Packaging Equipment & Materials

Krones Celebrates Grand Opening of New North American Logistics Center

Krones' 240,000-square-foot Logistics Center in Franklin, Wis., consolidates North American shipping and warehousing operations, enhances parts availability and delivery speed, and supports future manufacturing growth.

June 4, 2026

Product Categories

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 2

What does it actually take to build a world-class food manufacturing facility from the ground up?

June 3, 2026

Processing Instrumentation

The Middleby Corporation Announces the Launch of Midera Food Processing

The Middleby Corporation

Middleby Food Processing rebrands as Midera, marking its transition to a standalone food processing company ahead of its July 2026 separation from The Middleby Corporation.

May 29, 2026

Workforce

Sharpe Engineering Names Tim Reuter President

Sharpe Engineering & Equipment

With over two decades in processing, packaging, and sanitation, Reuter will help drive improve operations and advance Sharpe’s vision of BetterProduction Tomorrow.

May 27, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 1

What does it take to turn an existing facility into a future-ready food and beverage plant?

May 27, 2026

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Loma Systems Appoints New North America Sales Director

Loma Systems, An ITW Company

Tomasz Strzemecki aims to lead regional growth and strengthen customer partnerships for Loma Systems' food safety and inspection solutions.

May 21, 2026

Industry News

Valco Melton Signs a Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Graco Inc.

Valco Melton

Acquisition aims to adds Valco Melton’s adhesive dispensing and inspection technologies to Graco’s Industrial division to support complementary material handling capabilities.

May 21, 2026

Conveying & Product Handling

Multi-Conveyor Sponsors 2026 Local Middle School Robotics Team at World Championship Competition … with Accompanying PMMI Skills Fund Match Donation!

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor's donation, matched by PMMI's Skills Fund program, supported the Winneconne's "High VEXpectations" trip to the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championships.

May 20, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Mars Pours £190 Million Into Historic UK Chocolate Factory to Modernize Manufacturing

The investment will modernize Mars’ Slough factory, transforming it into a next-generation manufacturing hub with advanced technology and workforce upskilling.

May 20, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: How AI, Smarter Inspection & Humanoid Robots Are Reshaping interpack

Is AI in packaging finally past the hype—and what does it look like when it actually works?

May 20, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Royal Avebe Unlocks Electrification Gains Without Grid Expansion

Cooperative partners with Schneider Electric on a holistic approach that combines electrification with advanced digital control and real-time energy intelligence.

May 18, 2026

Sustainability

Processing at interpack 2026: Hybrid Baking Tech, Food Waste Reduction, and AI Adoption Trends

Join our team for a look at the "baked-in" sustainability at interpack 2026, including a power-flexible oven solution and a more accurate way to determine food spoilage, plus what we learned about AI adoption rates and use cases.

May 14, 2026

Robotics

Processing at interpack 2026: Resource Efficiency in Frying, Economy Scale Automation, and Humanoid Robots on the Show Floor

After our second day navigating the massive halls of interpack 2026, we identified three major shifts in food processing: the democratization of automation for smaller brands, innovation in resource efficiency, and the surprising (and slightly intimidating) showcase of humanoid robots at the expo.

May 13, 2026