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Automation
unPACKed Podcast: Exploring PMMI’s State of the Industry Report
Listen as PMMI's VP of Market Development shares insights on the trends shaping the packaging and processing industry, from labor shortages and automation to sustainability and sanitation.
September 13, 2024
Pod Airpods
Software
The Factors Slowing AI Adoption in Packaging and Processing
Despite the buzz around AI in packaging and processing, concerns like security and data hallucinations are causing hesitation about the technology.
September 12, 2024
Some CPG stakeholders are hesitant to adopt AI technologies due to concerns including employee pushback and data security.
IIoT
Five AI Solutions Currently Helping Packaging and Processing
PMMI White Paper highlights AI applications expected to have the most significant impact within the packaging and processing industry.
September 5, 2024
AI solutions have much better accuracy rates compared with traditional rule-based vision inspection.
Automation & Digital Transformation
PMMI Report: The Top Three Impacts of AI on Packaging Operations
Industry experts are finding AI is more of an evolution than a revolution – boosting areas like staff productivity while still requiring oversight in its current form.
August 30, 2024
AI models will improve their outputs as they process more data through operator interaction, boosting benefits over time.
Conveying & Product Handling
Dorner Appoints Industry Veteran Mark Schmid as New Regional Sales Manager
Dorner
Schmid, with over two decades of automation and controls experience, will focus on growing Dorner's automation, industrial, and sanitary conveyor technologies in the Upper Midwest.
August 23, 2024
Mark Schmid
Controls
Motion Enters Into Agreement to Purchase Industrial Products Distributor
Motion Industries, Inc.
Motion Industries is acquiring Canadian industrial supply distributor LSI Supply and its sister company to expand its presence in eastern Canada and broaden its product offerings.
August 22, 2024
Motion
Security
The Core Principles and Elements of Business Continuity Planning
Supply chain and regulatory issues, cybersecurity, and your people and assets should all figure prominently in your plans for risk management.
August 14, 2024
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Robotics
Proxaut Names Michele Riva General Manager
Proxaut
Industry veteran to lead Proxaut's growth in automated guided vehicle solutions.
July 29, 2024
Michele Riva
Automation & Digital Transformation
Looking to Technology for Strategic Workforce Allocation and Skill Development
Brand owners are searching for ways to digitalize training and use technology to complement human skills.
July 3, 2024
CPG executives are considering technologies like tablets, app-based solutions, and video to help train workers.
Robotics
Robot Loaders
ELCAT
ELCAT offers customized robot loaders that precisely place various food items, from burgers to cheese sticks, into trays using different robotic arms and grippers.
June 24, 2024
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Software
Connected Worker Platform with AI
Poka, an IFS company
Empowering frontline workers with four new AI features, Poka streamlines workflows, boosts efficiency, and unlocks global collaboration across the manufacturing industry.
June 21, 2024
Poka
Workforce
PMMI Foundation Awards Nearly $200,000 in Academic Scholarships
Next generation of packaging and processing professionals get financial boost for education.
June 20, 2024
Pmmi
Software
Kraft, Walmart, & WestRock Dish on Demand Planning, Supply Chain Platform Implementation
Brand owners, retailers, and packaging suppliers exist on complex, often disparate supply chain tech stacks. These increasingly are being integrated into single-source-of-truth platforms, and while implementation is hard, early adopters offer this advice.
June 19, 2024
(from left) Ash Eisa, Former Walmart SVP: Sourcing/Technology/Supply Chain, Independent Consultant; Jason Malyil, Business Transformation Program Lead, Ralph Lauren; Paula Natoli, Director, Global Strategic Industries, Supply Chain & Logistics, Google Cloud.
Automation
Automated Control System Improves Brewery Efficiencies
A building expansion to address capacity challenges brought new challenges for Logboat Brewing, which was now struggling to control its processes. Remote monitoring and control was a key fix.
May 31, 2024
After expanding its building and operations, Logboat found it difficult to communicate between systems as it transferred fermented beer to another room with packaging and brite tanks.
Workforce
Emerson Renews Commitment to Advancing Packaging and Processing Industry Education
Decade-Long partnership with PMMI continues as The Amazing Packaging Race student competition returns to PACK EXPO International in Chicago.
May 29, 2024
Pack Expo
Robotics
PMMI Member Companies Rally Behind Student Teams for the FIRST Robotics Challenges
Sponsorships from PMMI member companies elevate student teams in FIRST Robotics Competitions.
May 24, 2024
Pmmi
Software
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Food Manufacturing
Though long used in food processing for predictive maintenance, AI is finding important new uses in training, production planning, yield improvement, and more.
May 14, 2024
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Software
Automated Data Collection and Record-Keeping
Fortress Technology Inc.
Fortress Technology's Contact 4.0 is a data capture system that automates record-keeping, strengthens traceability, and empowers faster decision-making on food processing lines.
May 13, 2024
Contact 4.0 enables food processors to securely collect and compare processing data.
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