Workforce

Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor

Kachmer to retire following a distinguished 43-year career, including nearly 12 years as Chairman & CEO of Duravant, and Evanko set to succeed him as chief executive officer.

November 20, 2025

Machinery: Page 2

Digital Transformation

How These Two CPGs Boosted OEE and Speed With Digital Twins

A beverage line saw downtime drop 52% and OEE rise 14%. Another CPG cut NPI timelines by 32 weeks. Real-world case studies show digital twins are paying off fast for packaging teams.

November 20, 2025

Coding/marking

GS1 & Google Collaborate to Bring Trusted Medical Product Info to Smartphones

GS1 US

New capability will allow patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to access trusted medical product information using Google Lens, paving the way for wider digital access to trusted data.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: What CPGs Should Ask OEMs About Digital Twins

More brands are writing digital twin requirements into RFQs. Here’s what they should be asking OEMs before the first design review.

November 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: Making the Case for Packaging Line Modernization

To win support for modernization, CPGs have to shift the conversation from replacing aging equipment to delivering measurable value in labor productivity, operational performance, sustainability, and future adaptability.

November 19, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation to Build New Greenfield Manufacturing Site in Southeastern Wisconsin

Rockwell Automation Inc.

New site advances a $2 billion investment plan to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and digital capability.

November 19, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Nextloopp is Solving America's Polypropylene Recycling Puzzle

How can polypropylene, one of the most widely used plastics in consumer packaging, be diverted from landfills or incinerators? Packaging World Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of Nextek and Nextloopp. They discuss how the Nextloopp initiative is uniting stakeholders across the packaging supply chain to enable the closed-loop recycling of food-grade PP.

November 18, 2025

Digital Transformation

Chef Robotics and ILPRA Partner to Deliver Flexible Automation for Meal Assembly and Packaging

Chef and ILPRA's solution uses AI-enabled meal assembly robotics and advanced packaging systems to handle high-mix production, improve throughput, and reduce labor demands.

November 14, 2025

Material handling

Duravant to Acquire Matthews Automation Solutions

Duravant

The acquisition of Matthews Automation Solutions aims to expand Duravant’s material handling capabilities with advanced WES/WCS technologies.

November 13, 2025

Coding & Marking

EPS and Tantec Partner to Deliver Innovative Integrated Single Pass Printing Solutions

EPS

The partnership aims to deliver solutions that combine Tantec’s advanced plasma and corona technologies with EPS’s high-speed inkjet systems.

November 13, 2025

Coding/marking

EPS

November 13, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-Fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Recyclable Paper Bundling Replaces Shrink

CanopyWrap is paper alternative to shrink bundling film. Atlantic Packaging teamed up with the Nvenia division of Duravant, known for bundling, to make it possible to run paper wrap on what used to be a film bundler.

November 12, 2025