John KowalHome6 packaging automation trends to watch in 2010As 2009 recedes (thankfully) in our rear view mirrors, here are 6 packaging automation trends to monitor in the year ahead.March 9, 2010Conveying & accumulationIntegrated automation: 2004 EEC Seminar messageAt the Annual Eastern Equipment Committee Seminar, a first-time attendee walked away with the message that packaging automation is becoming more and more integrated. What’s that mean exactly?April 30, 2004Controls & Machine ComponentsBest practices: implementing the PackML™ state model in Sequential Function ChartWhile developing guidelines for interoperability, OMAC members recognized the fundamental benefit of a common state model and naming conventions for machine states.March 31, 2003Page 1 of 1Top StoriesBagging & PouchingJiffy Mix Modernizes Packaging With Flexible, Compact CellsChelsea Milling Co. found a way to replace 18 filling lines with brand new equipment with no interruption in meeting consumer demand and without laying off any of its valued employees.PMMI NewsPMMI Foundation Awards More Than $160,000 in 2025 Scholarships to Emerging Leaders in Packaging & ProcessingRoboticsAutomation Aligns Around Standards, AI, and Real-World UsePackage DesignThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #3: Tropicana Weathers Blowback from Package RedesignSponsor ContentSide-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
