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Engineering perspectives on robotic food packaging — application deep-dives, ROI analysis, sanitary design, and the thinking behind every JLS line.

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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
JLS® Adds VP of Finance and Accounting Culture

JLS® Adds VP of Finance and Accounting

JLS Automation welcomes Shawn Rauchut to its team as Vice President of Finance and Accounting.

February 13, 2023
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JLS® Expands Leadership Team with Promotions

JLS Automation announced the promotions of Craig Hafner to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Craig Wolfe to Chief ...

January 11, 2023
Make the World a Better Place Culture

JLS® to Showcase AI Protein Sorting Solution at IPPE

SiftAI uses learning algorithms to correctly identify required cuts of protein for packaging.

January 3, 2023
Making Your Career Choice JLS Culture

Top 6 Reasons for Choosing a Career at JLS®

Choosing a Career That’s the Right Fit for You

February 22, 2022
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Organizations JLS® Supports - Logos Academy

August 21, 2020

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