Digital Transformation

Boxed Water Brand Hands Heavy Case Stacking to Robotics

The brand turned to a full-service robotic automation model to take physical strain off workers at the end of the line while maintaining uptime and adapting to a growing case mix.

July 2, 2026

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Contract packaging

Why Are You Afraid of AI?

Perhaps we should be more afraid of missed opportunities.

July 1, 2026

Contract Packaging

Co-Packer on the RISE

Inside the co-packer built on business, not charity.

July 1, 2026

Contract packaging

Second Chances on the Packaging Floor

Apricity Contract Packaging has built its entire workforce around people recovering from addiction.

June 30, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Testing, Sustainability, and the New Supply Chain Reality

What new demands is automation placing on packaging performance and testing? Packaging World Editor-in-Chief, Matt Reynolds, sits down with  IBM's Bill Green and ISTA's Eric Hiser to discuss how e-commerce, automation, sustainability, and data are reshaping packaging design. Meanwhile emerging automation requirements for the Walmarts of the world are raising the stakes for pack testing and performance.

June 30, 2026

Digital Transformation

Ask the Right Questions of AI in Packaging

AI is accelerating packaging innovation—but long-term success depends on defining the right problems before seeking the right answers.

June 29, 2026

E-commerce

Mike Richmond, PTIS, LLC

June 29, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Recycling Economics, FSMA 204 Traceability, and Prospector Popcorn's Growth Story

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

June 29, 2026

Recycling

Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products Adopt Paper and Recyclable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 29, 2026

Labeling

Sprite Gives Hip-Hop History a Fresh Wrap on Collectible Packaging

Sprite’s The Living Tracklist campaign highlights six decades of hip-hop music with 26 limited edition collectible packaging.

June 29, 2026

Robotics

AI Must Earn Its Place on the Control Layer

In a keynote address at Automate, Siemens Digital Industries leaders Chris Stevens and Annemarie Breu walked the audience through what it takes for AI and automation to deliver real shop-floor impact.

June 23, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Highlights from the 2026 Packaging Recycling Summit

What were some of the biggest takeaways from the summit? Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with representatives from Google, Nestlé, Kenvue, and Just Born Quality Confections to discuss paperization, sustainable design, and AI as EPR preparation tool.

June 23, 2026

Robotics

Getting Industrial Automation Right the First Time

Vention's Brendan Sterne argues that simulation, digital twins, and AI-assisted virtual commissioning are turning costly automation rework into a digital exercise.

June 23, 2026