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Regional Sales Manager Pete DeSuno Will Help Drive Sales Growth JLS News

Regional Sales Manager Pete DeSuno Will Help Drive Sales Growth

YORK, Pa., May 20, 2019 – JLS Automation has named Pete DeSuno as Regional Sales Manager, North Central Region for the ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Top 4 Ways Robotic Case Packing Systems Streamline End of Line Operations JLS News

Top 4 Ways Robotic Case Packing Systems Streamline End of Line Operations

Robotic Case Packing Solutions Provide Flexibility According to the analyst firm Aberdeen Research (via IIoT World), “A ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
JLS® Names Regional Sales Manager for Central U.S. Region JLS News

JLS® Names Regional Sales Manager for Central U.S. Region

York, PA – JLS Automation has named John Hofer as Regional Sales Manager, Central Region for the U.S. and Canada. He ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Industry Veteran Tom Sosnoski Will Help Lead Regional Customer Sales and Service JLS News

Industry Veteran Tom Sosnoski Will Help Lead Regional Customer Sales and Service

York, PA – JLS Automation has named Tom Sosnoski as Director of Sales, Western Region for the U.S. and Canada.

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Industry-Changing Robotic Carton Loader Easily Handles Wrapped, Packaged Products Trade Shows

Industry-Changing Robotic Carton Loader Easily Handles Wrapped, Packaged Products

YORK, Pa., July 31, 2019 – JLS Automation is displaying the next generation of carton loading with its Peregrine ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Collate and Load: How Robotic Collation Eliminates a Manual Bottleneck

Collate and Load: How Robotic Collation Eliminates a Manual Bottleneck

Before a product goes into a case, it usually needs to be arranged into a group. Four pouches in a row. Six cartons in ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
How a Compact Case Packer Saved 40% Floor Space on a Fresh Produce Line

How a Compact Case Packer Saved 40% Floor Space on a Fresh Produce Line

When a fresh produce operation needed to automate case packing on an existing blueberry clamshell line, the first ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Inside the Patent-Pending Gripper That Folds and Loads Bacon Drafts Automatically

Inside the Patent-Pending Gripper That Folds and Loads Bacon Drafts Automatically

Bacon packing has resisted automation longer than almost any other protein packaging application. The reason isn't ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
Why Chub Case Packing Is Still Done by Hand — and What It Takes to Change That

Why Chub Case Packing Is Still Done by Hand — and What It Takes to Change That

Ground meat. Sausage logs. Pet food rolls. Cookie dough. These products all share a common shape — the chub — and a ...

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM
From Forming to Freezing to Packing: Automating the Complete Patty Line

From Forming to Freezing to Packing: Automating the Complete Patty Line

Most frozen patty producers don't have a packing problem. They have a line balance problem.

Jul 6, 2026, 5:11:21 PM

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