Circuit board and two dark blue ink bottles with red and white labels on white background
Coding & Marking
Pacific Labeling & Integration Now Sells LEIBINGER and Squid Ink Inks and Solvents Plus Label-Aire Parts
Manufacturers in the Western U.S. can now source coding consumables and labeler parts from one local partner.
October 16, 2026

Coding/marking

Controls & Machine Components
Bottler Cuts Lane Changeover from 48 Adjustment Points to Two
Rivella AG retrofitted modular gearboxes onto a 12-m transport lane and an inkjet date coder at its Rothrist plant, turning two recurring changeover tasks into jobs that take minutes.
October 9, 2026
Before the automation by igus, users had to operate 48 adjusting screws for each product change by hand. The aisle changeover now works conveniently via a hand wheel.
Filling, Capping & Closing
'Born in Japan, Brewed in Wisconsin'
Asahi invests in localizing the brewing of its fast-growing Super Dry lager by acquiring Octopi Brewing in Wisconsin and installing a brand new 20,000 bpm bottling line.
October 5, 2026
Both 12-oz (shown) and 21-oz bottles are filled on the line, and body labels in both cases promote the “Brewed in the USA” message.
Podcasts
Through the Line Podcast: Coding and Marking Trends at PACK EXPO 2025
What happens when data-dense 2D codes push up against the packaging line speeds brands can't afford to slow down?
September 15, 2026
Through The Line Packaging & Processing Podcast logo featuring a blue gear with green heartbeat line
Coding & Marking
Domino Adopts QR Codes Powered by GS1 to Support Customers’ Move to 2D Codes
Domino Printing Sciences
Domino Printing Sciences implements QR codes powered by GS1 across its global product and consumables portfolio, providing the company experience with the data, systems, governance, and operational requirements necessary to transition to 2D codes.
September 14, 2026
Domino genuine spare part label with product code EPT066544, barcodes, QR code, and regulatory certifications
Coding & Marking
Polytag Announces Compatibility with Videojet Technologies to Enable Smart QR Code Printing on Production Lines
Polytag
The collaboration connects coding systems with Polytag’s platform to generate GS1-compliant QR codes containing live product data at the point of manufacture.
August 3, 2026
Industrial coding equipment with UV light system and metal components for product marking
Coding/marking
Polytag
August 3, 2026
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
A Driscoll's blueberry clamshell carrying two QR codes — one pre-printed on the brand label, one applied at the farm. Together they're central to a serialization program that has given more than a billion packages a unique, traceable identity.
Coding/marking
End of the Line Video Series: A Med Device Makeover, Levitating Tile Technology, and an Anti-automation Ice Cream Plant
Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.
June 8, 2026
Four professionals in a video conference call displayed in a grid layout on screen
Filling, Capping & Closing
Krones Celebrates Grand Opening of New North American Logistics Center
Krones, Inc.
Krones' 240,000-square-foot Logistics Center in Franklin, Wis., consolidates North American shipping and warehousing operations, enhances parts availability and delivery speed, and supports future manufacturing growth.
June 4, 2026
KRONES Logistics Center building with staff and executives at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Coding/marking
Digital Printing Gives Healthcare Packagers Greater Control
Ink and printer advancements broaden healthcare applications.
June 3, 2026
Industrial printing machine applying text to cardboard in factory workshop setting
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
Interpack logo featuring yellow hexagonal symbol with white text and processing and packaging tagline on blue background
Controls & Machine Components
Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar
Norwalt applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar planar 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
The Tesseract from Norwalt is an advanced direct-to-object printing machine based on XPlanar adaptive automation technology.
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Products
VideoJet industrial inkjet printer with multiple black ink bottles arranged on a production line
Videojet Showcases Connected Coding, Marking, and Software Innovations at PACK EXPO 2026
Videojet will showcase its Velicity software platform and 8530 thermal inkjet printer alongside its 1880 C continuous inkjet printer and 9310 labeling solution in Booth S-2042.
More Data, More Demands: How Coding Must Evolve for the 2D Era
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