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Keychain

Keychain Builds AI-Powered Private Label Operating System with $10M from Investors

The investment—including from W23 Global, a global fund backed by Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company Limited, and Shoprite Group—supports the launch of Keychain360, an AI operating system giving retailers full visibility and control over their supply chains, cutting product development timelines by months.

December 3, 2025

Trends

Sean Bannon Named CEO of Ska Fabricating

Ska Fabricating

Bannon, who previously served as chief operating officer and then president of Ska Fabricating, will succeed departing CEO Steve Sherman.

December 3, 2025

Patrón Tequila Introduces First New Bottle Design in Over Three Decades

Tequila producer Patrón’s new bottle design adds new touches inspired by the agave piña while maintaining its bell-shaped silhouette.

December 3, 2025

Skilled Labor Shortage Remains Top Challenge for Packaging Operators

The report highlights high turnover, lack of maintenance expertise, and training gaps as critical workforce issues facing CPGs.

November 28, 2025

Building Better Brushers: How Babsy Reinvented the Children’s Toothbrush Through Design and Play

The packaging channels an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, made to look like a creative kit rather than a sterile healthcare product.

November 26, 2025

The packaging design for the Build-A-Brush encourages play, and is also scalable for future starter kits, brush heads, and expansion packs.

Through the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into Insight

Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.

November 25, 2025

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

Digital Transformation

Automation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGs

Rockwell Automation’s Lee Coffey explains how AI, digital twins, edge computing, and model-predictive tools are converging to move CPGs from reactive to truly autonomous operations — and what brand owners should prioritize next.

November 24, 2025

According to Rockwell Automation’s 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing Report, CPG companies cite quality improvement (45%), cost reduction (44%), revenue growth (43%), risk reduction (40%), and higher OEE (40%) as the top business outcomes they expect from smart manufacturing investments. Nearly 70% of companies not yet using smart manufacturing plan to invest within the next 12 months.

Babybel Latest Brand to Join Paperization Trend

By replacing bio-based cellophane with recyclable paper, Babybel shows how large brands can reduce plastic at scale while maintaining quality, safety, and consumer appeal, stakeholders say.

November 24, 2025

High-volume production runs highlight the scale of Babybel’s global transition from cellophane to paper packaging.

SOMIC Packaging Adds Two Industry Veterans to Support Customers and Sales

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging hires Roy Hoke to be the Southeast regional sales manager and Joshua Larson as the after-sales and service manager.

November 21, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials received the certification for its Quality Management System after a thorough audit of its facility by an independent certification body.

November 21, 2025

Pac Machinery Bags And Materials Earned Iso 9001 Certification

Digital Transformation

How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of New Product and Package Testing

Virtual prototypes, e-commerce mockups, and rapid A/B tests now let brands gauge demand in days, not months. It's transforming how teams design, validate, and launch new products and packaging.

November 21, 2025

From plain pack stock image (left) to a (hypothetical) branded prototype, shown in context on a shower shelf (right), AI artwork and context images now take minutes, not weeks.

Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor

Kachmer to retire following a distinguished 43-year career, including nearly 12 years as Chairman & CEO of Duravant, and Evanko set to succeed him as chief executive officer.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

How These Two CPGs Boosted OEE and Speed With Digital Twins

A beverage line saw downtime drop 52% and OEE rise 14%. Another CPG cut NPI timelines by 32 weeks. Real-world case studies show digital twins are paying off fast for packaging teams.

November 20, 2025

A canned beverage manufacturer used a digital twin of its case and tray packing line to diagnose a persistent “yo-yo effect” fault. By testing virtually instead of on the live line, the team accelerated troubleshooting 10×, reduced downtime by 52%, and improved OEE by 14%.

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Products

Xl Touch Scoreboard Screen Maybe Less Glowy

Vorne Industries Showcasing New Edge Computing Innovations that Enhance Production Monitoring and Digital Transformation at PACK EXPO East

Visit Booth 1620 for an exclusive firsthand demo of Vorne’s versatile new XL Touch — an all-in-one IoT platform for improving packaging line productivity.

Rotary Ball Spline

Battery-powered Hand Tool for Plastic Strapping