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BEUMER robotpick has already processed 1.75 million parcels in a live customer environment. Source: BEUMER Group

BEUMER robotpick designed to automate 99.9% of bulk parcel handling

September 28, 2026

BEUMER’s robotic parcel handling system is designed to manage changing parcel mixes and volumes while reducing manual labor in CEP operations.

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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).

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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.

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

September 22, 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.

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

August 27, 2026

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

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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.

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Quest integrates robotics into Flexible One packaging platform

August 21, 2026

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Dexterity’s Mech loads boxes into a truck as part of its automated truck-loading operations.

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Dexterity ‘superhumanoid’ robot uses physical AI for truck loading and unloading

August 20, 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).

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

August 18, 2026

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FlexLink’s RC20 collaborative palletizing cell features a FANUC CRX20 robot arm and a compact footprint for end-of-line applications.

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FlexLink brings higher payloads to collaborative palletizing

August 17, 2026

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The igus twisterchain energy chain supports cable management on compact industrial robots with rotation angles of more than 600°.

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igus energy chain supports pick-and-place robots with 600° cable rotation

August 5, 2026

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Automated packaging systems are becoming more integrated into broader warehouse operations.

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Packaging automation shifts to ease warehouse integration, says Interact Analysis

July 21, 2026

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Robots enable rigid box creation and assembly for attractive and durable packaging such as this.

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Robotics pays attention to detail for rigid box manufacturing

July 7, 2026

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Automate 2026: How to justify automation, use AI to help robotics

July 1, 2026

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WINIT is using Hai Robotics technology as part of its modular fulfillment platform.

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WINIT offers modular fulfillment platform to 3PL customers

June 29, 2026

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Formic grows robotics-as-service footprint with expanded Midwest headquarters

June 16, 2026

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Sereact’s team celebrates the opening of its Boston-area U.S. headquarters.

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Sereact opens Boston-area HQ to support AI-driven order picking systems

June 12, 2026

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As robots are become more common in warehouses, integration is often still manual, expert-dependent, and costly.

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Robotiq moves to simplify palletizing deployments with new IQ platform

June 8, 2026

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Jan Hennecke, business unit manager for robotics and automation at igus Inc., stands next to a Fairino FR20 cobot used for end-of-line palletizing and precise stacking through integrated controls at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.

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From Boston: cobots, humanoids, and AI-powered automation at the Robotics Summit & Expo

June 2, 2026

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Kuka robotic palletizing cells at Wyandot Snacks handling end-of-line case packing for cereal and tortilla chip production, supporting increased throughput and reduced manual handling across the packaging line

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Wyandot Snacks scales packaging and solves skills shortages with robotics-as-a-service

May 12, 2026

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Quicktron Robotics QuickCube E200 elevator system on display at Modex 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, designed for automated goods movement in warehouse environments.

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Quicktron brings modular warehouse automation platform to U.S. market

May 6, 2026

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Calyx Containers cultivates a new approach to cannabis packaging

Rockwell Automation brings AI-assisted tools to remote support

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

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

Could AI solve Europe’s packaging compliance problem?

mk North America uses QR codes to simplify conveyor support

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

Banner introduces Q2F flat pack photoelectric sensor

SEW-EURODRIVE expands PxG servo lineup with economy series

SOMIC brings space-saving cartoner to Pack Expo International

Quest integrates robotics into Flexible One packaging platform

Harpak-ULMA VFFS system simplifies cleaning, reduces utility use

Wyandot Snacks scales packaging and solves skills shortages with robotics-as-a-service

Coca-Cola bottler installs aseptic PET line for in-house production

Coal’d Water’s modern packaging line taps into OEM technology for distilling ambitions

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

Robotics on the Packaging Line: Enabling Faster, More Flexible Operations

The New Remote Management Mindset in Packaging: Smart, Scalable, Secure Service

the latest in Robotics

BEUMER robotpick designed to automate 99.9% of bulk parcel handling

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

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

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

more Robotics

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

Quest integrates robotics into Flexible One packaging platform

Dexterity ‘superhumanoid’ robot uses physical AI for truck loading and unloading

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

FlexLink brings higher payloads to collaborative palletizing

igus energy chain supports pick-and-place robots with 600° cable rotation

Packaging automation shifts to ease warehouse integration, says Interact Analysis

Robotics pays attention to detail for rigid box manufacturing

Automate 2026: How to justify automation, use AI to help robotics

WINIT offers modular fulfillment platform to 3PL customers

Formic grows robotics-as-service footprint with expanded Midwest headquarters

Sereact opens Boston-area HQ to support AI-driven order picking systems

Robotiq moves to simplify palletizing deployments with new IQ platform

From Boston: cobots, humanoids, and AI-powered automation at the Robotics Summit & Expo

Wyandot Snacks scales packaging and solves skills shortages with robotics-as-a-service

Quicktron brings modular warehouse automation platform to U.S. market

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