This October, PACK EXPO International, the largest packaging conference in the United States returns to the windy city of Chicago. PACK EXPO started roughly six decades ago with a thought on how to bring packaging professionals together to share ideas… Read More
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Celebrate National Engineers Week 2022!
Did you know that this week, February 20 – 26, 2022 is National Engineers Week?!?! Well, even some of our own engineers weren’t completely tuned-in, too busy with tasks at hand, so don’t feel bad. FILAMATIC is proud to promote… Read More
Are Handheld Filling Machines the Right Choice for Your Business?
This is part one in a series about how the semi-automatic Benchtop Series filling machines are the behind the scenes workhorse and secret hero for so many businesses in as many industries looking for either an entry-level or quality handheld… Read More
If It Ain’t Broke…Make It Better?
The Filamatic philosophy holds that the old adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” should not extend to efforts focused on making something better.
The Amazing Race
Last year, Filamatic had the great opportunity to participate in PMMI’s Amazing Packaging Race for the first time. The Amazing Packaging Race supports engineering students who participate in a race where they must find solutions to various engineering challenges provided by… Read More
The History Behind the Show
Pack Expo is the biggest packaging convention in the world that brings people together from all around the globe to share their latest innovations for the packaging industry. Pack Expo is brought to you by PMMI (Packaging Machinery Manufactures Institute), a… Read More
What’s New at the Pack
Packaging manufacturers are gearing up for one of the biggest events the industry, the 2015 Pack Expo. From liquid filling, case packaging, labeling companies, container manufactures, and many more, this trade show brings together some of the biggest and hottest… Read More
Liquid Filling Nozzles #101
I know what you’re asking, “What’s so important about nozzles?” Funny you should ask, we’re going to discuss some of the most important parts to a liquid filling machine, nozzles. To the eye nozzles may seem mundane or straightforward, when… Read More
Integrating Technology with Your Goals
In the interest of saving energy and your wallet, most of you have been using a programmable thermostat for several years. A not uncommon, but more annoying issue is that the touch cells could stop working at any time; you… Read More
Best Designs in Control Systems
Recently, I have been taking a much closer—and much different— look at the abundance of controls systems products on the market. I’m not looking for a particular product, nor am I trying to solve a particular problem. Not at all—I’m… Read More