Digital Transformation

Keychain Builds AI-Powered Private Label Operating System with $10M from Investors

The investment—including from W23 Global, a global fund backed by Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company Limited, and Shoprite Group—supports the launch of Keychain360, an AI operating system giving retailers full visibility and control over their supply chains, cutting product development timelines by months.

December 3, 2025

Digital Transformation

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into Insight

Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.

November 25, 2025

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

Digital Transformation

How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of New Product and Package Testing

Virtual prototypes, e-commerce mockups, and rapid A/B tests now let brands gauge demand in days, not months. It's transforming how teams design, validate, and launch new products and packaging.

November 21, 2025

Digital Transformation

How These Two CPGs Boosted OEE and Speed With Digital Twins

A beverage line saw downtime drop 52% and OEE rise 14%. Another CPG cut NPI timelines by 32 weeks. Real-world case studies show digital twins are paying off fast for packaging teams.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: What CPGs Should Ask OEMs About Digital Twins

More brands are writing digital twin requirements into RFQs. Here’s what they should be asking OEMs before the first design review.

November 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: Making the Case for Packaging Line Modernization

To win support for modernization, CPGs have to shift the conversation from replacing aging equipment to delivering measurable value in labor productivity, operational performance, sustainability, and future adaptability.

November 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Chef Robotics and ILPRA Partner to Deliver Flexible Automation for Meal Assembly and Packaging

Chef and ILPRA's solution uses AI-enabled meal assembly robotics and advanced packaging systems to handle high-mix production, improve throughput, and reduce labor demands.

November 14, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-Fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Recycling

Colgate & Amazon Turned Recycling Data into Insight; Now Other CPGs Can, Too

Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.

November 4, 2025

Digital Transformation

First Autonomous Mobile Robots Roll Off the Line at Rockwell Automation’s Milwaukee Headquarters

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Milwaukee production marks a milestone as Rockwell says it makes it the largest industrial automation company building AMRs in the U.S.

October 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

Walmart Uses ‘First-to-Market’ RFID in Fresh Categories

Walmart expands its use of RFID technology to fresh food departments like meat, bakery, and deli, introducing digital labels that boost inventory accuracy, reduce food waste, and streamline operations.

October 28, 2025

Controls & machine components

4.0 Data Collection

Fortress Technologies Demonstrated a metal detector with three apertures connected to its 4.0 Data Collection system, which automatically collects real-time data from enabled Fortress Technology metal detectors and checkweighers.

October 17, 2025