Tag: Pack Expo East

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

Bobby Cook (shown at right) of Siemens Digital Industries Software spoke with Packaging OEM about Xcelerator’s access for startups and SMBs. The collaboration with PepsiCo brings together Siemens’ industrial AI expertise and digital twins with NVIDIA’s AI and visualization.

Industrial software for startups: Accelerating ROI by design

March 31, 2026

weavix's Walt Smart Radios provide AI-powered translation to connect multilingual packaging operations (left side of image). The devices translate more than 40 languages, including Swahili (right side of image).

Management / operations / workforce

Weavix translates frontline communication with AI-powered smart radio

March 12, 2026

Amazon’s Transparency Program uses item-level serialization to assign unique codes to individual products, allowing items to be scanned and verified throughout the supply chain to prevent counterfeit goods from reaching customers.

Digital Transformation

Amazon Transparency captures the future of 2D barcode traceability

March 9, 2026