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Automation Takes Center Stage at PACK EXPO International

The Future of Automation in Packaging and Processing Report indicates labor shortages are driving the push toward automation.

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Labor shortages are driving consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to adopt automated solutions, according to The Future of Automation in Packaging and Processing report released today at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 23-26, 2022; McCormick Place, Chicago). 

The report, produced by show organizer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, highlights how CPGs are looking to enhance and optimize their production, storage, and distribution processes using automated solutions including automated guided vehicles, industrial robots, collaborative robots, and mobile robots, with some of these technologies being supported by artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced vision tools.

According to the report, e-commerce is fueling the automation trend, moving companies toward more responsive modes of distribution such as Direct-to-Customer, disrupting traditionally highly manual warehousing formats, and in some cases eliminating the need for warehousing. 

Additionally, supply chain problems are impacting the availability and cost of raw materials and parts for packaging machinery. Over 90% of CPGs say these problems are either extremely impactful or somewhat impactful and while most companies expect them to be resolved over the short term (within three years) at least 25% of companies anticipate them persisting over a longer time span.

With this boom in e-commerce coupled with the challenges arising from widespread supply chain issues, the Logistics Pavilion at PACK EXPO International (North Building) is particularly relevant. Attendees can find targeted solutions related to the supply chain, including warehousing, fulfillment, distribution logistics services, and transportation providers.

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