Products like candles or deodorant may be solid when you use them, but they don’t start out that way. These products are, in fact, poured as a hot, molten liquid into their container before solidifying and taking shape. While these… Read More
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Packaging as Art
The packaging of products is something we everyday, but it isn’t often thought of as “art.” While it’s true that packaging isn’t created in the way singular pieces of artwork are, they can certainly be art. Product packaging does much… Read More
Can Handheld Filling Machines Dispense High Viscosity Liquids?
Today, we’ll be getting an inside look at handheld filling machines with Warren Copper, a packaging industry insider and expert on semi-automatic filling solutions. He is FILAMATIC’s National Benchtop Series Manager and will explain how these filling systems have become… Read More
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
Meet The FILAMATIC Team at Pack Expo East 2022
From March 21 to 23, 2022, Pack Expo East will be held in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the FILAMATIC team will be in attendance. Catch us at the Pennsylvania Convention Center right near world famous Reading Terminal Market. Visitors to… Read More
Packaging Materials and the Supply Chain
The Supply Chain has affected almost everyone and everything. This is from our basic food and groceries, electronics, natural gas, cars, and more. The Packaging industry is no different in what we have experienced in terms of Supply Chain issues…. Read More
The 4 Main Types of Liquid Filling Machines
The increased need for quality liquid filling machines continues to rise across a variety of industries. These solutions are used to dispense liquids (water-like, semi-viscous, and viscous type products: gels, creams, lotions, etc.) into many different shapes and sizes of… Read More
How Robotics are Changing the Pharmaceutical Industry
Over the last half century or so, robotics have made their way into all forms of industry including packaging. Due to its highly regulated nature, one notable group that did not embrace the concept immediately in the early days was… Read More
BizFOCUS: Spare Parts Mgmt During a Global Pandemic
As we’ve clearly seen through recent times, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing variants have upended supply chains across industries and around the globe. Unlike standard marketplace disruptions like labor disputes and natural disasters, pandemic effects have not been confined to… 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