Packaging OEM

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).

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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Triangle Package Machinery’s SmartChange guides operators through changeovers on X-Series vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) packaging systems.

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)

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

September 17, 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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Research

3D Printing in Packaging: Rethinking Engineering, Tooling, and Production

August 6, 2026

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Business

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Research

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

September 16, 2026

As packaging OEMs rethink global supply chains, reshoring is creating new opportunities for U.S. manufacturing. This report explores how companies are building domestic production capabilities and adapting to changing conditions.

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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

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mk North America VersaMove pallet handling system with a QR code providing access to equipment-specific information and support resources.

Integrated equipment

mk North America uses QR codes to simplify conveyor support

August 12, 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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Dexterity’s Mech robot moves packages using physical AI, with Beckhoff Automation supporting the control architecture connecting motion, safety, navigation, and data.

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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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FOCUS Integration will show its CUBE palletizing system at Pack Expo 2026.

Robotics

KUKA to show automation for packaging and food at Pack Expo International

August 24, 2026

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Quest’s Flexible One packaging system, which brings together technologies from multiple ProMach brands, uses robotic case packing technology to handle cookie boxes.

Robotics

Quest integrates robotics into Flexible One packaging platform

August 21, 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.

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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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