Issue #2 of our video report from interpack features fascinating machinery, from gargantuan robot arms making rainbow packs to a case erector that runs incredibly smooth and silent.

Interpack 2008: the machines take center stage!

As these videos attest, the halls of interpack held no shortage of innovative machines. U.S. visitors that Packaging Automation met largely mentioned the proliferation of automation, of servo machines, and expressly noted the spread of robotics.

ELAU alone counted some 240 machines equipped with its servo-based automation system, many taking advantage of the company's robotics capabilities and intelligent servo modules.

Our video coverage includes many companies offering ELAU-enabled robotics at interpack, including Canada's Nuspark Engineering, Italy's Cavanna, and Germany's Pester Pac and Theegarten Pactec. In this issue alone are Italy's Senzani and IMA, plus Germany's Oystar A+F and Wächter.

Where is the big growth in robotics? In primary and secondary packaging, product orienting, and value-adding operations such as the rainbow pack line described in the following story.

But there were so many other breakthroughs in packaging automation.

In this issue you'll see another example of PRB's complete changeover to ELAU as its automation partner, high speed gravimetric filling technology from OPTIMA, case erecting and packaging systems from IMA and Buhmann offering totally automated servo changeovers, sustainable tube packaging from Norden, patented cartons from ACMA and much more.

View our first interpack video report.