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Workforce Issues Driving Automation and Restraint
According to a Packaging World Survey, CPGs are paradoxically either adding or not adding automation and robotics for very similar predictable reasons.
February 5, 2025
Automation
The Future of Automation Sees Greater Human and Machine Collaboration
At Universal Robot’s Collaborate 2025 event, A3’s Alex Shikany reviewed the current state of the automation market and provided a glimpse of what to expect in the coming year, and beyond.
February 4, 2025
Automation
Survey: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine Copilots to the Rescue?
New research from PMMI Media Group shows an appetite among CPGs for changing the way operators and technicians interact with machines on the plant floor. Is it time for packaging and processing equipment to come with a ChatGPT-style interface?
January 31, 2025
Automation
The New AI-Connected Manufacturing Worker
How Gen AI is increasing productivity and making manufacturing work 'cool' for Gen Z
January 29, 2025
Workforce
Proposed U.S. Tariffs Could Increase Labor Challenges
The U.S. already faces a critical labor shortage, with tariffs threatening to reshape and reshore manufacturing.
January 14, 2025
Automation
AI is Transforming Packaging Manufacturing
AI is driving advancements in packaging efficiency with applications in areas like predictive demand forecasting, smart packaging design, and AI-powered robotics for smart factories.
January 14, 2025
Podcasts
unPACKed podcast: How and Why to Add a Chatbot to Your Ops
Hear Jessica Lawshe, an expert in leveraging chatbot technology for customer experiences and business efficiency, explain how and why to add a chatbot to your packaging and processing operations.
January 7, 2025
Automation
Can Nvidia’s AI PC Transform Robotics and Vision for OEMs?
Nvidia has released a low-cost embedded AI computer optimized for robotics and vision, backed by a powerful software eco-system. Can OEMs use it to build the next generation of AI-powered packaging and processing machines?
January 2, 2025
Automation
Top Articles of 2024, #3: AI Co-Pilot Added to Schneider Electric's and Siemens's PLC Programming Suites
The #3 most clicked article of 2024: At PACK EXPO Intl. In 2024 in Chicago, two automation suppliers opened up about incorporating generative AI into their industrial automation platforms. Speeding up PLC programming is just the start.
December 31, 2024
Automation
Top Articles of 2024, #6: Primer: Incorporating AI into Packaging Equipment
The #6 most clicked article of 2024: This step-by-step approach breaks down what it really means to add generative AI into your packaging and processing equipment using Small Language Models (SLMs).
December 26, 2024
Automation
Top Articles of 2024, #10: Predictive Maintenance Enhances Efficiency
The #10 most clicked article of 2024: Schneider Packaging's Jamie Barber outlined the fundamentals of predictive maintenance for end-of-line packaging at PACK EXPO, emphasizing its benefits and challenges in improving reliability and reducing downtime.
December 22, 2024
Podcasts
PODCAST: Generative AI for Packaging & Processing Machinery
Listen to an OEM Magazine-inspired AI-generated podcast on some fundamental ways to incorporate generative AI into packaging and processing machinery.
December 16, 2024
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