Checkweigher/Fortress metal detectors from Yamato Corp. combine precise load cell technology with high-sensitivity metal detection.

Fritsch's MULTITWIST—a multifunctional twisting system—is now available with up to 100 tools.

Siemens Corp.'s Simatic S7-1200 line of compact controllers now features both standard and failsafe functionality.

Fully automatic Rollstock vacuum packaging machines are now available with faster cycle times and improved performance, says Rollstock Inc.

Puffed and extruded snacks are shedding their junk-food image with more nutritious ingredients and no-fry processing, plus on-trend flavors, textures and shapes to add more fun.

New shapes, interesting flavors and better-for-you ingredients help make tortilla chips the second most-popular salty snack among U.S. consumers.

Better-for-you ingredients and innovative flavors continue to keep potato chips at the top of consumers’ list of favorite snacks, while the classics still resonate.

Essentials Inc. now offers a semiautomatic control package for its FlexPak Package Leak Detector.

AAF International’s new OptiFlo RC features several design enhancements over the company’s OptiFlo cartridge collector.

Lock n’ Pop has introduced a MMDV extrusion valve for its water-based cohesive that forms a chemical bond with package surfaces and holds firm until it’s time to unstack pallets.