Digital Transformation

Five Strategies to Secure Resources for Maintenance Teams

A VP of Customer Success from a CMMS platform and a Maintenance Planner from a beef manufacturer discuss strategies to help packaging and processing maintenance teams secure resources to maximize efficiency, compliance, and improve operations.

March 10, 2025

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Digital Transformation

6 Ways to Leverage Technology to Remedy Skills Gaps

Packaging and processing professionals share solutions they would implement to leverage technology to address employee skills gaps.

February 28, 2025

Robotics

OSARO Secures Patent for AI-Powered Robotic

OSARO

OSARO patents a machine-learning technique that allows robots to estimate object depth through physical interaction and image analysis.

February 28, 2025

Digital Transformation

4 Ways to Hone Packaging and Processing Employee Training

Packaging and processing professionals share their thoughts on how to use technology to optimize employee training.

February 21, 2025

PMMI News

Smart Technologies Help Bridge Skills Gap

Automation, personalized training, advanced HMIs, and AI help retain employees.

February 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Two Labor Retention Solutions for Packagers and Processors

Packaging and processing professionals note the burden of labor retention issues and propose approaches to remedy them.

February 14, 2025

Protective/transport packaging

Ranpak Partners with Rabot to Expand AI-Driven Packaging Solutions

Ranpak

Ranpak is expanding its AI-driven packaging solutions by partnering with Rabot to offer vision AI technology that provides real-time data insights for optimizing warehouse packing operations.

February 14, 2025

Digital Transformation

Addressing Operation and Maintenance Workforce Limitations

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight into practices to address workforce limitations and barriers of potential solutions.

February 7, 2025

Robotics

Workforce Issues Driving Automation and Restraint

According to a Packaging World survey, CPGs are paradoxically either adding or not adding automation and robotics for very similar predictable reasons.

February 5, 2025

Digital Transformation

The Future of Automation Sees Greater Human and Machine Collaboration

At Universal Robot’s Collaborate 2025 event, A3’s Alex Shikany reviewed the current state of the automation market and provided a glimpse of what to expect in the coming year, and beyond.

February 4, 2025

Digital Transformation

Survey: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots to the Rescue?

New research from PMMI Media Group shows an appetite among CPGs for changing the way operators and technicians interact with machines on the plant floor. Is it time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface?

January 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

Solutions to Legacy Equipment and Data Systems Integration

Packaging and processing professionals provide insight into integrating older technology with data systems.

January 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

INX Completes Investment in AssetWatch

INX International Ink Co.

INX International Ink Co.'s investment in AssetWatch aims to enhance operational efficiency and implement its "Plant of the Future" initiative.

January 29, 2025