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3 Signs Your Tray Sealing Line Has Outgrown Manual Case Packing

3 Signs Your Tray Sealing Line Has Outgrown Manual Case Packing

Your tray sealer doesn't wait. It runs at rated speed, producing sealed trays at a pace set by your thermoformer and ...

July 2, 2026
B&R Controls: Why JLS Programs Everything In-House

B&R Controls: Why JLS Programs Everything In-House

When something goes wrong on a packaging line — a timing fault, a recipe error, a communication dropout between the ...

July 2, 2026
V-TRACK Pick Conveyor: How a Simple Design Change Made Chub Automation Possible

V-TRACK Pick Conveyor: How a Simple Design Change Made Chub Automation Possible

For decades, the biggest obstacle to automating chub case packing wasn't the robot — it was the conveyor.

July 2, 2026
Make the World a Better Place Culture

Aspire to Build the Future

When Values Align, Aspirations Flourish In our most recent blog post, we shared the top six reasons why our employees ...

July 2, 2026
NAM Executive Committee Appoints JLS Automation President & CEO Craig Souser JLS News

NAM Executive Committee Appoints JLS Automation President & CEO Craig Souser

YORK, Pa., Mar. 11, 2026 – JLS® is proud to announce that Craig Souser, President & CEO, has been appointed to the ...

March 11, 2026
JLS® Appoints Sean Spees as Director of Cartoning Solutions JLS News

JLS® Appoints Sean Spees as Director of Cartoning Solutions

YORK, Pa., Jan. 6, 2026 – JLS Automation is pleased to welcome Sean Spees as Director of Cartoning Solutions. In this ...

January 13, 2026
JLS® Launches Revolutionary Kestrel™ Collate and Load System at IPPE JLS News

JLS® Launches Revolutionary Kestrel™ Collate and Load System at IPPE

December 3, 2025
JLS® Welcomes Visitors to York for Founder’s Week JLS News

JLS® Welcomes Visitors to York for Founder’s Week

YORK, Pa., Sept. 3, 2025 – JLS Automation, a leader in hygienic robotic packaging solutions for the food industry, ...

September 3, 2025
Hygienic Packaging Machinery 101: What Does Washdown Really Mean?

Hygienic Packaging Machinery 101: What Does Washdown Really Mean?

Waheed Chaudhry, Director of Primary Packaging & Integrated Systems In the food packaging industry, the terms ...

July 17, 2025
JLS® Debuts Fully Automated Robotic Cartoning System at IBIE and PELV 2025 Trade Shows

JLS® Debuts Fully Automated Robotic Cartoning System at IBIE and PELV 2025

YORK, Pa., June 25, 2025–JLS Automation will feature a patented, fully automated cartoning system that includes robotic ...

June 26, 2025

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