Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Mole Mapping, Career Development, and Robots vs. Human Labor

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

July 27, 2026

Machinery: Page 7

Logistics/Supply Chain

Pilot from Walmart, Hanes/Gildan Teaches Cartons to Talk via RFID, 2D

A GS1 US initiative nicknamed Operation Brilliance gave 30,000 apparel cartons a web address of their own. The eight-week pilot gave Walmart and Hanesbrands (now Gildan) their first true end-to-end view of what actually moves through the supply chain.

July 23, 2026

Robotics

Formova

July 20, 2026

Robotics

Before You Buy Robots: Critical Steps for Mobile Automation

Why operational discipline matters more than technology in mobile automation success.

July 20, 2026

Workforce

BMG Expands Leadership Team

BMG Solutions

BMG appointments across finance, operations, marketing, sales, aftermarket services, and lean manufacturing aim to support growth in thermoforming packaging and automation.

July 20, 2026

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Coca-Cola Bottler Cuts Stretch Film Costs 20% with IoT Monitoring

By putting sensors on every automatic stretch wrapper in its network, the bottler tracks more than 6 million loads a year, has cut film costs 20%. Today, AI is being applied to the system to push the bottler's savings even further.

July 20, 2026

Controls & machine components

Tavoron Expands Automation Capabilities with Acquisition of Fluidraulics

Tavoron

Transaction further expands Tavoron’s Automation Distribution segment and represents the company’s fifth add-on acquisition since its partnership with Fusion Capital Partners.

July 16, 2026

Workforce

Ossid Names Maurice Alva Regional Sales Manager

Ossid, a ProMach brand

Alva aims to support customers and business development across the Southeast, Mexico, and Latin America for Ossid's tray packaging and thermoforming systems.

July 13, 2026

Robotics

Yaskawa Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

Yaskawa America, Inc.

This validates Yaskawa America's information security management system for protecting customer and business data across connected automation and robotics operations.

July 9, 2026

Digital Transformation

Robotics Industry ‘Poised for an Explosion of Growth’

Automation leaders say the next wave of robotics growth will depend on systems that are simpler to use, easier to maintain, and able to improve after deployment, with humanoid robots adding new questions around task, form, and safety.

July 9, 2026

Cartoning

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

Cartoning machines play a crucial role in packaging a wide range of products, from wine bottles to pet food cans to bagged candy.

July 9, 2026

Robotics

NūMove’s Layer Mixed Palletizer Wins Most Innovative Solution at the ABB Value Provider Awards - Americas

NūMove Robotics & Vision

The award recognizes NūMove's robotic technology for increasing throughput while handling increasingly complex mixed-SKU pallet loads in distribution environments.

July 6, 2026

Operational Excellence

Yaskawa America Earns Outstanding CX Award in Independent 2025 Customer Experience Audit

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Yaskawa earned an overall score of 90 out of 100 and an excellent Net Promoter Score of 66 — up more than 4 points from the prior year.

July 6, 2026