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Can Manufacturers Institute Appoints Pearce Crosland as Senior Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs

Crosland brings years of experience as a top lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to CMI

December 9, 2025

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Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots

The #4 most downloaded episode: As AI continues to grow in its capabilities and prevalence, it may be time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface. AI chat copilots could assist in alleviating some of the workforce challenges CPGs are experiencing.

December 9, 2025

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

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

Sean Bannon Named CEO of Ska Fabricating

Ska Fabricating

Bannon, who previously served as chief operating officer and then president of Ska Fabricating, will succeed departing CEO Steve Sherman.

December 3, 2025

Patrón Tequila Introduces First New Bottle Design in Over Three Decades

Tequila producer Patrón’s new bottle design adds new touches inspired by the agave piña while maintaining its bell-shaped silhouette.

December 3, 2025

Skilled Labor Shortage Remains Top Challenge for Packaging Operators

The report highlights high turnover, lack of maintenance expertise, and training gaps as critical workforce issues facing CPGs.

November 28, 2025

Building Better Brushers: How Babsy Reinvented the Children’s Toothbrush Through Design and Play

The packaging channels an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, made to look like a creative kit rather than a sterile healthcare product.

November 26, 2025

The packaging design for the Build-A-Brush encourages play, and is also scalable for future starter kits, brush heads, and expansion packs.

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

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

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

According to Rockwell Automation’s 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing Report, CPG companies cite quality improvement (45%), cost reduction (44%), revenue growth (43%), risk reduction (40%), and higher OEE (40%) as the top business outcomes they expect from smart manufacturing investments. Nearly 70% of companies not yet using smart manufacturing plan to invest within the next 12 months.

Babybel Latest Brand to Join Paperization Trend

By replacing bio-based cellophane with recyclable paper, Babybel shows how large brands can reduce plastic at scale while maintaining quality, safety, and consumer appeal, stakeholders say.

November 24, 2025

High-volume production runs highlight the scale of Babybel’s global transition from cellophane to paper packaging.

SOMIC Packaging Adds Two Industry Veterans to Support Customers and Sales

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging hires Roy Hoke to be the Southeast regional sales manager and Joshua Larson as the after-sales and service manager.

November 21, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials received the certification for its Quality Management System after a thorough audit of its facility by an independent certification body.

November 21, 2025

Pac Machinery Bags And Materials Earned Iso 9001 Certification

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

From plain pack stock image (left) to a (hypothetical) branded prototype, shown in context on a shower shelf (right), AI artwork and context images now take minutes, not weeks.

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Products

The Festo HPSX adaptive gripper

Hygienic, Pneumatic Soft Gripper

The Festo HPSX is made from food-grade, silicone-based material that securely handles delicate and irregularly shaped products at high speeds while meeting IP69K washdown and sanitary requirements.

Returnity Launches Initiative to Capture Retail Packaging Pain Points from the Frontlines

Touch-Screen Interface Terminal