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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

Packaging Equipment AI Copilot Assistant

The New AI-Connected Manufacturing Worker

How Gen AI is increasing productivity and making manufacturing work 'cool' for Gen Z

January 29, 2025

The new AI-connected worker is overcoming problems caused by skilled worker shortages and making manufacturing work appealing for Gen Z.

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

U.S. Trade Tariffs Could Increase Workforce issues

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

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

Top Articles of 2024, #1: Revolutionizing OEM Manufacturing with AI

The #1 most clicked article of 2024: A historical perspective and current limitations of the game-changing technology.

January 2, 2025

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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

Can this palm-sized embedded AI computer revolutionize how machine builders incorporate generative AI-based vision and robotics into their equipment?

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

Schneider Electric bakes generative AI into its programming suite. Programmers interact with the AI chatbot in the right rail; code snippets are suggested in the center screen, and can be added to the code tree in the left rail.

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

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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

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One-Minute Survey: Machine Design

Help us improve! We want to hear from you so that we cover what you want to learn more about. Please answer a few short questions.

December 10, 2024

How Integrated SIS Improves Project Efficiency and More

One more disparate technology can be folded into the automation architecture by introducing integrated safety instrumented systems (SIS).

December 10, 2024

The Power of One: How Integrated SIS Improves Project Efficiency and More

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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

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

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