The future of packaging was on display at Pack Expo Las Vegas, as exhibitors and attendees from around the world gathered to see OEMs and suppliers present the latest equipment, components, and technology.
The event was held September 29 through October 1, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Bartelt Packaging, a ProMach brand, introduced its MAG-B horizontal form fill seal machine at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Designed for flexible packaging, it utilizes magnetic linear track technology, recipe-driven changeovers, and features a compact footprint. Source: Sarah Wynn The North Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center welcomes attendees to Pack Expo 2025 with a lit-up “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign. Source: Sarah Wynn Avery Dennison highlighted its radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The company provides smart labeling and sustainable packaging solutions. Source: Sarah WynnShape Process Automation highlighted its FlexPicker, a hygienic delta pick-and-place robot designed for high-speed handling. The system was demonstrated moving donuts and pastries. Source: Sarah Wynn JLS Automation displayed its new Peregrine robotic cartoning system. It takes primary packages from upstream machines such as a flow-wrapper, thermoformer, or vertical form fill seal, and uses robotics to place them into a top-load carton. Source: Sarah Wynn Gary Pickett, senior director of secondary packaging for JLS Automation, poses next to the Peregrine robotic cartoner. The system features vision-guided robotics and a compact footprint. Source: Sarah WynnBRECOflex showcased a selection of its timing belts with a demonstration involving a marble moving through various belts. Source: Sarah Wynn Formic’s booth featured a Kuka robot palletizing boxes. The company helps manufacturers adopt robotic automation with support and maintenance by providing equipment, service, and technology. Source: Sarah Wynn Formic demonstrated a new case packing solution moving food containers. The system integrates robotics and automation technology to streamline packaging operations. Source: Sarah Wynn Saman Farid, founder and CEO of Formic, stands in front of a real-time data dashboard at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Source: Sarah Wynn SIKO Products displayed a variety of components, including the AG02 analog actuator and AG24 positioning drive, which is equipped with industrial Ethernet connectivity. Source: Sarah Wynn SIKO Products highlighted its IO-Link-enabled components, including actuators and positioning drives designed for precise industrial automation. Source: Sarah Wynn
TOPPAN spotlighted its Aergo 8, a blister packaging machine, that features eight nesting trays for products and was demonstrated packing golf balls at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Source: Sarah WynnTOPPAN highlighted a variety of products made in blister packaging, including a golf ball that was packaged on its Aergo 8 machine. That package is fully recyclable and serves as an alternative to plastic packaging. Source: Sarah Wynn
David McKenna, practice leader of smart packaging solutions for Grantek, stands next to a Lego-built packaging line to demonstrate how the company integrates automation, MES, and safety in real-world manufacturing. Source: Sarah Wynn Matrix, a ProMach brand, displayed its MVC Series of vertical form fill seal machines, designed to handle a variety of films and are ideal for food products such as snacks, frozen foods, cheese, and more. Source: Sarah Wynn Bartelt Packaging, a ProMach brand, shared its BIC-L, a servo-driven, horizontal, intermittent motion cartoner designed for a variety of packaging products including food, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals. Source: Sarah Wynn PAC Machinery demonstrated a kitting application feeder. The system was developed in partnership with MSD Sales and pairs the Rollbag R785 with a robotic kitting solution for high-precision part handling and packaging. Source: Sarah Wynn Fanuc demonstrated Delta and SCARA robots for primary packaging, including a cell packing sausage products. The photo shows the DR-3iB/6 Stainless IP69K-rated delta robot and a food-grade SR-12iA/C SCARA robot placing sausage links in packages. The system meets USDA and FDA sanitation standards using vacuum grippers and Fanuc’s iRPickTool for placement in washdown environments. Source: Sarah Wynn Fanuc highlighted CRX food-grade cobots, including dual CRX-20iA/L robots that load chocolate chip cookies onto a conveyor, place them on trays, and move trays onto carts using Fanuc iRVision One Marker Offset. The cobots use NSF-H1 food-safe grease, white epoxy coating, and are IP67 rated for hygienic handling and reduced manual labor in bakery operations. Source: Sarah Wynn Jonathan Mitchell, senior applications engineer at Emerson, walked Packaging OEM through a clean-in-place (CIP) demo, equipped with resource monitoring. Source: Sarah Wynn Rich Parkhurst, business development manager at Kuka, poses in front of the VersaPal-KR end-of-line palletizer featuring the Kuka KR180 robot and KMP 600P pallet handling system. Source: Sarah WynnA Kuka rapid pick-and-place robot moves poker chips at Pack Expo 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Source: Sarah Wynn Fixtureworks displayed a variety of components, including one-touch fasteners, designed to provide quick and easy locking and unlocking for fixture plates, panels, and more. Source: Sarah Wynn Antares Vision Group highlighted the use of artificial intelligence in its leak detection system for prefilled syringes. The system features a split-infeed screw setup to handle up to 400 syringes per minute. Source: Sarah Wynn Antares Vision Group sales team members, Chris Collins and Daniele Ansaldi, spoke with Packaging OEM about implementing artificial intelligence into the company’s leak detection system for syringes. Source: Sarah Wynn Kawasaki Robotics’ palletizing robot was shown moving large bags of pet food and treats. The robotic cell has a max payload of 180 kg and features an energy regenerating controller. Source: Sarah Wynn Hoosier Feeder displayed a centrifugal feeder system integrated with a Dorner FlexMove conveyor. The scalable system can handle up to 800 coffee pods per minute, providing an efficient feeding solution for food packaging. Source: Sarah Wynn Wunderlich-Malec Engineering business unit managers Ron Harman and Brian Carosone shared how the company offers project management, engineering design, and installation and start-up services for packaging lines. Source: Sarah Wynn Packsize revealed its EFI X5 Nozomi system at Pack Expo Las Vegas, capable of producing full-color boxes on demand. EFI representatives told Packaging OEM that the system replaces the need for label barcodes, shown next to a digital image of the machine. Source: Sarah Wynn JVL, a provider of integrated servo motors and stepper motors, displayed a portion of its catalog Source: Sarah Wynn SpanTech displayed a variety of material handling solutions, including a spiral conveyor designed out of stainless steel with a plastic chain for washdown applications. Source: Sarah Wynn
