Tag: AI

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

On the Line: RFID gets interactive, AI resources grow, and 3D printing protects uptime

October 8, 2026

Arrowfly, Packaging OEM's parent company, announced the official launch of AI for Engineers, a year-round resource for engineers and technical leaders applying artificial intelligence in their work.

Packaging OEM’s Parent Company Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers, Definitive Platform for Engineers Navigating AI Revolution

September 30, 2026

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

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.

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

September 3, 2026

Robotics demonstrations at the Kassow Robots (left side of image) and ABB (right side of image) booths showcased automation technologies featured at Automate 2026.

On the Line: AI, robotics, and the future of packaging automation

July 9, 2026

Among the most viewed stories from the first six months of 2026: Sun Centre USA’s POUCH3 Cuboid format, Amazon Transparency’s 2D barcode traceability work, a Schneider Electric robot, and a Combi Packaging Systems employee working on an end-of-line robotic system.

The most-read packaging stories of 2026… so far

July 2, 2026

Figure 1: AI has been used for automation for many years, and a modular AI framework from ARM Institute could help accelerate AI-enabled robotics for manufacturing, as explained at Automate 2026 from Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Courtesy: Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering

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

July 1, 2026

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

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

June 12, 2026

PAC Machinery's R3200 integrated with CMES Robotics’ artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology for bagging (right). The technology was demonstrated at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2025.

On the Line: How AI is changing decision-making in packaging and material handling

June 11, 2026

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

Robotiq moves to simplify palletizing deployments with new IQ platform

June 8, 2026