Robotics

MotionTech Launches in the United States

MotionTech enters the U.S. market with end-of-line packaging, storage, and conveying automation solutions and appoints Kristian Hulgard to lead its U.S. sales operations.

September 15, 2026

Secondary Packaging

Logistics/Supply Chain

Skincare Brand Right-Sizes Transport Packaging Across a 60-SKU Line

Orders from professional acne treatment brand Face Reality can combine a 30-mL serum with a 473-mL treatment-room bottle, and everything in between, in the same case. Working with a fulfillment provider, Face Reality removed the packaging guesswork and replaced subjective, picker-selected cases and bubble wrap with repeatable dimensioning software and paper-based void fill.

September 11, 2026

Robotics

A Practical Guide to the Future of Automation

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.

September 1, 2026

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

Multipacking

Retail multipack systems: complete supplier directory

Compare 25+ equipment suppliers by packaging type, line speed, automation, and changeover. Free for CPG and manufacturing professionals.

July 21, 2026

Secondary Packaging

Retail multipack systems: complete supplier directory

Compare 25+ equipment suppliers by packaging type, line speed, automation, and changeover. Free for CPG and manufacturing professionals.

July 21, 2026

Contract packaging

Co-packer gets a problem-solving cartoner for dry flaked product

July 13, 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

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

Webinars

Driving Packaging Performance with Application-Driven Automation

This webinar explores how manufacturers can eliminate non-value-added tasks in material handling, packaging supply delivery, and palletizing while selecting the right automation solution for their specific needs.

August 4, 2026

Sponsors: KUKA Robotics Corporation

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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

Cartoning

Wisconsin Students Join Thousands Nationwide in a Hands-on Program Learning About Packaging Sustainability and Trees

Colbert Packaging Corp.

Colbert Packaging's “2026 Trees Into Cartons/Cartons Into Trees” (TICCIT) Program highlights the uses for trees and paperboard packaging and the importance of recycling.

June 2, 2026