Logistics/Supply Chain

Live at GS1 Connect: Driscoll's Gives a Billion Clamshells Unique IDs

The fresh berry juggernaut had more than two million consumer survey responses, but no way to act on any of them. Changing that now is item-level serialization via one unique QR code per clamshell, across four thousand growers and a billion packages.

June 11, 2026

Digital Transformation

Contract Packaging

Portland Co-packer Doubles Production With Single Data Platform

Portland Bottling Company replaces disconnected, paper-based plant operations with a single connected platform, reaching 99% inventory accuracy and 100% shipping accuracy while doubling production volume.

June 9, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Why Packaging Robotics Is Surging

What's behind the sudden surge in packaging robotics—and is it here to stay?

June 9, 2026

Digital Transformation

TouchPoll Surveys

June 5, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Spee-Dee's Digital Dennis Update, Progress in Industrial Compostability, and Other AI News

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

June 1, 2026

Digital Transformation

Interpack Wrap: Packaging Forced to be All Things to All People

At interpack 2026, one theme stood out: packaging’s growing challenge of balancing sustainability, traceability, intelligence, compliance, and efficiency in a single package.

June 1, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Sustainability Takes Center Stage at interpack

What happens when AI, sustainability mandates, and packaging innovation all collide at the world's biggest packaging trade show?

May 26, 2026

Robotics

End of the Line Video Series: Interpack Coverage, AI, plus What Recycling and Cadavers Have in Common

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

May 25, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar

Norwalt Automation Group applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar magnetic planar transport technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.

May 21, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Atlantic Packaging Launches New Earth Ventures to Accelerate Packaging Technology and Supply Chain Innovation

Atlantic Packaging

New venture arm to invest in and scale companies driving the next generation of packaging and reimagining how products move through the global supply chain.

May 21, 2026

Wrapping

Formost Fuji Launches New Website Showcasing Advanced Packaging Solutions and Customer-Centric Innovation

Formost Fuji Corporation

The digital platform showcases Formost Fuji’s flow wrapping and bagging equipment, industry applications, service capabilities, and history of more than 60 years in packaging.

May 20, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: What Day One at interpack 2026 Revealed

What does the future of packaging look like at interpack? Editors Matt Reynolds, Derrick Teal, and Casey Flanagan share first impressions from the show floor at interpack 2026.

May 19, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: Compact Machines, Smart Packaging, & Multi-Function Design

From space-saving inspection systems and energy-efficient drives to recyclable mono-material films and smart packaging tradeoffs, interpack’s final day highlighted how suppliers are balancing sustainability, functionality, and operational simplicity.

May 14, 2026