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Retrofit or Replace: Making the Call When Machines Break Down

OEMs should guide customers through cost, time, and risk when performance or obsolescence forces a decision.

April 30, 2026

Retrofit vs Replace Decision Guide comparing six factors including mechanical integrity, obsolescence, new requirements, production constraints, cost and time, and risk horizon.

Operations & IT

Six Actions to Prepare Now for the EU Cyber Resilience Act

A half-dozen expert-backed steps that could separate compliant OEMs from those facing massive penalties.

April 28, 2026

Three professional speakers for PMMI Cyber Resilience Act webinar: Juergen Kress, Bruce Main, and Scott Tenorio

End of The Line Video Series: Sustained Horizontal Compression, UTI Kit Launch, and The Rise of Mutton

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

April 20, 2026

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Eight Years After “A New Era of HMI,” Has the Era Arrived?

Why machines still lack modern interfaces: it's not technology, it's how OEMs apply it that creates competitive advantage.

April 22, 2026

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Portable Collaborative Robot

FANUC America's ultra lightweight CRX-3iA and expanded CRX features offer more ways to automate small tasks, heavy moves, palletizing, welding, and high-mix operations.

April 21, 2026

FANUC CRX-3iA ultra lightweight cobot with 11kg weight capacity, 692mm reach, industrial reliability, and easy programming features

With Imitation Learning, AI makes the Move Into the Machine

Universal Robotics' Imitation learning and real-world data capture are driving a push toward layered control architectures that blend deterministic performance with adaptive, learning-based execution.

April 20, 2026

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Lean Principles in the Machine Learning Era

While AI grabs headlines, machine learning, modeling and data standardization efforts are rooting out waste. Data in batch processing, lab databases, and production pose standardization challenges, and the ability to sync information across departments and identify waste.

April 16, 2026

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AI Hits the Plant Floor

From hype to hardware: How OEMs are moving from experimentation to execution.

April 14, 2026

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From Experimentation to Execution: AI's Real Manufacturing Impact

At PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference, leaders discussed how AI is moving into real-world use, offering a clearer view of where OEMs can apply it today and where challenges remain.

April 14, 2026

Automation Support with Enhanced AI Capability

Emerson's Guardian Digital Platform expands artificial intelligence and customizable experiences to empower and upskill the digital workforce.

April 13, 2026

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iAutomation Expands Automation Solutions with Festo Across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

iAutomation, a division of CAS Holdings

Partnership brings Festo’s pneumatic and electric automation solutions to regional customers, enabling iAutomation to deliver locally supported automation systems.

April 3, 2026

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Automation Literacy is Becoming a Core Skill for OEMs

As packaging systems grow more complex, the ability to understand automation is becoming critical—shaping machine design, workforce training, and how OEMs deliver value to customers.

April 3, 2026

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End of the Line Video Series: EPR Fees and Their Implications, a Biodegradable Face Mask, and More

Learn more about the EPR fee structure and why some companies are content in simply paying the fees. Also, a new face mask material that may aid in skin health.

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Co-packers Lead Demand for Equipment Built to Handle Enhanced Formulations

Industrial electric motors and drivetrain components with orange flanges and gray housing displayed in product showcase arrangement

Van der Graaf's Four-Decade Bet on Drum Motor Specialization

Meet PMMI's 2026 On the Rise Winners

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Team 26 Races to Victory in the 2026 Amazing Packaging Race at PACK EXPO International

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Box Dumper

Flexicon's light curtain-equipped TIP-TITE streamlines handling and enhances safety.

Bradman Lake Showcases Next-generation Packaging Automation at PACK EXPO International

Compact Electronic Vacuum Sensors and Switches

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Guideposts to Engineering the Modern Plant

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A Practical Guide to the Future of Automation

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A Guide to Evaluating Linear Track & Planar Systems

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