Packaging OEM

Industry

Packaging line flexibility: AI, changeovers and robotics

October 1, 2026

See how AI, guided changeovers, and pre-engineered robotics are making packaging equipment more flexible and adaptable.

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SEW-EURODRIVE’s LM3S series electric cylinders provide fast, precise linear motion for machine-building and automation applications.

Controls / motion control

SEW-EURODRIVE launches LM3S electric cylinders for linear motion

September 30, 2026

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Packaging OEM’s parent company, WTWH Media, today announced it has rebranded as Arrowfly. The new name and identity reflect the company's transformation from a specialized trade publisher into an omnichannel B2B media, events, and marketing company where hard-to-reach professional decision-makers gather for trusted journalism, industry intelligence, and high-impact experiences that move their markets forward.

News

Packaging OEM’s Parent Company Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers, Definitive Platform for Engineers Navigating AI Revolution

September 30, 2026

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Robotics

BEUMER robotpick designed to automate 99.9% of bulk parcel handling

September 28, 2026

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Research

Reshoring in Packaging: How OEMs are Building U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

September 16, 2026

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Calyx Containers uses an automated packaging line to move cannabis containers through production (left side of image), while co-founders Simon Knobel and Alex Gonzalez discuss the company’s cannabis packaging solutions (right side of image).

Applications

Calyx Containers cultivates a new approach to cannabis packaging

September 3, 2026

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Direct Conveyors’ conveyor technology positions and manipulates packages for downstream processes (left side of image). Rockwell Automation’s OTTO autonomous mobile robots connect material movement with production demand (right side of image).

Digital Transformation

Beyond the conveyor: How automation connects packaging lines to the warehouse

August 18, 2026

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Business

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An Orion Packaging employee operates a Flex Legion stretch wrapper (left side of image). An American flag hangs on the shop floor at Triangle Package Machinery’s Chicago facility, which assembles bagging, weighing, and cartoning equipment (right side of image).

News

On the Line: What reshoring really looks like for packaging OEMs

September 24, 2026

Reshoring is taking different forms for packaging OEMs, from U.S. production and domestic supplier networks to expanded capacity. This edition of On the Line also looks at U.S. growth in robotics-as-a-service and AI-driven robotic picking.

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FANUC’s R-50iA controller and palletizing robot are shown on the left, while ABB Robotics’ robotic automation demonstration is shown on the right at Automate 2026.

Digital Transformation

Built for the unexpected: AI expands what packaging machines can handle

September 22, 2026

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CPG manufacturers brace for mounting production losses and see industrial AI as a critical competitiveness lever by 2030, Schneider Electric study finds.

Digital Transformation

Could AI solve Europe’s packaging compliance problem?

August 31, 2026

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Rockwell Automation employee supporting customers through TechConnectIQ Support, the company’s AI-assisted remote support service for industrial automation systems.

Remote / network management

Rockwell Automation brings AI-assisted tools to remote support

August 27, 2026

Technology

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Antares Vision Group’s ALL-IN-ONE inspection system combines micro-leak detection, X-ray inspection, and checkweighing in one machine for in-line packaging quality control.

Machinery

Antares Vision Group combines multiple inspections in one machine

September 14, 2026

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Encoder Products Company 36RT/H Accu-CoderPro programmable incremental encoder for motion feedback and packaging machinery

Vision systems and sensors

Encoder Products Company adds programmable incremental encoder

September 10, 2026

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Banner Engineering Q2F flat-pack photoelectric sensor

Vision systems and sensors

Banner introduces Q2F flat pack photoelectric sensor

September 9, 2026

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Machinery

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Primary packaging

Triangle’s SmartChange aims to cut changeover downtime by up to 60%

September 18, 2026

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KUKA, SOMIC Packaging, Quest, and Provisur Technologies are among the exhibitors featured in Packaging OEM’s first look at PACK EXPO International 2026. Source: KUKA (top left), SOMIC Packaging (top right), Provisur Technologies (bottom left), and Quest (bottom right)

News

On the Line: A first look at what’s coming to PACK EXPO 2026

September 17, 2026

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Dexterity’s Mech robot moves packages using physical AI, with Beckhoff Automation supporting the control architecture connecting motion, safety, navigation, and data.

News

Physical AI, robots, and what’s next after the end-of-line

August 27, 2026

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The SOMIC 202 cartoner collects, groups, and packs pre-packaged products into single-piece corrugated cartons.

Secondary packaging

SOMIC brings space-saving cartoner to Pack Expo International

August 26, 2026

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Applications

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Calyx Containers’ Calyx Cure bag uses a nine-layer breathable film designed for cannabis flower curing and preservation.

News

On the Line: Cannabis packaging and the rise of flexible formats

September 10, 2026

Cannabis packaging and flexible packaging are evolving alongside production requirements. Explore how Calyx Containers approaches cannabis packaging and what flexible formats mean for packaging equipment and machine builders.

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Applications