inc. Hibar Systems Ltd. Schneider Electric Beckhoff Automation Canada

PLC’s

Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. Festo Inc. Schneider Electric Beckhoff Automation Canada

Pneumatics

Wainbee Limited Festo Inc. Emerson

Software

Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp. Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. Matthews Marking Systems Schneider Electric Beckhoff Automation Canada KRONES Machinery Co. Limited

Materials

Adhesives/Tapes

Crawford Packaging Inc. Uline Canada Corp. Veritiv

Can/Bottle Handles

PakTech

Cartons/Boxes

Uline Canada Corp. Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. Veritiv WestRock

Flexibles/Pouches

Multivac Canada Inc. TC Transcontinental Packaging

Inks

Squid Ink Manufacturing QuickLabel Systems - An Astromed, Inc. Product Group Weber Marking Systems of Canada Harlund Industries Ltd. Videojet Technologies Inc. Domino Printing Solutions Inc.

Labels

Plan Automation Inc. Uline Canada Corp. QuickLabel Systems - An Astromed, Inc. Product Group Weber Marking Systems of Canada

Protective Packaging

Crawford Packaging Inc. Uline Canada Corp. Veritiv

Services

Design/Graphics

Bo Branding & Design Agency Ltd. SGSCo Plan Automation Inc. Veritiv

Line Integration

Honeywell Intelligrated Plan Automation Inc. Matthews Marking Systems Propack Processing & Packaging Systems Inc.

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