Digital Transformation

End of the Line Video Series: PACK EXPO Show Recap

Highlights from the show include the AI progression, EPR vs ERP, cold chain logistics and GLP-1s, and more.

October 26, 2026

Digital Transformation

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: PACK EXPO Recap—AI Puts Data to Work and GLP-1s Ripple Through Packaging

What happens when all that plant-floor data finally becomes useful?

October 26, 2026

Digital Transformation

Plug and Play

October 23, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live at PACK EXPO: Private Label Brand 3Fish Weighs Cobots, AI, and Club Packs

Ben McCafferty, vice president at the Charlotte-area maker of crab cakes, empanadas, and USDA products, explains that cobots, once pricey, now pay back in a year to 18 months on multi-shift operations, and how AI can turn machine data into improvements on the floor.

October 23, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

AI Layer Replaces Paper and Excel for Packaging Line Management

The hardware-agnostic platform sits on top of existing packaging equipment rather than replacing it, pulling paper check sheets and spreadsheet data into a single system that tracks makeready waste, crew-level changeover performance, and packaging material genealogy in real time.

October 20, 2026

Digital Transformation

Harmony AI

October 20, 2026

Digital Transformation

AI Chat Provides Production Insights for Operators

The Champion AI tool allows teams to find process insights and recommended actions through a connected AI chat.

October 19, 2026

Digital Transformation

Temporary Factory Concept Takes On Demand Spikes

Siemens’ Pop Up Factory explores deploying modular production near major events, using a Pepsi beverage example to demonstrate parallel processing of different recipes.

October 19, 2026

Digital Transformation

Gen7 Robot Platform

Gen7 robot platform provides the modular software tools and next-level connectivity needed to confidently take AI from the lab to operations.

October 18, 2026

Digital Transformation

3D Dynamic Safety Sensor Enables Safe Cobot Motion

This dynamic safety system uses ultrasonic sensing to slow or stop the robot when an operator is too near, enabling safe collaboration without fencing.

October 18, 2026

Digital Transformation

CPG innovator: Matt Fitzpatrick of Saint-Gobain Helped Build a Packaging Specification Database

His work has helped the company strategically document needed data points and digitize packaging specifications.

October 13, 2026

Digital Transformation

AI Memory: The Missing Link in Packaging Workflows

For healthcare packaging teams, AI’s potential extends beyond finding information. Retaining decisions, relationships, and permissions could help agents complete work reliably.

October 12, 2026

Adhesive application

Robatech Launches Document Center

Robatech

The online resource provides access to product documentation, drawings, CAD models, instructional videos, and service information through the Robatech website or product QR codes.

October 9, 2026