Cartoning

AFA Systems Announces Cleveland Open House Showcasing U.S. Expansion and Advanced Packaging Automation

See live demonstrations of advanced cartoning and case packing systems, tour the facility, and explore automation strategies for improving packaging line performance.

April 13, 2026

Machinery: Page 15

Robotics

End of The Line Video Series: Green Propellants, Rental Equipment, & AI

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

April 13, 2026

Controls & machine components

KHK USA Inc.

KHK USA offers from 3D CAD models for al 15,200 configurations of metric spur gears, helical gears, internal ring gears, gear racks, straight, spiral & zerol miter gears, straight, spiral, zerol and hypoid bevel gears, screw gears, worms & wormwheels and right-angle gearbox.

259 Elm Place

Mineola, MN 11501

April 9, 2026

Workforce

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Names Stephanie Ochoa as Mexico Sales Representative

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

The appointment of Ochoa aims to expand Morrison's regional presence to provide localized support and strengthen partnerships with manufacturers across Latin America.

April 8, 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

Sustainability

OMAC Releases New PackML Implementation Guide – Sustainability

Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC)

OMAC's guide provides a standardized framework to help automation professionals track energy consumption and integrate sustainability metrics into machine operations.

April 8, 2026

Workforce

Ossid Improves Training Access for Customers with Maintenance and Operations Content in Spanish

Ossid, a ProMach brand

Initiative aims to improve accessibility and workforce training across diverse operations.

April 7, 2026

Workforce

Econocorp Announces Promotion of Bob Kuzmich to Vice President of Sales

Econocorp Inc.

Kuzmich aims to leverage decades of hands-on experience to lead the sales strategy for Econocorp’s cartoning and packaging automation solutions.

April 6, 2026

Downloads

Case packing and palletizing built for how you grow

Labor gaps, SKU complexity, slow changeovers—modular end-of-line automation is solving all three. See the results.

April 3, 2026

Controls & machine components

iAutomation Expands Automation Solutions with Festo Across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

iAutomation, a division of CAS Holdings

Partnership brings Festo’s pneumatic and electric automation solutions to regional customers, enabling iAutomation to deliver locally supported automation systems.

April 3, 2026

Filling, Capping & Closing

ProMach Acquires Evolution BPS

ProMach

The acquisition of Evolution BPS aims to expand ProMach's packaging equipment and engineering service capabilities for the food and beverage industry in the UK and Ireland.

April 2, 2026

Workforce

SUN Automation Group Welcomes Dawn Wittkopf as West Coast Capital Equipment Sales Manager

SUN Automation Group

With SUN Automation Group, Wittkopf aims to expand opportunities and support corrugated manufacturers across the western United States.

April 1, 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