Automation & Digital Transformation

Forge Fest: iAutomation to Host Open House at Franklin, MA, Facility

Tour the facility and see automation in action on Thursday, November 5.

October 30, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

Processing Instrumentation

A Modern Process for a Cincinnati Favorite

Glier’s Goetta modernized a labor-intensive cooking and mixing process, gaining speed and consistency without sacrificing the character of its signature Cincinnati specialty.

October 28, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: OEE Is a Smoke Detector, Not a Scoreboard

If a plant is reporting OEE above 100% while living with daily downtime and weekly quality losses, what exactly is that number measuring?

October 28, 2026

Robotics

Omori North America and PMI Kyoto Agree to Launch J-Packaging Solutions to Deliver Integrated Packaging Solutions Across North America

Omori North America Inc.

JPS will provide integrated primary and secondary packaging solutions, including flow wrapping, cartoning, case packing, robotics, palletizing, and conveying systems.

October 27, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

End of the Line Video Series: PACK EXPO Show Recap

Highlights from the show include the AI progression, EPR vs ERP, cold chain logistics and GLP-1s, and more.

October 26, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: PACK EXPO Recap—AI Puts Data to Work and GLP-1s Ripple Through Packaging

What happens when all that plant-floor data finally becomes useful?

October 26, 2026

Software

Condition Monitoring Helps Britvic Avoid Six Hours of Downtime

AI-based monitoring from Alfa Laval alerts Britvic’s Rugby facility to a pump issue before failure, helping the beverage manufacturer avoid lost production and cleaning water waste.

October 23, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Live from PACK EXPO—Actionable Data, Fenceless Cobot Safety, and the Humanoids That Didn’t Show

Everyone agreed the industry needed more data. What happens when the machines start telling you what to do with it?

October 21, 2026

Automation & Digital Transformation

End of the Line Video Series: Humanoid Robots, a Manufacturing Boom, and a Fresh Look at Plastic Bottle Production

Listen in as we talk growth in pharma manufacturing, what's up with humanoid robots, and Suntory's modified Flake-to-Preform recycling technology.

October 19, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Humanoid Robots, a Manufacturing Boom, and a Fresh Look at Plastic Bottle Production

PMMI Media Group’s chief editors, Matt Reynolds, Derrick Teal, Liz Cuneo are joined by ProFood World associate editor Casey Flanagan to discuss whether humanoid robots should look human at all, what the BLS projects for pharmaceutical packaging jobs, and the recycling process Suntory is testing on a much dirtier feedstock than Japan’s.

October 19, 2026

Controls

IP69 wash-down breakthrough

In a specially designed and very wet wash-down display box, a Festo electric actuator and Festo electric motor are both IP69-rated for wash-down conditions.

October 18, 2026

Webinars

Energy Efficiency Best Practices in F&B Plants

Learn how food and beverage facilities can reduce energy and water costs through utility audits, efficiency upgrades, heat recovery, and real-time performance monitoring.

November 12, 2026

Sponsors: Miura America Co., Ltd.ThermOmegaTech®, Inc.

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Automation & Digital Transformation

Food and Beverage Makers Manage Formulation Complexity Long Before They Buy New Equipment

End users report a sizable operational impact from enhanced formulations, yet most exhaust process adjustments before turning to equipment changes—one reason their OEM suppliers see a more limited effect on equipment demand.

October 16, 2026