Secondary Packaging

Automation and Flexibility in EOL Equipment Needed for Expanding SKUs

As the trend of more variety, more sizes, more choices, and ultimately more SKUs increases, end of line machinery is keeping up by including more robots, cobots, and modularity.

February 24, 2022

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Controls & Machine Components

PACK EXPO Innovations Report: Controls and Automation

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the controls and automation categories.

February 11, 2022

Operational Excellence

How to Get Started Designing Packaging for Cannabis

Looking for a primer on the cannabis market and how to start designing packaging for cannabis? Download this free PDF below.

February 11, 2022

Coding, Printing & Labeling

PACK EXPO Innovations Report: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Packaging

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they found in pharmaceutical and medical device packaging.

February 4, 2022

Sustainability

Three Sustainability Trends Driving End of Line Machinery Innovations

EOL machinery needs to be flexible, adjustable, and adaptable to function efficiently with packaging changes that are a result of these sustainability trends.

February 4, 2022

Operational Excellence

Supply Chains Improving? | Welcoming Natalie Craig to Packaging World

As I sit down to type this, it’s 10°F in Chicago, it’s dark by 4:30 p.m., the Bears are in year 37 of their rebuild, and I’m quarantining with COVID-19.

February 1, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Future Looks Bright for End of Line Equipment Market

Four trends will affect continued growth on EOL machinery through 2026, with the food and beverage industries driving the majority of purchases.

January 25, 2022

Robotics

PACK EXPO Innovations Report: Robotics

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the robotics category.

January 21, 2022

Controls & Machine Components

When is a Retrofit Appropriate for Packaging Machinery?

Retrofits of existing packaging machinery can result in substantial cost savings, and enable an incremental approach to Industry 4.0 initiatives. But they may not always be the right choice.

January 14, 2022

Operational Excellence

Solving Packaging Format Challenges: Communication is Key

When CPGs and OEMs discussed challenges surrounding packaging formats, designs, and materials, most said improving industry partnerships is the solution.

January 12, 2022

Operational Excellence

Automation and Education Two Keys to Solving Workforce Issues

Automation can eliminate monotonous tasks for employees, while better education and training is needed to engage current workers.

December 20, 2021

Robotics

Key Challenges to Using Automation in Packaging and Processing Operations

There are four main automation-related issues mentioned in a discussion between CPGs and OEMs, in relation to manufacturing operations.

December 15, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging—Seventh Generation Keeps Moving the Needle

Seventh Generation, which was knee-deep in sustainable packaging when it was hardly even a thing, is waiting for their CPG peers to sense the urgency and catch up—now.

December 9, 2021