Welcome to Jacobs Automation - a recognized leader in linear drive technology for packaging, converting, material handling and assembly. 

Jacobs Automation’s flagship product, PackTrak™ (video), redefines flexibility by replacing rotary-driven chains, belts and gears with a direct-drive linear motor that independently controls each mover mounted on a track.  Packtrak is more than just a servo motor, it is a fully integrated motion control system with an absolute position sensor.

The Problem- Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are undergoing an explosion of brand variations.  Take an industry leading cooking manufacturer, 30 years ago, their product was available in a single variety in one package.  Today, it is available in 23 different packages with ever-changing consumer desires and shorter product life cycles.

To meet these demands, CPG companies make multiple production line changeovers or purchase additional packaging equipment, which costs them time and money.  In fact, according to one of the world’s leading CPG companies, lost production time is worth $5,000/Hour. 

The Solution-How important is your ROI and OEE (overall equipment effectiveness)?  PackTrak will give companies unprecedented flexibility and productivity. See a video of the Packtrak system.

• Product line changeovers are now done through software, rather than tedious hardware, reducing changeover times from hours to minutes.
• The modularity and scalability of Packtrak will downsize the number of packaging machines required and vastly reduce capital and labor costs.
• By eliminating mechanical transmission, maintenance costs are reduced by over 60%.