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FPSA Announces Call for Speakers for Food Solutions Exchange & Conference 2025

November 14, 2024

FSX 2025 is designed as a platform for knowledge-sharing, professional growth, and collaboration among key stakeholders in the food industry.


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Clean-in-place (CIP) processes

Manufacturing Practices Ripe for Sustainability Improvement

From reducing scrappage and waste to consolidating the manufacturing and filling of PET bottles, one expert shines a light on the myriad ways that better manufacturing practices can contribute to efficiency and sustainability.
Brad Addington
Brad Addington
September 13, 2023

In this article, we talk to Corey Cronin of Emerson, where he serves as Director of Business Development, Food & Beverage / Packaging.


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Study Shows Automating Packaging Procurement Can Result in 30% Increase in Workflow Efficiencies

PODCAST | The State of Smart Manufacturing in CPG

August 9, 2023

In this episode with Lee Coffey of Rockwell Automation, we delve into the results of a recent survey conducted by Rockwell regarding smart manufacturing in CPG.


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packaging automation and robotics

Attitudes Toward Automation

A recently released survey of leading CPG companies contains a slew of statistical gems, some of which may be surprising
Brad Addington
Brad Addington
August 1, 2023

Automation plays a huge and ever-growing role in the packaging industry. No surprise, then, that the July issue of Packaging Strategies featured a story on automation and controls (From Smart Valves to Smart Factories).


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New Ways to Protect Produce

From fiber-based packaging to labels with adhesive-free zones to prevent contact with product, companies continue to develop innovative ways to protect and package produce.
Brad Addington
Brad Addington
July 5, 2023

In this article, Graphic Packaging International (GPI) expounds upon the advantages of fiber-based solutions for produce packaging.



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Shop employee inspects print job
Automation

The ‘Smart Factory’ and Package Printing Automation

Doug Schardt
June 30, 2023

Packaging printers are continually in search of productive processes that use less labor to meet the needs of their customers. The hands-on methods required by package printing press operators in the past have become troublesome in this growing business environment.


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Factory worker employing Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA software
Automation

Optimizing Packaging Operations from Floor to Cloud

Mark Densley
Mark Densley
June 30, 2023
An Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) being employed in a factory
Automation

AMRs Move CPG Manufacturers into the Next Phase of Factory Automation

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Armando Gonzalez
June 30, 2023

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are here to help revitalize the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry and help humans move their operations into the next phase of factory automation.


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Bottling conveyor system employing floor-to-cloud packaging automation
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From Smart Valves to Smart Factories

Whether talking about a humble smart valve that can collect critical equipment data or a fully automated shop, the flexibility and scalability of automation make it possible for CPG firms of any size to benefit from the technology.
Brad Addington
Brad Addington
June 30, 2023

Three experts recently shared with Packaging Strategies their perspectives on how automation can improve the efficiency of packaging operations.


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Smart Factory and Printing Automation

Expert Article: The ‘Smart Factory’ and Package Printing Automation

Doug Schardt
May 10, 2023

A ‘Smart Factory’ can be described as machines talking to machines and moving job information automatically between them as the print job progresses through the shop.


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