Machinery Category

Machinery Category

The machinery category, open to associate members only, focuses on innovations of equipment, products or services that are directly related to the mechanical converting process. Innovations should benefit the paperboard packaging industry through enhanced efficiency, quality, productivity, and/or safety of the members of the paperboard packaging community.

The “mechanical converting process” covers all operations that involve direct contact with corrugated, folding carton or rigid box substrates (i.e., printing, cutting, creasing, scoring, stitching, gluing, material handling, etc.)

The next machinery competition will be held in 2028 at SuperCorrExpo.

Innovator of the Year Winners – Machinery

• • • 2024: Geo M Martin
      SmartShingle – A system that minimizes or eliminates feed interruptions during stack or bundle discharges
    • 2021: JB Machinery
      AutoWash – Inline automatic print plate washing system
    • 2016: Gemini North America / Barberan
      High-speed, high-quality digital printer
    • 2012: JB Machinery
      KleenPlate ™ – plate wash eliminator
    • 2008: HIDE-Pack
      Inline R.F.I.D. Embedding System for Flexo Folder-Gluers
    • 2004: Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC
      ALF-MAX the Robotic Palletizer System
    • 2001: Curioni USA Inc.
      Extend-O-Slot

Watch the video below to see all of the Machinery entries from the 2021 competition:

Watch the video below to see all of the Machinery entries from the 2016 competition: