Packaging OEM

FlexLink designs robotic palletizer to balance safety and throughput

November 13, 2026

FlexLink’s RC20 collaborative palletizer combines robotic safety features and compact design to protect operators while maintaining production throughput.

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Packaging OEM visited Schneider Electric's Raleigh Hub in North Carolina in September 2026, including its robotics lab focused on industrial automation, robotics, and manufacturing technology.

Digital Transformation

U.S. CPG manufacturers lead global peers in AI adoption, Schneider Electric finds

November 11, 2026

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An Intel manufacturing technician at Fab 11X in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, inspects a 300-millimeter silicon wafer in January 2024.

Applications

Larger AI chip packages create new equipment demands at Intel

November 3, 2026

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Serpa Packaging Solutions demonstrated its integrated case packing and dual-cell robotic palletizing system at PACK EXPO International 2026 in Chicago.

End-of-line

Serpa integrates case packing and palletizing to reduce footprint by 40%

October 29, 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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OEM Profiles

Making every square foot count: Triangle Package Machinery builds for its next century

October 27, 2026

Triangle Package Machinery is making the most of its 125,000-square-foot Chicago facility, investing in laser welding systems, standardized workstations, and manufacturing technology to increase capacity and prepare for its next century.

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Craig Souser (left), who retired Oct. 12 after nearly five decades leading JLS Automation, and Russ Stroner (right), the company’s new President and CEO. JLS Automation manufactures hygienic robotic packaging systems.

Management / operations / workforce

JLS Automation names Russ Stroner President and CEO as Craig Souser retires

October 16, 2026

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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

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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

Technology

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Components / instrumentation

NORD’s NXD tupH protects aluminum drives in washdown environments

October 22, 2026

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Machinery

Speed, space, and changeovers shape new machinery and technology at PACK EXPO 2026

October 13, 2026

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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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Machinery

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Unitech’s Model T012 Automatic Pre-Stretched Film Rewinder processes industrial stretch film at speeds up to 4,000 feet per minute and will be demonstrated at PACK EXPO International 2026.

Machinery

Unitech’s high-speed film rewinder reaches 4,000 feet per minute

October 16, 2026

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TNA Solutions’ tna robag Quantum vertical packaging system will make its North American debut at PACK EXPO International 2026, giving attendees a first look ahead of its official release in 2027. The machine can run at speeds of up to 300 bags per minute, depending on the application.

Industry

On the Line: What to expect on the PACK EXPO show floor

October 15, 2026

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Robotics

FANUC brings generative AI, food-grade robotics to PACK EXPO

October 8, 2026

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Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery’s rotary tray filler for high-speed filling of leafy greens and loose-fill products.

Primary packaging

Spee-Dee tray filler combines servo tamping with washdown design

October 6, 2026

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Applications

Larger AI chip packages create new equipment demands at Intel

November 3, 2026

Intel Foundry is upgrading automated material handling systems and working with equipment manufacturers on larger carrier standards as AI chip packages exceed traditional semiconductor equipment and tray size limits.

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Primary packaging