With demands caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Liberty Foods had to shift more of its production from bulk food service packages to smaller retail packages for consumers.
COVID-19 Provides a Push for Digital Innovation
As food and beverage manufacturers scramble to keep workers safe and shelves stocked, many have moved forward with automation and digital transformation initiatives that might have only been on the radar before the pandemic.
Jan 29th, 2021
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OpX Best Practices for Accessing Equipment Remotely
Jan 29th, 2021
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Where's my Vaccine?
Jan 27th, 2021
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General Mills on Pivoting to Virtual Startups During Covid-19
Jan 18th, 2021
Ecolab is using augmented reality from Microsoft to help service its customers remotely, particularly in light of pandemic restrictions on access.
Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
Dec 18th, 2020
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Harpak-ULMA Launches Bakery and Confectionery Market Initiative
Harpak-ULMA launched a North American initiative to help the bakery and confectionery market improve flexibility and operational performance in response to COVID-19 business disruptions.
Dec 16th, 2020
Using Beumer Smart Glasses provides operators with hands-free troubleshooting, and helps to mitigate the costs of a technician traveling to the customer site.
Smart Glasses Ease Troubleshooting Communication
Beumer has added augmented reality to the tools available to its customers while servicing equipment, enabling faster, easier support. The OEM even used the smart glasses technology to commission and install new equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 13th, 2020
Add Multi-Axis Control and Robotic Innovations to Packaging Systems
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Add Multi-Axis Control and Robotic Innovations to Packaging Systems
softMC compact motion controller enables any major OEM programmable logic controller (PLC) to seamlessly control any motion control component, including robots, drives, and motors at industry-standard gateway costs.
Apr 1st, 2021
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CPGs Lean on OEMs During the Pandemic
From equipment startups to training to more automation, manufacturers are asking machine builders to adopt new technology and service roles in difficult times.
Nov 24th, 2020
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Fighting COVID-19 with Big Ass Fans
The new Clean Air System uses ion and ultraviolet technology to eliminate airborne pathogens.
Nov 9th, 2020
Plant and office closures.
Factory Plants and Offices Coming Out of COVID-19
Stats show improvements in quotation index levels but an increase of denial of access into CPG plants.
Oct 14th, 2020
Add Multi-Axis Control and Robotic Innovations to Packaging Systems
Sponsored
Add Multi-Axis Control and Robotic Innovations to Packaging Systems
softMC compact motion controller enables any major OEM programmable logic controller (PLC) to seamlessly control any motion control component, including robots, drives, and motors at industry-standard gateway costs.
Apr 1st, 2021
ProFood World Editor in Chief Joyce Fassl discusses the tools and best practices food and beverage processors can use to cope with the pandemic.
Keeping Food Processing Safe During COVID-19
Pandemic causes food companies to cut back on product offerings to simplify supply chains and meet consumer demand. Labor crisis remains top challenge for industry, as COVID-19 accelerates challenge to make food manufacturing jobs attractive to workers.
Sep 24th, 2020
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Workers Wanted? Contact the Robot Employment Agency
Start-up MusashiAI introduces intelligent autonomous robots for quality inspection and forklift driving—allowing the redistribution of human labor to more value-added jobs.
Aug 6th, 2020
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The Pandemic is Shaping the Future Supply Chain
Some of the greatest innovations happen during times of disruption.
Aug 24th, 2020
The Cobot Expo will take place online July 28-30.
Cobot Deployment Shines in COVID-19 Pandemic
Leading up to its virtual Cobot Expo this week, Universal Robots highlighted several cases where small companies have been using collaborative automation to keep production going amid the crisis.
Jul 27th, 2020
Honeywell’s Jason Urso releases a range of remote capabilities during the Honeywell VTech event.
Remote Technologies From Honeywell Enable Continued Operations
Encouraged by the COVID-19 pandemic to push remote capabilities out to a wider swath of industries, Honeywell Process Solutions has released products and services geared toward remote operations, safety, commissioning, lifecycle services, and more.
Jul 21st, 2020
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Latin American CPG Challenges from COVID-19
Based on the recent survey among nearly 450 Mundo PMMI readers, this article looks at two measures companies are considering implementing: changes in packaging features and properties, and using remote diagnostics.
Jul 13th, 2020
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Latin American CPGs and COVID-19
Based on the opinions of 432 CPG professionals throughout Latin America, this article traces the most relevant effects the pandemic has had on consumers and market dynamics.
Jul 8th, 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 03: Health Surveillance Inspectors with the support of the Municipal Guard inspect bars and restaurants amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on July 3, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The agents stepped up their operations after reports of agglomeration and non-compliance with security rules during the easing and reopening of commerce in the city of Rio de Janeiro.(Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty Images)
Latin American CPG COVID-19 Response
Responses to the survey conducted by Mundo PMMI reaching 432 entrepreneurs and professionals from various CPGs in Latin America reveal uncertain and contrasting views of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 6th, 2020
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How Morrison Container Handling Solutions, SaniLux Teamed Up to Fight COVID-19
Pioneer Tank & Vessel Opens SaniLux to Produce Sanitizer Using Custom Rebuilt 1970’s Pfaulder Bottle Filler.
Jun 16th, 2020
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Virtual FAT Guidelines from OpX
The OpX Leadership Network releases best practices and leadership guidelines for executing virtual factory acceptance tests (vFATs), to address the changing operational landscape brought on by COVID-19.
Jun 29th, 2020
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Hershey's Unwraps their COVID-19 strategy with employees and suppliers
Hershey’s Josh Becker sat down with PMMI’s Sean Riley to talk about a customer’s perspective on how Hershey is handling visits from suppliers, training and service issues.
Jun 25th, 2020
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Despite COVID-19 global packaging market expected to grow.
Euromonitor International analysts anticipated growth in 2020 for most key goods categories that use packaging, despite the impact of COVID-19, at Webinar organized by EXPO PACK México and Mundo PMMI.
Jun 23rd, 2020
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Hershey's Expectations for Suppliers during COVID-19
Hershey's Josh Becker explains how the chocolate giant has adapted and what it expects from visitors to its facilities.
Jun 19th, 2020
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How Machine Builders Can Participate in Manufacturing Day 2020
Manufacturers need to hire candidates to fill more than 4 million jobs. However, manufacturers will struggle to fill just 2.4 million positions because of the shrinking talent pool.
Jun 19th, 2020
Virtual Townhall entitled “What Does Back to Work Look Like for Field Service Technicians?
Field Service Technician Travel During COVID-19
What does back to work look like for field service technicians who are heading back out into the field?
Jun 16th, 2020