RND Automation

06/01/2026

RND Automation welcomes Brantley Turner as our new General Manager.

Brantley brings more than 16 years of leadership experience across automation, OEM manufacturing, operations, engineering, and commercial strategy. In this role, he will provide day-to-day leadership for RND as we continue to strengthen our operations, support our customers, and pursue continued growth.

Please join us in welcoming Brantley to the RND Automation team.

05/25/2026

Today, we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.

We will never forget.

Our office is closed today; normal business operations will resume tomorrow.

04/29/2026

Earth Day was last week, but the point still stands.

Our team stepped outside, grabbed some gloves and trash bags, and cleaned up around our facility.

Nothing flashy. Just taking care of the space we’re proud to work in every day. A simple effort, solid teamwork, and a cleaner space when we wrapped up.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to pitch in.

04/28/2026

Take a closer look at the RND Test Bench from Pack Expo 2025.

In this video, Chad Malone highlights the RND Test Bench. A powerful tool that is a value add for our customers. The test bench allows us to build and test systems, perfecting them before they go to our customers.

Our Test Bench is coming back to Pack Expo Chicago this year. Make sure to stop by our booth and see it in person. More information coming soon.

For our final stop, we’ll be presenting the KANGA.

04/07/2026

Finding QuickPouch information just got easier.

The updated site makes it easier for current QuickPouch owners and new project teams to find the right information and connect with the right team.

If you work with QuickPouch equipment or are evaluating a pouching application, QuickPouch.com is the best place to start.

The updated QuickPouch website is now live.

It brings together the full QuickPouch product family, along with OEM parts, service, and technical support resources in one place.

RND Automation is the sole authorized provider of QuickPouch machines, parts, and technical support, including legacy machines. If you operate a QuickPouch machine, need parts or service, or are evaluating a new pouching application, start here:

https://bit.ly/4mbexHK

03/19/2026

Next up in our Pack Expo 2025 booth walkthrough series.

In this video, Chad Malone runs through the QuickPouch Vertical, by RND Automation, then moves to our RND test bench to show the QuickPouch Micro setup in operation.

In the shop, we use the test bench to evaluate applications and de-risk projects. For this demo, the QuickPouch Micro is running with a FANUC America Corporation CRX-5iA cobot and IPR Robotics Universal 2-jaw parallel gripper.

Thanks to IPR Robotics for supplying the grippers used in this demo.

Questions about QuickPouch Vertical or Micro, and what pouching setup might fit your application? Send us a message or drop a question in the comments.

03/18/2026

The Cleanroom Paradox: Scaling production within a fixed footprint.

For many MedTech manufacturers, the move from manual pouching to an automated HFFS line is not stopped by ROI. It is stopped by a tape measure. When cleanroom space is your most constrained resource, a traditional 15-foot packaging line might not just be an investment. It could mean a facility renovation.

The RND Automation MicroPack was built specifically to address this constraint. At just four feet long, it brings a fully validateable thermoforming process into the space you already have.

The size is the headline. But the more important shift is in your process risk.

Manual sealing means seal variability and contamination risk are human constants. Every operator, every shift, every batch. The MicroPack moves you to a validateable, repeatable, automated process without asking you to redesign your cleanroom.

If you are evaluating your automation roadmap, the question is not whether you can afford a machine like this. It is whether you can afford to keep doing it the other way.

03/06/2026

Today is National Employee Appreciation Day.

Automation isn’t just the finished machine. Some of the most important work is what people don’t see: careful design decisions, clean wiring, tight tolerances, practical problem-solving, and the double-checks that turn a build into something people can rely on.

It takes a team to deliver quality work: engineering, manufacturing, machining, electrical, supply chain, project management, service, and the teams supporting the business day to day.

Thank you to the RND Automation team for the pride you bring to the details and the standards you set.

02/23/2026

Sometimes you just want a straightforward walkthrough.

We pulled together four quick booth walkthroughs from Pack Expo 2025, featuring Chad Malone and the machines we brought to the show.

Up first: the RND MiniPack (HFFS). Chad breaks down the product flow from the load area to the outfeed and explains what the RND MiniPack is designed to support. Thanks to Amcor for supplying the web roll material and supporting our booth demos.

Next up:
• QuickPouch Vertical & Micro by RND Automation
• RND Test Bench, used to evaluate applications and de-risk projects
• RND KANGA Poucher

Questions about the RND MiniPack or your specific application? Send us a message or drop a question in the comments.

02/17/2026

Last week at the FANUC America Authorized System Integrator Conference, RND Automation was honored to receive the Outstanding Growth Award.

Aaron Laine and James Pritchard accepted the award on behalf of the entire RND Automation team from Michael Cicco, President and CEO of FANUC America Corporation.

We are grateful for our partnership with FANUC and for the dedication of our team and customers who make achievements like this possible. In our industry, growth is earned through consistent ex*****on, project by project and system by system.

Thank you to FANUC for the recognition. We’re proud of the momentum and focused on building on it in the year ahead.