Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: The Human Core of Operational Agility

What happens when a plant full of flexible equipment hits a problem no one on the line feels confident enough to solve?

September 30, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

Inspection

X-Ray Inspection Helps Payne’s Pecans See What Hand Sorting Misses

Payne’s Pecans installs X-ray inspection to identify hidden in-shell defects, improve pecan grades, reduce labor pressure, and increase throughput at its Missouri cleaning operation.

September 25, 2026

Food Safety

PMMI Announces Finalists for 2026 Technology Excellence Awards

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Nine innovations compete for top honors in food and beverage, general packaging and processing, and sustainability at PACK EXPO International.

September 23, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

ELCAT Food Technology

September 23, 2026

Software

Gummy Manufacturer Uses SCADA to Solve Quality Issue Before Retail

A nutritional gummy manufacturer uses SCADA data to trace a shipping-related quality issue, adjust its recipe, and build a phased approach to production and packaging visibility.

September 23, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: A Virtual Tour of Machinery, Materials, and Market Trends from interpack 2026

How do you turn a sprawling, 18-hall European trade show into something you can actually navigate from your desk?

September 23, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

PMMI Honors 10 Next-Generation CPG Innovators

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Inaugural CPG NexGen Award winners are delivering measurable advances in automation, productivity, sustainability and packaging to transform how CPG products are made.

September 17, 2026

Industry News

Five Tour Stages, 310 Attendees, One Industry: WeighPack Systems Hosts PMMI Annual Meeting

Weighpack Systems Inc., an ATS company

WeighPack Systems welcomes more than 310 industry leaders for PMMI Annual Meeting in Montreal. Five immersive facility tours showcased innovation, manufacturing excellence, and collaboration across the Paxiom Group family of companies.

September 16, 2026

Software

MotionTech Launches in the United States

MotionTech

MotionTech enters the U.S. market with end-of-line packaging, storage, and conveying automation solutions and appoints Kristian Hulgard to lead its U.S. sales operations.

September 15, 2026

Robotics

PMMI’s 2026 State of the Industry Reveals a Market Driven by Flexibility, Automation, and New North American Opportunities

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Amidst growth manufacturers navigate AI, labor challenges, SKU proliferation, sustainability pressures, and changing investment priorities.

September 14, 2026

Software

Panabad Adds Logistics Capacity with Software

The frozen bakery products manufacturer opens a new logistics center near Barcelona, using Mecalux's Easy WMS and high-density storage to manage more than 200 SKUs and improve product flow.

September 11, 2026

Software

Mechatronics in 2026: OEMs Inject Advanced Engineering into Processing

Control, mechanical and electrical design engineering—also known as mechatronics—is producing powerful solutions for food processors and manufacturers. Engineering innovation is producing advanced equipment and reducing changeover time, and the push to standardize control platforms for plants and equipment is gaining traction.

September 9, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Purina Opens First New U.S. Factory Built from the Ground Up in More Than 50 Years

The $550 million Batavia, Ohio, facility expands production capacity with advanced automation, digital manufacturing technologies, and an automated storage and retrieval system.

September 2, 2026