PP-OEM Technology Update Newsletter Archive
January 17, 2018: Pretzels, Inc. shares top pain points, OEM opportunities
December 12, 2017: REPORT: Is the cannabis industry mature enough to automate?​
December 5, 2017: Report: Win the next wave of processing equipment orders
November 28, 2017: Learn the secret to developing strong leadership skills
November 21, 2017: Report: End users share their 5-year automation wish list
November 14, 2017: CPGs spill all on untapped OEM opportunities
November 7, 2017: Can PackML, OPC UA broker a truce in the fieldbus wars?​
October 31, 2017: 7 ways women, young leaders can succeed in manufacturing
October 24, 2017: PROFILE: Learn Massman’s acquisition & innovation strategies
October 17, 2017: See why OEMs are prioritizing equipment design, branding
October 10, 2017: Consider these cybersecurity risk remedies
October 3, 2017: Perspective: Learn how to better leverage PackML
September 19, 2017: Case Study: OEMs tap robotics to streamline equipment​
September 05, 2017: Case study: How one machine’s safety system got remote-ready​
August 29, 2017: Identify worldwide hotspots for packaging growth
August 15, 2017: Is augmented/virtual reality finally OEM-ready?
August 8, 2017: OEM Profile: How Omega prepares for emerging pharma trends
August 1, 2017: Earn end-user remote access, monitoring buy-in
July 25, 2017: What food end users wish you knew about monitoring OEE
July 18, 2017: See how this young OEM leader has company workforce growing
July 11, 2017: Learn to leverage value vs. cost to attract customers
June 27, 2017: Case Study: Reduce wiring and labor installation costs by 15%
June 20, 2017: Study: How OEMs and robot suppliers partner to automate
June 13, 2017: Report: What’s driving pharma line integration?
June 6, 2017: Find out how virtual design improves speed to market
May 23, 2017: See what’s in store for next wave of pharma equipment orders
May 16, 2017: Profile: Learn Urschel’s secret to global reach under one roof
May 9, 2017: Case study: OEM merges controls, vision for pharma machine
May 2, 2017: Learn the linear servo path this OEM took to a faster vf/f/s
April 25, 2017: Learn the key to developing a skilled, diverse workforce
April 19, 2017: See how this OEM leader improves digital, global presence
April 5, 2017: ABB to acquire factory automation player B&R
April 4, 2017: Case study: PLC boosts throughput for wrapping machine
March 28, 2017: Learn how OSHA’s new GHS labeling standards affect OEMs
March 21, 2017: Find untapped OEM opportunities in craft brewing
March 14, 2017: Apply these 4 approaches to retain skilled employees
March 7, 2017: Case study: Sentry zeroes in on hygienic design standards
February 28, 2017: Get your equipment in front of food & bev end users
February 23, 2017: PC-based, PLC or both? Controls selection tips from OEM pros
February 14, 2017: How OEMs can help pharma end users address serialization, UDI
February 7, 2017: How OEMs are impacting trillion-dollar counterfeiting scurge
January 31, 2017: Keith Campbell: Does the skills gap problem cut both ways?
January 24, 2017: Get next gen leader’s take on SKU proliferation, skills gap
January 17, 2017: See what nutraceutical CPGs are looking for in OEM partners
January 10, 2017: OEM profile: How cultural & technological shifts drive JLS
December 19, 2016: Feeling the pinch from extended payment terms?
December 6, 2016: Why some OEMs are seeing green in budding cannabis industry
November 29, 2016: Prepare your sales force for evolving end-user demands
November 15, 2016: State of the industry: Domestic shipments to reach $8.5 billion
November 2, 2016: Duravant acquires ARPAC
November 1, 2016: Case study: Auger filler OEM ups throughput via new controls
October 25, 2016: Connect with the emerging workforce at PACK EXPO, Pharma EXPO
October 18, 2016: Case Study: OEM improves throughput by 20% in e-commerce labeler
October 11, 2016: Case study: Learn how one OEM limits product liability risk
October 4, 2016: OEM profile: Pro Mach talks acquisition model, corporate structure
September 27, 2016: Column: Could OPC UA signal IT/OT convergence?
September 20, 2016: Convert PACK EXPO attendee intel into booth visits, leads
September 13, 2016: OEMs, end users come together to calculate TCO
September 6, 2016: Virginia Tech researchers team up with servo motor manufacture to test hygienic design.
August 30, 2016: How one emerging industry leader taps into millennial mindset
August 23, 2016: Processing OEM speeds changeovers for nutraceutical end user
August 17, 2016: What will be the tipping point for end user PackML adoption?
August 9, 2016: OEM execs: How to cope with office/email productivity drains
August 2, 2016: Survey says: Lead time, payment terms top OEM pain points
July 26, 2016: Should OEMs be concerned with Brexit? Learn what to monitor
July 20, 2016: OEM profile: MGS Machine addresses global markets, “Traction”
July 12, 2016: Learn one existing/legacy equipment route to FSMA opportunity
July 5, 2016: Survey results: OEMs, end users differ on controls preference
June 28, 2016: An OEM’s unique approach to recruiting, retaining employees
June 21, 2016: Learn how McCormick & Company selects OEM suppliers
June 14, 2016: Survey results: Test product quality/quantity key to FATs
June 7, 2016: Case study: Servo on 9 axes no problem for flexible vf/f/s
May 24, 2016: How to overcome your customers’ unrealistic OEE expectations
May 12, 2016: Learn Barry-Wehmiller Container Systems’ strategy beyond core markets
April 28, 2016: Learn how Nestlé USA evaluates OEMs when procuring equipment
April 7, 2016: Feature article: Learn how Italian OEMs keep pace with accelerating change
March 24, 2016: Learn to manage millennials | Fix the skills gap
February 25, 2016: Case Study: Follow the linear servo route to flexible film wrapping
February 9, 2016: Must-know workplace injury strategies | OSHA fine increase?
January 14, 2016: Feature article: Learn how a well known OEM significantly cut lead times
December 8, 2015: Feature article: Learn OEM angles to next gen HMI
November 17, 2015: Feature article: Find out how your peers are benefitting from mechatronics
August 4, 2015: Particle inspection machine drives efficiency
July 9, 2015: Exporting made easy | Risk management for the OEM
June 19, 2015: OEM Profile: Learn ARPAC’s secrets to adopting the OEM-Integrator model
June 11, 2015: Learn the secret to Delkor’s recent sales spike
April 14, 2015: How to design in machine flexibly | Making the switch to PC-based control | Remote monitoring possibility vs. reality