Working smarter

Industry professionals respond to the question, 'Can you share ways in which your packaging equipment or personnel are working smarter?'

Rick Lingle

Feb 1, 2009

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Increasing use of automation, especially robotics.

Implementation of Lean and related production improvements.

Are You Greenwashing?

2024 PACK EXPO Innovations Reports

Annual Outlook Report: Sustainability

Machinery Basics

What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

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

Alpro’s connected packaging experience features an on-pack QR code that links to a web app styled as a classic adventure video game.

QR Code Brings Play to Danone’s Plant-Based Kids Line

Danone brings connected packaging to its new Alpro kids range of soy beverages and yogurt in Europe, blending plant-based products with a digital game that entertains while it educates.

The intersection of growth and sustainability-linked knowledge building, increasingly driven by policy, prompts change, says AMERIPEN Executive Director Lynn Dyer.

Global Packaging Trends Point to a New Strategic Approach

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

Through the Line Podcast: Humanoid Robots in Packaging

Humanoid robots like Apptronik's Apollo are capable of completing repetitive tasks on the CPG plant floor, like repetitive lifting or material replenishment.

Humanoid Robots in Packaging Part 1: Continuous Upgrades, Some Industry Adoption

Traceability in Packaging: From Obligation to Opportunity

Pharmaceutical Innovations Report

Discover the latest breakthrough packaging technologies shaping the pharmaceutical sector. This report dives into cutting-edge innovations, from smart containers that enhance patient safety to eco-friendly materials poised to transform the industry’s sustainability practices. All from PACK EXPO. Learn how forward-thinking strategies are driving efficiency and redefining what’s possible in pharma packaging.

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Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

What's in store for CPGs in 2025 and beyond? Packaging World editors explore the survey responses from 118 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG Packaging World readers for its new Annual Outlook Report.

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Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

Products

Working smarter

Are You Greenwashing?

2024 PACK EXPO Innovations Reports

Annual Outlook Report: Sustainability

What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

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

QR Code Brings Play to Danone’s Plant-Based Kids Line

Global Packaging Trends Point to a New Strategic Approach

Through the Line Podcast: Humanoid Robots in Packaging

Humanoid Robots in Packaging Part 1: Continuous Upgrades, Some Industry Adoption

Traceability in Packaging: From Obligation to Opportunity

High Gloss for Paper Packaging

RFID Tag and Inlay

Hybrid Bagging Machine for Paper and Poly Mailers

PELV Showcase 2025

September 2025

July/Aug 2025

May/Jun 2025

Conveying, Feeding & Inserting e-book

Researched List: Fast Changeover Cartoning Equipment

Researched List: Powder Processing and Packaging Suppliers

Master Filling & Capping Equipment Selection