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Business Intelligence
Why Cost, Not Performance, Defines the Sustainability Trade-Off
OEMs report that lower cost of production has overtaken packaging performance as the leading trade-off customers weigh when adopting equipment built for sustainable materials.
August 7, 2026
Business Intelligence
Why Packaging Machinery Is Holding Back CPG Sustainability Goals
More than half of end users say equipment limitations are stalling their sustainability progress, and the gap between what CPGs want and what machines can deliver is widening rather than closing.
July 31, 2026
Business Intelligence
As Recalls Rise, Sanitation Becomes a Capital Decision
With U.S. food and beverage recalls surpassing 240 a year, processors are treating hygienic design as a purchasing priority, and in some cases, a reason to replace equipment outright.
July 24, 2026
ESG
CPG Sustainability Goals Are Rewriting the OEM Playbook
PMMI's latest research tracks how sustainability requirements are flowing upstream, and what equipment makers must do to keep pace.
July 21, 2026
Business Intelligence
How a Shrinking Cattle Herd is Steering Machinery Spend
Tight beef supply and labor scarcity are pushing processors toward poultry and yield-focused automation.
July 17, 2026
Business Intelligence
The Protein Paradox: Americans Are Eating Less but Demanding More
GLP-1 adoption and clean-label preferences are pushing processors toward flexible, sanitation-ready lines rather than new capacity.
July 10, 2026
Business Intelligence
New PMMI Report Reveals Sustainability Is Reshaping Equipment Requirements Across the Packaging and Processing Industry
PACK EXPO International 2026 offers a one-stop destination for companies seeking sustainable packaging and processing solutions.
July 6, 2026
Business Intelligence
AI's Missing Last Mile: OEMs Use It in the Office, Not on the Line
Most packaging and processing OEMs are now using or testing AI internally—but only a small fraction has built it into the machines they sell, even as customers signal real demand for intelligence on the line.
July 2, 2026
Podcasts
unPACKed
Podcast: The Ingredients of Processing Growth
Listen as Vanessa Lopez, Market Analyst, Interact Analysis, breaks down PMMI's inaugural Food & Beverage Processing Industry Report.
June 29, 2026
Business Intelligence
Beyond the Sale: Why Packaging Customers Want OEMs as Lifecycle Partners
End users say the strongest OEM relationships start well before an RFP and continue long after installation—signaling a shift from selling machines to solving business problems.
June 26, 2026
Workforce
The Innovation Blind Spot: Why OEM Leaders and Teams Don't Agree on the Problem
Packaging and processing OEMs overwhelmingly call innovation a top priority, but leaders and their teams disagree on what's actually holding it back—and that disconnect may be the real barrier.
June 19, 2026
Business Intelligence
Future-Ready, Not Future-Proof: Why Manufacturers Are Betting on Resilience
Packaging and processing leaders have stopped trying to predict every disruption. Instead, they're building operations and partnerships that recover faster.
June 12, 2026
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Mobile Robots Poised to Overtake Industrial Machines on the Packaging Floor
The U.S. packaging and processing robotics market is set to nearly double by 2031, and mobile robots, not the industrial arms that built the category, will lead the next phase of growth.
PACK EXPO
PMMI Announces Finalists for 2026 Technology Excellence Awards
Business Intelligence
unPACKed
Podcast: The State of Packaging Ahead of PACK EXPO 2026
PACK EXPO
PACK EXPO International 2026 Delivers 150+ Free Sessions Tackling Packaging and Processing’s Biggest Challenges
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Sterling Shows Low GWP Chillers, Introduces TCU Controller at PACK EXPO 2026
Sterling will showcase its GPL and PSL low-GWP chillers, TC130 temperature control unit, and new TS-5 controller at PACK EXPO International 2026 in Booth N-5864.
TOSS Machine Components, Inc. to Exhibit Advanced Impulse Heat Sealing Solutions at PACK EXPO International 2026
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