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Dairy Proteins Give Food and Beverage Makers Their Toughest Ingredient Challenge
Whey and dairy proteins top the list of ingredients that complicate production, but difficulty also compounds when formulators combine multiple functional components in a single product.
October 23, 2026
Business Intelligence
Food and Beverage Makers Manage Formulation Complexity Long Before They Buy New Equipment
End users report a sizable operational impact from enhanced formulations, yet most exhaust process adjustments before turning to equipment changes—one reason their OEM suppliers see a more limited effect on equipment demand.
October 16, 2026
Business Intelligence
System Integrators Set to Overtake Machine OEMs for Robotics Integration Work
As deployments grow more complex, end users plan to shift integration work away from the machine OEMs they've leaned on and toward system integrators and robotics manufacturers.
October 9, 2026
Business Intelligence
Eight Young Professionals Shaping the Future at PMMI-member Companies
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
On the Rise Awards celebrate emerging leaders making an impact through leadership, initiative and professional excellence.
October 7, 2026
Business Intelligence
For Robotics Non-Adopters, a Missing Use Case Outranks Cost as the Top Barrier
Across all four robot types, the end users who don't plan to adopt name the same reason first: they can't identify where a robot would fit.
October 2, 2026
Business Intelligence
Mobile Robots Poised to Overtake Industrial Machines on the Packaging Floor
The U.S. packaging and processing robotics market is set to nearly double by 2031, and mobile robots, not the industrial arms that built the category, will lead the next phase of growth.
September 25, 2026
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Podcast: The State of Packaging Ahead of PACK EXPO 2026
Hear PMMI's Jorge Izquierdo break down what's disrupting packaging and processing operations and how to stay ahead.
September 23, 2026
Business Intelligence
Why Obsolete Software Doesn't Retire the Way a Part Does
Physical components can be backstocked but software can't. For obsolete digital systems, the real risk is a firmware support window that quietly closes and takes cybersecurity protection with it.
September 18, 2026
Business Intelligence
PMMI Honors 10 Next-Generation CPG Innovators
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
Inaugural CPG NexGen Award winners are delivering measurable advances in automation, productivity, sustainability and packaging to transform how CPG products are made.
September 17, 2026
Business Intelligence
PMMI’s 2026 State of the Industry Reveals a Market Driven by Flexibility, Automation, and New North American Opportunities
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
Amidst growth manufacturers navigate AI, labor challenges, SKU proliferation, sustainability pressures, and changing investment priorities.
September 14, 2026
Business Intelligence
OEMs Offer Conversion Kits. Do Their Customers Know?
Nearly 90% of OEMs deploy conversion kits to solve obsolescence, but fewer than half of end users report using them, pointing to a visibility gap suppliers can close.
September 11, 2026
Business Intelligence
The Hidden Cost OEMs Leave Out of the Price Tag
End users increasingly build obsolescence into their total cost of ownership math, but many OEMs still leave it off their estimates, creating a gap that can strain expectations down the line.
September 4, 2026
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