Hartness International, Inc

Hartness International - Packaging solutions made innovatively simple.


	Hartness developing greener packaging solutions - Summer 10
	Vertical accumulation system from Hartness International - Spring 10
	HartnessVertique automatic sorter centerpiece of new facility - Spring 10
	HartnessVertique scallable picking system improves warehouse efficiencies and ROI - Summer 09
	Hartness and Vertique join forces - Spring 10
	Tom Hartness featured in Greenville Business Magazine - Winter 10
	Sean Hartness featured in Greenville Business Magazine - Oct 09
	Hartness Finalist in two categories at Bev Innovation Awards - Sept 09
	Hartness and RKW join up to launch new multipack concept - Sept 09 Hartness International has teamed up with film producer RKW to launch Grab Pack – a new way of keeping bottles together that Hartness says makes life easier for both consumers and bottlers.
	Hartness Focuses on Continued Growth and Emerging Sustainability Business - May 2009
	Moving Right Along - 2009 The newest in conveyors advance more than just products on the line
	Hartness International, Inc: You can’t bottle this kind of success - Feb 2009 COO Sean Hartness tells Exec how simple, sustainable innovations hit the spot for this packaging solutions provider
	Plant Focus: Growing capabilities for complex bottling - Jan 2009 Pepsi Bottling Ventures puts self manufacturing into its growth plans
	Gear Up Machine Performance - Oct 2008 Flexibility and constant innovation keep packaging machine builder in touch with its customers' needs.
	New BIB Wine Line Toasts Tried-And-True Technologies - June 2008 Mission Bell Winery's 5-L bag-in-box wine line serves as a blueprint for a new 3-l line that provides 'outstanding' sterility, ergonomics, and productivity.
	Hartness Europe featured in Emballage Digest (French/English) - June 2008 From decoration to secondary packaging, and orginial and complete offer Hartness International Europe has launched the european version of GlobalShrink, offering a European electrical platform for the high output tray-shrink solution <more>
	GSA Business - June 2008 Most Innovative Companies
	Labeling/decorating solution - June 2008 Uvaclear inks are “ecologically friendly” and ultraviolet curable in about a quarter of a second. The inks are initially being marketed to beer, beverage, wine and spirits packagers and the glass container suppliers who serve them.
	Hartness to show latest developments in Robotics & Packaging Solutions at ProPak Asia!
	Hartness-Inks Highlighted in Ben Miyares' Packaging Management Update® - April 2008 A "packaging solution that has the potential to impact the productivity, profitability and sustainability initiatives of manufacturing and consumer products companies around the globe" is how Hartness International immodestly, but we believe accurately, describes its new, Uvaclear organic ink labeling and decorating process for glass and plastic containers. <more>
	Hartness in International Packaging Spotlight, Packaging World - April 2008
	Appointment of new EMEA Managing Director reflects growth plans for Hartness International - March 2008 The return of Phil Johnson to Hartness International reflects a continued focus on EMEA growth for the manufacturer of advanced packaging line enhancements, conveyors, dynamic accumulation, case packing, and tray shrink solutions. Johnson will assume the role of Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. <more>
	Hartness International Interpack 2008 Press Release - Feb 2008 Hartness International Europe, best known for DYNAC pressure-less, rail-less accumulation systems and innovative case packers will introduce their new range of GlobalShrink Wrap equipment to the European market. <more>
	The World's Best Robotic Solution - Sept 2007 HartnessVisy Automation has provided the best robotic solution in the World…..the World of Coke, that is. May 24, 2007 signaled an important day for two very innovative companies, Coca-Cola and HartnessVisy Automation. On this day, Coca-Cola celebrated the official grand opening of the new World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The World of Coca-Cola is a state of the art museum that was designed to showcase how people from around the world have emotionally connected with Coke’s brands for over 120 years. <more>
	Hartness Attends State of the Art Plant Opening in Japan - July 2007 Under the shadow of Mount Fuji, Hartness International recently attended the opening of Shikoku Kakoki’s newest facility at Fuji-Oyama, Japan. Headquartered in Tokushima, Shikoku Kakoki is a global leader in filling, carton forming and processing technology, as well as food production. The Fuji-Oyama Food Factory is Shikoku’s 5th production facility and will serve as the company’s benchmark as it relates to “automaton, work saving, and environmental” responsibility. The facility features state of the art packaging equipment technology, innovative manufacturing techniques, and tight quality control. <more>
	Filling Systems - High Spirits - Feb 2007 The Filling Business UK-based spirits producer G&J Greenall has come through some challenging times. Tom Woerndl reports there can be no worse sight as a filling line manager than to see your production base brunt to the ground. This is what Alum Williams, operations director at UK-based spirits filler G&J Greenall, faced on October 15, 2005. <more>
	That’s a wrap - Jan 2007 Packaging World Picking and packing pickles may sound like a tongue-twister, but for Mt. Olive Pickle Company it’s just another day on the job. Located in Mt. Olive, NC, the company produces and bottles a variety of pickles and relishes, much of which is shipped to club stores. <more>
	Industry Watch - Jan 2007 Packaging World
	Linear modules speed bottle laning - Jan 2007 Packaging Digest Hartness Int., Inc. (www.hartness.com), Greenville, SC, is one company that intimately understands the critical nature of packaged-goods traffic patterns. Hartness recently introduced a laner to the packaging and bottling industries that pushes the limits of line speed, while also protecting product packaging along the line. Called the GlobalLaner 2260, this laner's ambitious design called for a linear belt-drive module with an acceleration rate of 1 m/sec2 to keep pace with the line speed of 200 ft/min. <more>
	First In Line - Jan 2007 US Industry Today Tom Hartness was a Pepsi bottler in South Carolina who liked to fiddle with his machinery. As William Bunch reports, the result is Hartness International, a global leader in bottling equipment that is revolutionizing the industry with a machine called a Dynac Conveyor. <more>
	Breakthrough Solutions - Jan 2007 US Industry Today Innovative R&D is Hartness International’s recipe for success in manufacturing durability, reliability, and longevity into its bottling conveyor systems. When things go awry in a bottling operation, it can resemble the famous conveyor-line scene from “I Love Lucy.” But when life imitates art on your production line, it is no laughing matter. Troublesome labelers break, run out of glue or run out of labels. When this happens and the filler continues to operate, what happens to your production?
	Co-manufacturer help sambazon forge ahead in low-acid aseptics - Dec 2006 Packaging World As the leading global marketer of Amazon fruit acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), Sambazon Inc. faces the challenge of products that are susceptible to flavor degradation if bacteria are allowed to remain in the caps or containers. This is just one area where contract filling and packaging are proving invaluable to product marketers today. Sambazon is a case in point. <more>
	Rx applied to tablet line - Nov 2006 Packaging World AstraZeneca's online mission statement says that its people are dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative pharmaceutical solutions. The company's Newark, DE, plant proves that the company's mission extends beyond product research and development into its packaging operations. Last year the facility added a Hartness (www.hartness.com) Dynac 6400 system to boost efficiency between a capper and labeler on Line 4, which fills tablets into 75-cc white opaque high-density polyethylene bottles from O-I (www.o-i.com).<more>
	Moving Right Along - Nov 2006 Beverage Industry Today’s global marketplace requires reliability, durability and flexibility from its equipment. The newest in conveyors fit that bill. From durable base materials to small-footprint machines, the most recent models exist to move products right along. <more>
	Juiced-up machinery runs at high speed - Oct 2006 Packaging Digest Olympic Foods, whose origins date back to the 1960s, packages and distributes fruit juices under its own brand names, which include Citrus Sunshine, Nature's Genuine and Washington's Natural, and also under private-label arrangements with such grocery chains and distributors as Albertson's, Fred Meyer Stores, Safeway, Quality Food Centers and Western Family Foods. It also packages drinks for Tree Top and Newman's Own Organics. <more>
	From Point A to Point B - Sept/Oct 2006 PMT When asked to spotlight the most exciting aspect of a packaging line, one might focus on a new piece of equipment or a new container, or maybe a new way of making or presenting a product. Rarely does one mention the routing system that holds it all together: the conveyor system. <more>
	Efficiency gains through DYNAC - Oct 2006 Emballage Digest For over 30 years, Hartness International has provided some of the world's most innovatively simple packaging solutions. The company began as a soft drink bottler over 40 years ago and has the unique perspective of both a bottler and an OEM supplier of packaging equipment. When clients complained of limited space, complexity in line controls and increasingly difficult packages, Hartness not only listened, it took action. <more>
	Forging ahead with low-acid aseptics - Sept 2006 Packaging World Convinced that the U.S. marketplace is ready for much broader acceptance of rigid plastic containers filled aseptically, Aseptic Solutions of Corona, CA, has built an impressive contract manufacturing and packaging facility to meet this anticipated demand. Why contract, as opposed to own-brand, manufacturing? <more>
	Demand For Flexibility Will Only Grow - Sept 2006 Packaging World PMMI board member Bernard McPheely is CEO of Hartness International, a manufacturer of advanced conveyor and case packing equipment. Here he talks about developing packaging equipment to reduce changeover time and increase operating speeds.
	Hartness In Russia - Aug 2006 Hartness International Europe GmbH announced a new engagement in the Russian Federation Saint Petersburg. Alex Rempel, MD of AFR, brings in 10 years of experience and expertise working with the major OEM´s and US key suppliers in the Russian industry. <more>
	Hartness International Ventures Down Under - May 2006 In recent years, the prominence of Australian companies in the US marketplace has grown exponentially. The recent buyout of Beringer Wines by Australian beer powerhouse Foster's is a notable example of Australia’s focus in the US market. The success of Australian companies such as Yellowtail Wines and shopping mall conglomerate, Westfield, serve as a reminder of the pervasiveness of our mates from down under. <more>
	Hartness International Launches Hartness Performance Solutions - March 2006 Hartness International introduces its newest division to further expand their capabilities in customer problem solving. The formation of Hartness Performance Solutions brings all of the Hartness video monitoring and data acquisition products under one banner. The new division was created to develop comprehensive line performance improvements through the use of their HERO video capture technology, GlobalView line data analysis products, and other emerging video based and diagnostic systems. <more>
	Plants of the Year - Feb 2006 Food & Drug Packaging
	Spotlight on Form/Fill/Seal and Bagging - Dec 2005 Packaging Digest
	Size Does Matter from Hartness - Nov 2005 PackExpo.com
	Gripping conveyor - Nov 2004 Packaging World
	PACK EXPO Video: Gripveyor conveyor system - Nov 2004 Packaging World
	Wide-side accumulation conveyor - Oct 2004 Packaging World
	Packagers emphasize environment and economics - March 2004 Packaging World
	Take the Pressure Off - March 2004 Bottler & Packer
	A video view into problem solving - Jan 2004 Packaging World
	Best packaging operations anywhere? Here are three… - Jan 2004 Packaging world
	Tropicana’s juiced about aseptic bottle filling line - Nov 2003 Packaging World
	Mott’s creates downstream flexibility - May 2003 Packaging World