Coding & Marking

Polytag Announces Compatibility with Videojet Technologies to Enable Smart QR Code Printing on Production Lines

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

Coding/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

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

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

Coding/marking

Digital Printing Gives Healthcare Packagers Greater Control

Ink and printer advancements broaden healthcare applications.

June 3, 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

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

Recycling

Kraft Heinz Pilots UV Tags to Track Real-Time Recycling

In a U.K. pilot on Heinz Beanz and Heinz Ketchup packaging, Kraft Heinz is using Polytag UV Tag technology to gather practical product lifecycle data.

May 1, 2026

Digital Transformation

Column: Reimagining Packaging as an AI Enabler

As AI hardware grows heavier, denser, and more fragile, packaging can move from passive protection to active deployment tool.

May 1, 2026

Coding & Marking

Inside Sunrise 2027: Packaging’s Role in the Digital Shelf Revolution

Discover insights on how 2D barcodes, data-rich packaging, and traceability technologies are reshaping consumer goods packaging, retail operations, and supply chain transparency.

April 14, 2026

Workforce

Squid Ink Introduces Ryan Sparacino as Squid Ink District Sales Manager - Southwest

Squid Ink

Sparacino will lead Squid Ink Manufacturing's sales efforts and support distributor partnerships across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada.

April 8, 2026

Digital Transformation

Column: AI Unlocks Smart Packaging's Latent Potential

RFID, NFC, and 2D barcodes have long carried more potential than most brands could use. According to experts on last week's AIPIA webinar, AI is starting to change that, turning fragmented data into operational insight.

April 1, 2026