| 1940 |
Tom
Hartness acquires the Pepsi-Cola franchise in Greenville,
South Carolina |
| 1945 |
Tom
Hartness develops his first case packer
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| 1972 |
Tom
Hartness founds Hartness Engineering to design and
manufacture case packing equipment for the soft drink
industry
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| 1974 |
Hartness
International introduces the rigid corner plastic finger
grid system, the genesis of the industry’s first
place packer |
| 1976 |
Hartness
develops the Model 100, their first fully automatic
case packer |
| 1979 |
Hartness
begins development of the industry’s first servo
case packer
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| 1982 |
The
Hartness 800 Series is
introduced and becomes the foundation for the Hartness
family of products
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| 1996 |
The
Octopack is patented,
and introduces a new generation of high speed, continuous
motion packers to the Hartness line |
| 1997 |
Hartness
pioneers the Video Response System
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| 1998 |
The
DYNAC is created, representing
a dramatic change in thinking about product handling.
Hartness DYNAC Systems is created.
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| 1999 |
Pat
Hartness creates the GlobalPack,
a rotary packer designed to operate 20,000 hours without
major service |
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
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Hartness
unveils the revolutionary, compact GlobalFill that eliminates
the need for change parts
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| 2006 |
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| 2007 |
Hartness
adds a new Spiral Elevator/Lowerator
for cases and bottles to its specialty conveyor line |
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Hartness
introduces a new Multilane
Film-Only Shrink Wrapper |
2008 |
Hartness-Inks
was launched to provide a revolutionary ink application
process that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. |
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Hartness
Performance Solutions introduces FlashBack
a portable, remote troubleshooting product that takes
the guesswork out of production problems. |
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Hartness
launches DCL-Dry
Conveyor Lube, D-FOAM-R,
and other Sustainable
Solutions that keep up with market demands and help
promote the sustainable initiatives of our customers. |
2009 |
Grab
Pack, a new printed film package, is formally launched
worldwide. |
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A
new generation 100 bundles per minute tray, pad or film
only Shrink Wrapper is unveiled. |