Controls & Machine Components

Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar

Norwalt Automation Group applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar magnetic planar transport technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.

May 21, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video: Live from interpack—2D Barcode, Barrier Paper, & Clean-in-Place Star

From high-speed 2D barcode printing to AI-powered machine monitoring and hygienic processing design, interpack revealed how packaging and processing suppliers are simplifying operations while boosting speed, flexibility, and traceability.

May 10, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Advantech and ei³ Partner to Deliver Zero-Trust Secure Remote Service Platform

Advantech

Partnership combines Advantech’s UNO edge computer with ei3’s cloud and edge security technologies to enable safe, scalable, and IT-approved connectivity for industrial machines.

April 23, 2026

Controls & machine components

iAutomation Expands Automation Solutions with Festo Across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

iAutomation

Partnership brings Festo’s pneumatic and electric automation solutions to regional customers, enabling iAutomation to deliver locally supported automation systems.

April 3, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America, Inc. Acquires Variadores SAS

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Partnership expands direct Yaskawa presence in Colombia and the entire Andean region of South America.

March 23, 2026

Sustainability

Graco Electric Diaphragm Pump Cuts Energy Use by Up to 80%

Graco Inc.

Graco’s Quantm replaces traditional compressed-air operation with an electric motor, which reduces energy use, simplifies operation, and supports PLC integration.

March 10, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

iAutomation Expands Operations in the Southeast

iAutomation

New facility opens in Florida to enhance regional operations.

March 9, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Graco’s Tank-Free Hot Melt System Reduces Adhesive Use and Downtime

Graco Inc.

See how Graco's InvisiPac melts adhesive on demand—eliminating char buildup, reducing glue consumption up to 30%, and improving uptime for high-volume CPG packaging lines.

March 9, 2026

Controls & machine components

Fristam Pumps Introduces an Inline Mixing System for Efficient Powder-to-Liquid Mixing

Fristam Pumps USA

Learn how Fristam Pumps' PL Powder Dissolver quickly dissolves free-flowing powders into liquids using a forced-passage mixing principle to ensure rapid dispersion and homogeneous blending without clumps, waste, or excess processing time.

March 9, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Controls and Components Innovations Report

Discover the latest advancements in controls and components from PACK EXPO.

February 24, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Tavoron Announces Acquisition of DP Technologies Group and DP Brown of Saginaw

Tavoron

The transaction, which aims to expand motion control and automation capabilities in the Midwest, builds further scale in Tavoron's automation distribution segment and represents the second add-on acquisition since being acquired by Fusion Capital Partners.

February 9, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation Leads New Era of Manufacturing with Elastic MES Offerings

Rockwell Automation Inc.

MES products from Rockwell meet manufacturers’ immediate needs while laying the foundation for future autonomous operations.

January 5, 2026

Digital Transformation

Automation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGs

Rockwell Automation’s Lee Coffey explains how AI, digital twins, edge computing, and model-predictive tools are converging to move CPGs from reactive to truly autonomous operations — and what brand owners should prioritize next.

November 24, 2025