E-commerce has recently experienced an enormous rise in acceptance and success. At the same time, consumers increasingly value sustainability and avoiding the use of unnecessary packaging material. To address these trends Quadient, in Drachten, the Netherlands, developed a new packaging machine for the flexible, sustainable and cost-effective production of customized corrugated cardboard packaging. This system utilizes PC-based control, EtherCAT communication and drive technology from Beckhoff. Read more