General Mills’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa, plant has been using pallet flow and pushback rack systems, but ongoing growth, product changes and extended use required a storage system update that would safely add capacity to their existing facility.
Heat and Control’s new FastBack FDX Force Displacement drives are said to be 40% smaller than comparable inertia drive horizontal motion conveyors and convey up to 2,500 pounds, making it ideal for transfer runs up to 100 feet long and product accumulation up to 300 cubic feet.
Standard-Knapp, Portland, Conn., debuted Versatron Case Packer with lowering head module, ideal for gentle, positive handling of product and partitionless packing of products made with glass, aluminum, PET, or other materials. Partitionless packaging allows for the use of less material in packing, in the move towards sustainability.
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, introduced the Crown SP 4000 Series, a 36-volt, battery-powered stockpicker capable of handling capacities up to 3,000 pounds and reaching a lift height of 366 inches.
Ed Carolan was named president, U.S. retail, responsible for Campbell Soup Co.'s $3.5 billion U.S. soup, sauces and beverages business, while Tony Thompson was named president and COO of Papa John's.
Arena Products, a Rochester, N.Y.-based packaging and shipping solutions firm focused on the development of reusable, sustainable transport packaging systems, purchased a 10,000-square-foot Packaging Dynamics and Materials Testing lab from the Eastman Kodak Co.
