Operational Excellence

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

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

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Workforce

Orion Names Paul Kalina Director of Sales

Orion, a ProMach brand

Kalina will oversee the sales strategy across distribution, direct sales, and ProMach brand partnerships as Orion continues to expand its U.S.-based stretch wrapping operations.

July 2, 2026

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

In this episode of Package This, we explore the world of feeding and inserting equipment on packaging lines, crucial machines that ensure products, components, and containers are staged and ready for the packaging process.

July 2, 2026

Digital Transformation

Boxed Water Brand Hands Heavy Case Stacking to Robotics

The brand turned to a full-service robotic automation model to take physical strain off workers at the end of the line while maintaining uptime and adapting to a growing case mix.

July 2, 2026

Operational Excellence

Flooring Manufacturer Automates Carton Sealing Without Slowing Production

Plastics processor Fatra replaced manual tape sealing with automated hot melt adhesive application for its vinyl tile flooring, reducing labor demands and keeping production moving.

June 30, 2026

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

How Products are Loaded and Sealed into Pre-Made Bags and Pouches

In this episode of Package This, you’ll learn about the technology used to fill candy and snacks into pre-made stand-up plastic pouches, put meat and cheese into flat plastic bags, and fill grains and pet food into large paper sacks.

June 30, 2026

Operational Excellence

Live from the Humanoid Robot Forum Day Two: The Legs vs Wheels Decision, Identifying the Vision for Automation, and Data to Scale Humanoids

Sessions on day two of the Humanoid Robot Forum explored how robotics companies are weighing form factor, applications, and integration challenges as companies push humanoid robots closer to scaled deployment.

June 24, 2026

Robotics

Next Gen AMRs Adapt to Labor Constraints

The next generation of OMRON Robotics' flagship LD Series adds payload, speed, and 360-degree safety in a smaller footprint.

June 24, 2026

Operational Excellence

Live from the Humanoid Robot Forum Day One: Onboard Safety Monitoring, Industrial Settings as a Training Ground, and Human-Like Hand Grippers

Speakers at the Automate 2026 Humanoid Robot Forum Tuesday discussed how safety systems, training through industrial deployment, and use cases for human-like hand grippers could shape humanoid robots’ path from emerging technology to practical factory-floor automation.

June 23, 2026

Robotics

AI Must Earn Its Place on the Control Layer

In a keynote address at Automate, Siemens Digital Industries leaders Chris Stevens and Annemarie Breu walked the audience through what it takes for AI and automation to deliver real shop-floor impact.

June 23, 2026

Robotics

Getting Industrial Automation Right the First Time

Vention's Brendan Sterne argues that simulation, digital twins, and AI-assisted virtual commissioning are turning costly automation rework into a digital exercise.

June 23, 2026

Robotics

Physical AI Dominates Automate 2026’s Opening Day, While Humanoids Steal the Show Floor

New eight-axis arms, seven-axis cobots, and AI-driven platforms put physical AI to work in Chicago. Backflipping robots and coffee-pouring humanoids are the fun part, but they aren't ready for the packaging line.

June 23, 2026

Robotics

OpenMind

June 23, 2026