Advanced packaging technologies highlight the show

At a sold-out PACK EXPO show in Chicago, automated packaging technologies were definitely the star of the show, as the video reports in this issue of Automation Strategies attest.

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You’ll see packaging machinery that is more straightforward to operate and maintain, quicker to learn, easier to integrate and more productive.  In the future, operator panels will look like giant multi-touch tablets. Functions like networked safety, predictive maintenance and energy monitoring can already be communicated over the same wire that controls the rest of the machinery. 

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