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Over 50% of CPGs to increase Cobot Spending
The suspected surge in cobot spending comes at a time when companies are just starting to grasp how to take advantage of them.
Podcasts
unPACKed podcast: Ripe Opportunity for OEMs in Pharma Market
Business Intelligence
CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years
Sustainability
Sustainability Inside the Operations
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Emerging Brands Summit Launches at PACK EXPO International
PMMI News
Revived EXPO PACK México Returns, Stronger Than Ever
The show’s return provided the Latin American packaging and processing industry with four days of intense business activity around innovative technologies and unmatched networking opportunities.
PMMI News
PACK gives BACK is Back at PACK EXPO International
Chicago's own legendary STYX brings over four decades of hits for a good cause.
Podcasts
unPACKed Podcast: A Path to Success for Women in Packaging and Processing
Hear success stories, inspiration, and tips that will help and encourage women currently in the industry and offer guidance for young women looking to manufacturing as a career.
Business/Management
Making a Difference in U.S. Dairy Markets
Launched in 2015, IMA Dairy & Food USA is on a mission to “Americanize” the large European packaging equipment supplier.
Technology
Business/Management
Making a Difference in U.S. Dairy Markets
Automation
Schneider Electric Continues its Open Automation Journey
Take Five
The Evolution of Robotics Engineering
Automation
Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
Products
Supplier Submitted
Emerson DX PST Switchbox With HART 7 Protocol Ensures Valve Integrity
Components/Instrumentation
Digital Recorder Replaces Cumbersome Paper Charts
Controls/Motion
OEM's Head-to-head Pneumatic vs. Servo Test Shows CPGs Savings
Supplier Submitted
Emerson Bearing Expands Line of Motion Transmission Components
Business
Business Intelligence
Over 50% of CPGs to increase Cobot Spending
Podcasts
unPACKed podcast: Ripe Opportunity for OEMs in Pharma Market
Business Intelligence
CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years
Sustainability
Sustainability Inside the Operations
Videos
Take Five
The Evolution of Robotics Engineering
Take Five
CPGs to OEMs: HELP | Economist: Demand and Unfulfilled Machinery Orders to Abate
Take Five
Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
Take Five
Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations
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New PACK EXPO Competition Challenges Student Creativity
Hands-on experience is the name of the PACK Challenge game
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Schneider Electric Continues its Open Automation Journey
Plug-and-produce hardware-independent software and agreements with Claroty and Intel accelerate the new era of automation software.
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Digital Recorder Replaces Cumbersome Paper Charts
With its Paperless Process Recorder and cloud-based Legendary software, Anderson-Negele aims to digitalize—without necessarily reinventing—the recording of process parameters in food and beverage plants.
Business Intelligence
CPGs Move More Manufacturing and Packaging Lines to Contract Facilities
A PMMI industry report reveals what’s driving growth in machinery sales to the CoMan/CoPack market.
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Solve motion transfer problems with quality Rod End & Spherical Bearings
Aurora Bearing Company develops key components for dairy machinery, high speed sorters and inserters, baggers and carton erectors. Aurora's engineering experts solve the most difficult applications using ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified products.
PMMI News
EXPO PACK México Reunites the Industry in Person
The largest packaging and processing show in Latin America returns to México for the first time in four years.
PMMI News
PMMI New Member Spotlight: Marel: A One-Stop Protein Processing Shop
Project management, well prepared employees, and Lean processes drive sustained global growth.
Take Five
The Evolution of Robotics Engineering
Otto Motors and HP offer simulation and 3D printing technologies to improve robot performance.
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Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
The largest and most technologically advanced brewery built in the U.S. in the past 28 years, a 1.3 million-sq-ft highly automated, fast-track greenfield facility wins a Manufacturing Innovation Award from ProFood World.
PMMI News
Introducing the Emerging Brands Summit
This one-day event created for startup CPGs will launch at PACK EXPO International.
Business/Management
Managing Salespeople in the New Normal: A Case for Micro-coaching
To build successful sales teams, we need to combat the perception that pro-active coaching is a form of micro-managing.
Take Five
CPGs to OEMs: HELP | Economist: Demand and Unfulfilled Machinery Orders to Abate
At PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference in April, a panel of CPGs told OEMs about the challenges they face and how machine builders can help. Meanwhile, an economist says one challenge—long lead times—should work itself out.
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Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Deadline Extended, Nominate Your Mentor Now
The prestigious Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame has extended its deadline for nominations for the 2022 Inductee Class to Friday, July 1, 2022.
Take Five
Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
U.S. Government issues warning about new cyberthreats that impact control systems and SCADA devices across industries.
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Innovation Not Keeping Pace With Sustainability Demands
OEMs and CPGs agree that right now, packaging and processing technology hinders any significant sustainable solutions. Consumers and brands want it yesterday, but how?
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Great Resignation Driving Employee Poaching
It’s a buyer’s market for job seekers as 81,000 left manufacturing from Aug. 2020 through Aug. 2021. Manufacturers are climbing over each other to poach workers to meet increases in production.
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Moving Robots Into the Matrix
Otto Motors uses simulation to mitigate risk when deploying a fleet of autonomous mobile robots.
Workforce Development
Making Manufacturing Day Memorable
How OEMs can raise awareness for the industry, spark excitement for future generations, and solve the skillset shortage.
Podcasts
unPACKed with OEM Podcast: Femininity in Manufacturing
Listen as Stephanie Neil outlines the challenges for women in manufacturing with “Steel Toes and Stilettos” authors Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels.
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Hackers Shift Focus to Packaging and Processing
Pervasive new technology increases entry points for cyber attacks. Discover cybersecurity solutions at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 23-26; McCormick Place, Chicago).
Business Intelligence
Consolidation Threatening CPG-OEM Relationships
The shift in the CPG-OEM relationship from transactional to strategic collaboration has hit a snag.
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Economist: Improving Supply Chain, Easing Demand, Let Packaging Machine OEMs Catch Up
ITR economists forecast a soft landing—not a recession—in coming months as consumers ease out of the pandemic and the revved-up stimulus-era economy fades. This will allow the supply chain to recalibrate and packaging machine OEMs to catch up on orders.