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Over the past few months several major companies in the food packaging industry have made headlines as a result of product recalls. Regardless of the cause of the contamination, this is an excellent reminder to examine the sanitation protocol of your facility, and identify its strengths and weaknesses. Effective sanitary food manufacturing is an area…

Use a uniform technology architecture to improve packaging operations. Having a uniform technology structure within automated packaging machines provides several benefits for companies to optimize the efficiency of the machines. Automation is continuing to expand; in a study done by PMMI in 2017, over 50% of users interviewed use automation on their plant floor. These…

Increase and update packaging automation technology to alleviate labor concerns and cost.The past year has seen historically low unemployment rates which means the availability of labor is scarce. Low unemployment combined with high turnover rates has created an environment in packaging and manufacturing with rising costs. The current job economy is the perfect opportunity for…

From Kevin Roach, Harpak-ULMA CEO We recognize that the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation around the world presents a unique challenge to our collective safety, health and welfare. Under the circumstances, we believe it important to share Harpak-ULMA’s business continuity plans to protect employees, assure uninterrupted customer support operations, and maintain continuity of current engagements. The…

Harpak-ULMA partners with companies as a single-source supplier of complete product-to-pallet packaging solutions. For cheese packaging, these solutions range from product handling and row distribution to automation to cartoning, case packing and final placement on a pallet. Read full article.  

Automating sustainable packaging practices for improved ROI Taunton, MA. March 02, 2020 — Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA packaging, today announced the commercial availability of an automated tote management system for food producers. This approach to reusable secondary packaging represents an addition to the innovative sustainability efforts launched a year ago under the…

New, alternative technology for producing cost-effective, attractive, leak-proof trayed packaging for raw food products TAUNTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harpak-ULMA today introduces the ULMA FS-400 Flow wrapper, conceived specifically for the fresh poultry and meat packaging market segment. The FS-400 produces cost-effective packaging for raw food products that often vary in both size and shape. It represents a…

Customer momentum and adoption underscore Harpak-ULMA commitment to standardize on Rockwell Automation’s Controls and Information platforms. TAUNTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kevin Roach, CEO of Harpak-ULMA, announced strong market momentum supporting its collaboration with Rockwell Automation to deliver a packaging platform for digital transformation across food, medical, and industrial markets. Roach was one of a select group of…

Mondini commits to standardizing on a single automation platform in North America   Taunton, MA. October 22, 2019 — Harpak-ULMA, the industry leader in complete packaging line solutions for food, medical, bakery, and industrial products, has introduced its latest smart, connected packaging solution: the Trave® line, built by G. Mondini, which utilizes Rockwell Automation’s Integrated…

Innovations in digital technology and connectivity are rapidly meshing the digital world with machines. In fact, that’s one of the primary reasons Medela, a medical de-vice manufacturer with U.S. operations based in Illinois, decided to invest in cobot technology. While most industrial robots remain isolated behind protective cages and operate at higher speeds, cobots are…