Vacuum Barrier Corp. added the new MiniDose to its Nitrodose liquid nitrogen injection line.

The Association for Advancing Automation, Ann Arbor, Mich., launched a new website, a3automate.org, to engage stakeholders around the world and demonstrate to them why automation transforms business, it says.

The Kegavator facilitates unloading kegs from delivery trucks more safely than the traditional brute force method, says co-creator 1 Stop Material Handling, North Easton, Mass.

Charles Ross & Son Co. introduced a new multi-purpose laboratory mixer, the HSM-100LCI-T. Made of Type 316 stainless steel wetter parts polished to a 150-grit finish, the table-top unit features a dust- and fluid-spray-resistant enclosure, color touch-screen controls that display speed, percent of load, batch time and temperature, and an electronic push-button lift.

Naperville, Ill.-based World Packaging Organization (WPO) signed an agreement with Italy-based Ipack-Ima S.p.A. to support and promote the exhibitions at East Afripack, which will take place Sept. 9-12, 2014, in Kenya, and Ipack-Ima, which will take place May 19-23, 2015, in Italy. In return, WPO will have an institutional booth at both shows and will appoint a representative in the Steering Committee of East Afripack 2014. The WPO also will host the WorldStar Ceremony at Ipack-Ima.

The Closure and Container Manufacturers Association (CCMA), Barrington, Ill., will become part of the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT), Dallas, effective April 1. A group will be formed with representatives from both organizations to facilitate the transition.

CMC-Kuhnke Inc. extended its line of can measurement and rating stations (MARS) with its new MARS-ENR.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro, N.C., announced that it has increased the work capacity of its western U.S. locations by 15 percent since January 2010, including the addition of nearly 80 truck service bays, 135 Volvo-certified technicians and nearly a 22 percent increase in parts inventory.

 Douglas Machine Inc. added a new horizontal case/tray packer to its line of packaging machinery. 

Ross manufactures a wide range of bench-top mixers for research and development (R&D) and pilot-scale requirements, with selections for multi-viscosity processing, dry solid-solid blending, powder wet-out, inline (continuous) mixing, agitated vacuum drying, homogenization, emulsification and particle size reduction/wet milling, the company says.

The GulfCan Conference is the only conference located in the Middle East devoted exclusively to the metal packaging industry.

Launched in 2003 in Shanghai, Labelexpo Asia replaced the label converting event in Singapore.

Simei is an agricultural tradeshow and event organized by Ente Mostre Enologiche that features products in the beverage and bottling categories among other agricultural categories.

The International Dairy Show is back in Chicago. Moving back to a biennial format, dairy, food and beverage processors will see technology and innovations in formulation, processing, packaging, distribution, food safety and more.

Now in its 32nd year, the biennial fair is widely regarded as the label industry's flagship event and is again supported by FINAT.

On more than 1.1 million square feet with 1,966 world-class exhibitors — the most in Pack Expo history — 2012 proved to be an enormous success and the largest Pack Expo International since 2006.

Drinktec is one of the world's leading trade fairs for the beverage and liquid food industries.

Taking place in conjunction with the first two days of drinktec, PETnology Europe showcases innovative materials, new technologies and machine designs combined with sustainable, economically viable packaging solutions within the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) value chain.

This 10th anniversary event will feature more than 140 exhibitors showcasing some of the world's most creative packaging solutions using bags; bottles; boxes and cartons; caps; collars; cosmetic accessories; decoration and finishes; design; dispensers, pumps, sprayers and valves; jars and containers; labels; point-of-purchase displays; raw materials; ribbons; and more.