Digital Transformation

Interpack Wrap: Packaging Forced to be All Things to All People

At interpack 2026, one theme stood out: packaging’s growing challenge of balancing sustainability, traceability, intelligence, compliance, and efficiency in a single package.

June 1, 2026

Digital Transformation

Robotics

End of the Line Video Series: Interpack Coverage, AI, plus What Recycling and Cadavers Have in Common

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

May 25, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Direct-to-Object Printing Application a Practical Proving Ground for Planar

Norwalt Automation Group applied Beckhoff’s XPlanar magnetic planar transport technology to a direct-to-object printing platform designed to handle multiple package geometries through software-defined motion rather than dedicated mechanical change parts.

May 21, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: Compact Machines, Smart Packaging, & Multi-Function Design

From space-saving inspection systems and energy-efficient drives to recyclable mono-material films and smart packaging tradeoffs, interpack’s final day highlighted how suppliers are balancing sustainability, functionality, and operational simplicity.

May 14, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

Live from interpack: AI-aided EPR Compliance, Active Packs, & Reuse

From AI-assisted artwork compliance and active freshness labels to refillable aluminum packaging and dry-molded fiber, interpack highlighted how packaging and processing suppliers are tackling waste, regulation, and operational efficiency

May 13, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: AI, Sustainability, & Adaptive Automation

From AI-enabled inspection and voice-controlled HMIs to sustainable processing systems and lightweight recycled PET materials, interpack showed how packaging and processing suppliers are embedding intelligence, efficiency, and flexibility into operations.

May 13, 2026

Digital Transformation

Robots for America Launches National Coalition to Advance U.S. Robotics Deployment Policy

Robots for America

May 12, 2026

Digital Transformation

CAM Announces Partnership with Pack Advisor

CAM Packaging Systems

CAM Packaging Systems retains Pack Advisor to support strategic growth initiatives and help expand flexible packaging automation solutions for manufacturers and contract packers.

May 6, 2026

Digital Transformation

Column: Reimagining Packaging as an AI Enabler

As AI hardware grows heavier, denser, and more fragile, packaging can move from passive protection to active deployment tool.

May 1, 2026

Digital Transformation

Wiliot and Velociti Partner to Accelerate Enterprise-Scale Physical AI Deployments Nationwide

Wiliot

By combining Wiliot’s Physical AI platform with Velociti’s deployment expertise, the companies enable faster, large-scale adoption of real-time supply chain intelligence.

April 23, 2026

Digital Transformation

Packaging Under Pressure: Testing, Sustainability, and the New Supply Chain Reality

IBM's Bill Green and ISTA's Eric Hiser discuss with PW how e-commerce, automation, sustainability, and data are reshaping packaging design. Meanwhile emerging automation requirements for the Walmarts of the world are raising the stakes for pack testing and performance.

April 22, 2026

Digital Transformation

Agents Do the Work: What Agentic AI Means for Packaging Operations

Agentic AI is emerging as a new layer of automation in packaging, where software agents plan, execute, and refine complex workflows, from testing to design to factory automation, helping teams reduce cycle times, improve quality, and scale decision-making.

April 22, 2026

Package Design

Google’s Ken Leung Reimagines "Shock & Vibes" Package Testing

How new tools, namely high-speed cameras in conjunction with AI, are helping engineers at Google and beyond understand what’s happening inside products during transport. They're building an open-source playbook to design packaging accordingly.

April 21, 2026