Packaging OEM

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

September 17, 2026

PACK EXPO International 2026 is next month, with new packaging inspection, robotics, cartoning, integrated packaging and product movement technologies coming to Chicago.

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Research

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

September 16, 2026

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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

Featured

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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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

Europe’s new packaging regulations are putting pressure on manufacturers to improve supply chain traceability, with AI emerging as a potential tool for managing compliance data.

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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

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Nestlé Confectionery implemented augmented reality (AR) packaging on two of its brands, KitKat and Quality Street, to assist shoppers who are living with sight loss or impairment, so they can easily access product information.

News

On the Line: Packaging plays a bigger role in consumer engagement

July 16, 2026

Technology

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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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Xemelgo Experience Center virtual warehouse game comparing barcode scanning and RFID technology for inventory counting

Software

Barcode or RFID? Xemelgo turns cycle counting into a video game

September 7, 2026

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Ranpak’s Connect.IQ interface at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta displays real-time equipment data, performance metrics, productivity tracking, and average utilized throughput as part of its AI-enabled operator-machine communication.

News

On the Line: When AI helps the machine solve the problem

September 3, 2026

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Machinery

More Machinery

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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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.

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