unPACKed with PMMI
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsUnPACKed with PMMI shares the latest packaging and processing industry insights, research and innovations to help you advance your business.
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Creating a Culture-topia
January 30, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBCulture, Culture, Culture. Every article on workforce issues deals with the importance of good company culture. On this episode, we sit down with the inventor of Culturetopia, Jason Young. He highlights the crucial role culture plays in staving off any remnants of the Great Resignation and breaks down his definition of culture and what he feels is good company culture based off of his previous stops at Southwest Airlines, Walt Disney, 3M and Cisco Systems. See more innovation in packaging a...
Onboarding Tips To Retain Employees
January 25, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIn an era where employees jump from job to job, NextMapping founder Cheryl Cran has studied how a company's first impression during the onboarding process can lead to better employee retention. This 10 Time Author also speaks on how the future workplace will look and how leadership by managers immediately after onboarding can be the key to keeping employees for the long haul. Support the show
Onboarding Tips to Retain Employees
January 25, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn an era where employees jump from job to job, NextMapping founder Cheryl Cran has studied how a company's first impression during the onboarding process can lead to better employee retention. This 10 Time Author also speaks on how the future workplace will look and how leadership by managers immediately after onboarding can be the key to keeping employees for the long haul. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International than anywhere else in the world! It’s the...
PepsiCo Empowers Next Gen Workforce
January 18, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBThe answer to how to solve the packaging and processing workforce crisis often remains incomplete. PepsiCo, the largest food company in the U.S., is doing its part to tackle workforce issues head-on, sponsoring many programs targeting the next generation of workers, like PACK EXPO’s PACK Challenge. PepsiCo R&D Sr. Director, Global Beverages Packaging Pat Finlay joins the unPACKed podcast to discuss additional PepsiCo work, like the Million-Girl Moonshot to engage one million more girls in ST...
A Final Look Back at PACK EXPO: CPGs Seek OEM Help with Labor Issues
January 11, 2023 20:00 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBIn the third installment of our must-see technologies and trends from PACK EXPO International 2022, we welcome editor-in-chief of OEM Magazine, Stephanie Neil. Loyal listeners of unPACKed with PMMI all know by now that the weakening workforce is a stress across our entire industry, and each editor has touched on that in parts one and two. Stephanie tackles the issue from the point of view of the OEM, who indicate that their customers are now looking to them for help with the unskilled labor ...
A 2nd Look Back at PACK EXPO: Healthcare and Trends Targeting Latin American
January 04, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBAfter part one of our review of PACK EXPO covered trends and technologies focused on food processing and packaging at large, this episode of unPACKed with PMMI offers a pair of unique views from PMMI Media Group Editors. Keren Sookne from Healthcare Packaging provides highlights targeting the healthcare sector and Lilián Robayo from Mundo PMMI provides her view of top technologies applicable to her market in Latin America. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO Interna...
A Look Back at PACK EXPO: Technology and Trends
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBPACK EXPO International returned with a vengeance in 2022, surpassing numbers from the good old days when nobody was familiar with COVID-19, and pandemics were things you learned about in history class. While the show is in the books, unPACKed with PMMI discussed some of the trends and technologies seen on the show floor with PMMI Editors, Matt Reynolds from Packaging World and Michael Costa from Pro Food World. The pair provide just a glimpse at some of the technologies that stood out to th...
Changing the Rules of the Game
November 30, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBStephanie Neil, Editor-in-Chief of OEM Magazine interviews Packaging and Processing Women’s Leadership Network keynote speaker Dawn Hudson after she headlined the massively successful PPWLN breakfast at PACK EXPO International. Neil and Hudson detail her journey from the advertising industry to designing packages as a brand manager for Clairol to executive leadership roles at Pepsi and the NFL. Every step of the way, Hudson was the minority simply because she was a woman. She describes her e...
What to Ask when Choosing Automation
November 09, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBAutomation use in packaging and processing continues to explode, with CPGs looking to improve operations while also coping with a labor shortage. On this episode of unPACKed with PMMI, Sean Spees from Bosch Rexroth joins us to discuss what CPGs should ask from automation suppliers to keep up with shifting consumer demands and, with that, how they can adapt their packaging and packaging lines to stay flexible and nimble to keep up with all the changes. See more innovation in packaging and pr...
Seeing the Future on Sustainability
October 13, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBOne of the main drivers for AMERIPEN and PMMI’s upcoming 10 Year Packaging Material Compass is trying to understand packaging and packaging recovery, as the recycling community clamors to better understand and adapt to the future of packaging. AMERIPEN’s Kyla Fisher and PMMI’s Rebecca Marquez join the unPACKed with PMMI pod to explain the need for this tool to see into the future about potential legislation, what consumers and CPGs are going to be looking for in sustainable packaging and wha...
Continued Industry Growth May Begin to Stabilize
October 12, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBPMMI’s State of the Industry Report has long served as a reliable baseline of machinery shipment statistics incorporated into an in-depth report on the packaging machinery industry. PMMI vice president of market development Jorge Izquierdo offers a 30,000-foot view of his initial findings from the exhaustive report. After two years of unprecedented growth, Izquierdo predicts sustained growth, but perhaps not at the levels of 2020 and 2021. See more innovation in packaging and processing at ...
Beverage Trends Driving Change
September 28, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThe 2021 PMMI Business Intelligence Committee white paper Beverage Trends Driving Change explores how the dominant trends in the beverage market are shaping the future of beverage packaging and machine purchases. Hear Donna Ritson, president of DDR Communications, take a detailed look at how consumer, market, and production trends are influencing both the packaging choices at manufacturers and the machine features coming from industry OEMs. Download the report See more innovation in pack...
PACK EXPO International Eyes Triumphant Return
September 14, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBNobody thought when PMMI closed the curtain on PACK EXPO International 2018 that it would take four years to return to Chicago’s McCormick Place. This unPACKed with PMMI podcast welcomes PMMI vice president trade show Laura Thompson to remind everyone exactly why the PACK EXPO International in-person experience is so important to the global packaging and processing community. Thompson covers all of the PACK EXPO staples and takes a deep dive into a laundry list of new features making their 2...
An Automated Future
August 31, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThe future is now for cobots and robots in packaging and processing. Donna Ritson, president, DDR Communications takes a closer look at The Robot and Cobot Report from the PMMI Business Intelligence Committee. Ritson explores how robots and cobots are being utilized in manufacturing, where deployment has increased in packaging and processing and what more industry professionals need to further advance usage. Download the report See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO ...
Stopping Food Recalls Before they Happen
August 24, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBSeeing food recalls and the FDA in news headlines is always an ominous feeling for brand owners and consumers alike. Pet owners were on high alert when news broke earlier this summer that some pet food brands were self-recalling because of salmonella risk. At unPACKed with PMMI, we went straight to an expert to get to bottom of this latest scare, reaching out to Grace Danao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska. Professor Danao walks us through what...
Preventing Fresh Pet Food Recalls With HPP
August 22, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this episode of UnPACKed with CPC, Dr. Mary-Grace Danao, associate professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, chats with Sean Riley, senior news director, PMMI to provide insights on how High Pressure Processing (HPP) can help keep fresh pet safe from food contamination. They will delve into a recent recall of fresh pet food, the safety benefits HPP provides, and how companies can start using HPP. Support the show
How to Lead when You're Not the Boss
August 17, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBLeadership is often confused with title, position, or status, with many thinking that only the men and women in charge are in a position to lead. On this episode of unpacked with PMMI, Jonathan Darling from Schneider Electric turns that tired, old-fashioned view of leadership on its head. He will help listeners learn how to lead and how every individual can make a massive impact in their workplace and communities, even if they're not the boss. See more innovation in packaging and processing...
The Ordinary Can Be Extraordinary
August 03, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBAs a television host on the History Channel and a New York Times, best-selling author of dozens of fiction and non-fiction books, unPACKed with PMMI guest Brad Meltzger has crafted a career telling stories. He has learned that everyday interactions with people can and are often extraordinary and a noteworthy part of each person’s history. Packaging and processing includes creating and ensuring the receipt of what most would consider everyday things. However, many of these items are impactful...
Millennials Aren’t Coming, They are Already Here
July 20, 2022 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBIt’s easy for older generations to forget that Millennials are not as young as they think they are, with some already in their 40s with established careers in management and leadership roles. Since it’s no secret that Millennials do things differently than their Baby Boomer and Gen X predecessors, organizational changes must happen now as this next generation continues to take charge. PMMI Executive Leadership Conference speaker Jason Dorsey, president of The Center for Generational Kinetics...
The War for Talent is Over and Talent Won
July 06, 2022 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBMuch of how society thinks about each generation is made up and not data-driven, according to unPACKed with PMMI guest and Executive Leadership Conference speaker Dr. Jessica Kriegel. This Workplace Culture Expert explains how to avoid putting people in generational and stereotypical boxes at work. Instead, she provides guidance for fostering a culture that creates an environment where people want to work for you because, as we all know, the push for talented employees is at an all-time high...
Ripe Opportunity for OEMs in Pharma Market
June 21, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThe pharmaceutical white paper from PMMI Business Intelligence explores the trends shaping the future of pharmaceutical processing and packaging. This episode of unPACKed with PMMI takes a deep dive into the white paper with Donna Ritson, President of DDR Communications. Ritson discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted pharmaceutical production and how that disruption affected the industry. She also highlights that, more than ever before, pharma companies are open to input and cooperatio...
All About End of Line
June 07, 2022 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBThe End of Line Equipment Report from the PMMI Business Intelligence Committee details the major trends shaping the EoL machinery market and how OEMs and suppliers can better position themselves and their products in the market. Today we chat with longtime friend of the podcast and president of DDR Communications Donna Ritson about her key messages to glean from this report. Check out the report here: 2021 End-of-Line Equipment: Purchasing Trends and Design Insights See more innovation in ...
Women in Packaging and Processing: A Path to Personal and Professional Success
May 24, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBNot only does PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network bring together CPGs and OEMs to develop best practices and protocols for free industry adoption, but it also serves as a resource for tackling more significant industry issues. This UnPACKed with PMMI episode revisits women in manufacturing with Lisa Rathburn, VP of engineering at T. Marzetti Company and active member of OpX Leadership Network and the Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network. Hear Rathburn provide success stories, inspirat...
Steel Toes and Stilletos: Femininity in Manufacturing
May 10, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBA foray into advising manufacturers on proper lean methodologies in their operations grew into a book about not only lean manufacturing but building inclusive and diverse cultures. OEM Editor Stephanie Neil discusses the book “Steel Toes and Stilettos” with authors Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels, complete with advice for women on navigating a career in manufacturing. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International than anywhere else in the world! It’s the show th...
Next Stop PACK EXPO International 2022
April 26, 2022 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBUnPACKed with PMMI puts a bow on PACK EXPO East and turns its eyes to PACK EXPO International 2022. ProFood World’s Aaron Hand and Packaging World’s Matt Reynolds discuss trends coming out of PACK EXPO East that the industry should be preparing to see in Chicago. Hand delves into packaging and processing software that engages with employees, offering feedback that reinforces users and ensures they are aware that they are valued as employees. Reynolds continues to unveil the most up to date s...
A Look Back at Eye-Catching Exhibits from PACK EXPO East
April 13, 2022 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBUnPACKed with PMMI continues its look back at PACK EXPO East with PMMI Media Group’s Automation Guru Dave Greenfield from Automation World and Packaging World’s Natalie Craig. The pair highlight exciting machinery finds from the show floor, ideal for emerging brands looking to make their first inroads into packaging via form/fill/seal. Greenfield also breaks down the emergence of automation software as a tool for everything from determining OEE to helping operations lay out a clear case to t...
PACK EXPO East – Daily Download Day 1
March 28, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBMost PACK EXPO Forum sessions involve discussions on trends or issues that need addressing in the packaging and processing industry. Each day, as a bonus to attendees, Sean Riley sits down with two of our esteemed editors from PMMI Media Group to talk about real solutions from the show floor that attendees can stop by and take a look at. Since everyone can’t get to every booth, Matt Reynolds from Packaging World Magazine, Stephanie Neil from OEM and I share some must-see technologies that e...
Don’t be the Reason your Company is Attacked
March 15, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBSmall and medium-sized manufacturing operations are now the companies that hackers and bad actors target the most as the stressed supply chain can become wholly unhinged with a few mouse clicks. Obviously, the events unfolding in Ukraine only add to the concern for IT and OT professionals. In this episode of unPACKed with PMMI, IT Manager Ben Spencer explains how more often than not, employees prove to be a weak point in cybersecurity prevention plans. Are you prepared? Are your colleagues p...
PMMI CYBER ALERT: Batten Down the Hatches
March 02, 2022 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.28 MBWith the development of the recent events in Ukraine and U.S. sanctions on Russia starting to sink in, government authorities are warning of imminent increases in state-sponsored hacking attempting to disrupt infrastructure and supply chains. This episode of unPACKed with PMMI interrupts its regular schedule to welcome PMMI IT Director Andy Lomasky and OT Specialist and PMMI Sr. Director, Industry Services, Bryan Griffen. The pair deliver five quick recommendations to assist all employees — ...
A Raw Talk with Steve’s Real Foods
February 15, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBunPACKed delves into the world of raw food processing with Steve’s Real Food owner Nicole Lindsley as she discusses how the Food Safety Modernization Act changed the game for raw pet food processing. After spending two years evaluating its food safety program Steve’s Real Food decided High Pressure Processing was the best way to meet FSMA requirements but also found that the added shelf life made it possible for Steve’s to grow into a company with distribution in many different international...
Healthcare’s Delicate Dance with Sustainability
February 02, 2022 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBKeren Sookne, director of Editorial Content for Healthcare Packaging and PMMI’s in-house healthcare packaging expert, joins the podcast as we wrestle with how the variety of complex containers that ultimately end up as life sciences packaging can become more sustainable. She discusses the inroads healthcare packaging has already made with sustainability, the repurposing of some forms of life sciences waste and where the industry still needs to catch up with traditional CPG-based packagers. ...
Each Generation’s Very Different Approach to Sustainability
January 19, 2022 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIn part two of unPACKed with PMMI’s Secrets of Sustainability with Tetra Pack’s Angela Peterson and the Compass Group USA’s Marissa Golison, the focus shifts from on-package messaging to generational buy-ins. As sustainability has grown from buzz word to culture, it is essential to understand and incorporate how Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millenials and Gen Y approach recycling and sustainability to best understand how to ensure messaging is hitting the mark. See more innovation in packaging and ...
Sustainability Secrets from Tetra Pak & Compass Group USA
January 06, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBIn part one of a two-part unPACKed with PMMI series, one of the world’s largest packaging and processing companies joins one of the leading foodservice and support services companies to describe the real-world influence of sustainability on today’s consumers. Together, Tetra Pak’s US and Canadian communications manager, Angela Peterson, and the Compass Group USA’s director of sustainability, Marissa Golison, break down how brands develop on-pack messaging that appeals to consumers. See mor...
A First Look at PACK EXPO East 2022
December 01, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBWith one of the most successful PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO’s ever firmly in our rearview mirror, unPACKed with PMMI turns its attention to the best regional packaging and processing show in North America: PACK EXPO East 2022, March 21-23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. For three days, over 7,000 attendees from the rich Northeast corridor of CPGs and Pharmaceutical companies drive, train and fly into Philadelphia for an environment that promotes one-on-one time b...
Does Gender and Race Affect Prosperity in Packaging and Processing?
November 12, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBOEM Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Neil sits down with former packaging industry veteran Jill Miller to talk about her role as president of Below the Line. Miller’s organization aims to move employees and their communities from economic survival to sustainable prosperity and its first step is to address the gender and racial wealth gap in the food and beverage packaging and processing industry. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International than anywhere else in the w...
Does gender and race effect prosperity in packaging and processing?
November 12, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBOEM Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Neil sits down with former packaging industry veteran Jill Miller to talk about her role as president of Below the Line. Miller’s organization aims to move employees and their communities from economic survival to sustainable prosperity and its first step is to address the gender and racial wealth gap in the food and beverage packaging and processing industry. Support the show (https://pmmi.org/my-pmmi)
PMMI Media Group Editors Top Picks from PACK EXPO
November 03, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThis second look back at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO welcomes four PMMI Media Group Editors. Together they highlight what they felt were the most impactful takeaways from the show, uncovering everything from new recyclable materials to robots. The group also discusses the ways machinery manufacturers are making equipment easier for new employees to operate, helping to tackle the lack of skilled labor as older employees transition into retirement. See more innovation in...
The Trends and Innovations that Drove PACK EXPO
October 20, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBDavid Miller from Automation World, Joyce Fassl from ProFood World, Karen Sookne from Healthcare Packaging and Matt Reynolds from Packaging World join the podcast to highlight new trends and innovations they found at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare PACKAGING EXPO, including automation, sustainability, cannabis and more. They provide an excellent overview of what is driving the industry and offer insights to help shape future business. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PA...
Wicked Good Insight on The New World of Work
October 04, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBOEM Magazine Editor in Chief Stephanie Neil takes the interview chair for a special one-on-one with PPWLN keynote speaker Tracey Noonan, CEO and co-founder of Wicked Good cupcakes. Noonan kicked off the sold-out Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN) networking breakfast at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO. Neil discusses with Noonan how she and her daughter began their cupcake journey, the need to accept and learn from mistakes and even delves into how Wi...
Is Paper the New Plastic?
September 01, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBjoining us on this episode is Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame member and Editor Emeritus of Packaging World, Pat Reynolds. Reynolds discusses the emergence of paper bottles and some pretty big names, including Nestle, Unilever and L’Oreal, who have started incorporating these groundbreaking bottles essentially made out of recycled paperboard and old newspapers. See more innovation in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO International than anywhere else in the world! It’s the show th...
We’re Going PACK to the Future
August 17, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBJoin us on a voyage of discovery as Curators Jack Aguero and Brent Meyer take unPACKed with PMMI listeners on a journey through the evolution of packaging and processing. The pair explain how they tackled such an enormous endeavor, where they found help along the way and a slew of other interesting tales that eventually led to the first of its kind PACK to the Future Interactive Exhibit debuting at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the North Hall. To learn more and to register, go to pack...
Do Food Processing Facilities Need a Complete Overhaul?
August 03, 2021 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThe food processing industry kept food in our stores and meals on our plates despite unprecedented workforce issues, food shortages and pandemic-based plant closings over the past year and a half. For the inaugural unPACKed with Profood World, newly appointed Editor in Chief Aaron Hand revisits the year in food processing and discusses the industry’s plans going forward to ensure better-prepared facilities to deal with unexpected events, like a global pandemic. See more innovation in packag...
Help Wanted, and Fast!
July 07, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIt’s 2021 and we are hopefully approaching the tail end of a global pandemic that shuttered businesses and eliminated thousands of jobs. Despite these factors, the packaging and processing workforce continues to struggle to fill career providing positions. Today we talk with Editor in Chief Stephanie Neil for the inaugural unPACKed with OEM Magazine. Neil because she goes beyond the numbers and the data points and gets to the real crux of the issues causing manufacturing to continue to have ...
Stay ahead of Cybercriminals . . . or Else
June 18, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBRemote access and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity make manufacturing more efficient, but they also create new exploitable points of vulnerability. As the manufacturing industry continues to adopt more significant levels of technology and connectivity, a robust cybersecurity strategy is essential. Donna Ritson, president of DDR Communications, discusses PMMI Business Intelligence’s report 2021 Cybersecurity: Assess Your Risk, revealing that the recent rise in remote working ...
10 Billion Reasons to Embrace Reusable Packaging
June 09, 2021 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation indicates that converting just 20 percent of global plastic packaging into reuse models is a 10 billion business opportunity that benefits customers and represents a crucial element in the quest to eliminate packaging waste and pollution. Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan makes her unPACKed with Packaging World debut to offer reasons reusable packaging hasn’t caught on quicker and outlines emerging frameworks to make implementing reusable packaging easier for OEMs...
Understanding Market Disruption as a Competitive Advantage
May 26, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBRenowned keynote speaker and expert on marketplace disruption, Tom Morrison, president and CEO of Tom Morrison Associates discusses what was shaking up the packaging and processing industry before COVID as well as how the past year added some new, potentially permanent disruptions. He lays out a classic good news/bad news evaluation for the next 5-10 years. Economically, the industry finds itself in one of the largest booms in our history while facing the lowest amount of qualified employees...
PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2021: It’s on!
May 19, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBOn a special bonus edition of UnPACKed with PMMI, PMMI Vice-president of Trade Shows Laura Thompson calls in from Las Vegas to discuss the return of PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO this September. The most comprehensive event in the world this year is spread across four halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and Thompson breaks down the significant competitive advantages that attendees and exhibitors will obtain from the show. Email us with show feedback at unpackedpod@...
Did 2020 Change Packaging Forever?
May 11, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBOn this episode of UnPACKed with Packaging World, PW Editor Matt Reynolds takes a step back from reporting on and analyzing the details of the latest packaging trends and provides host Sean Riley a more holistic view focused on the year 2020. After a time unlike any other, Reynolds and discuss the two biggest influencers on consumer behavior — COVID-19 and societal values — and how these two drivers changed the way consumers purchase and experience packaged goods. In turn, Reynolds reinforc...
Autonomy on the Plant Floor: Getting along (and ahead) with Robots
April 28, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn the first episode of UnPACKed with Automation World, Director of Content, David Greenfield takes us into some of the truths and myths about automation during the past year. Were robots adopted at a higher pace over the past year or did they stay the same? What vertical markets saw the largest benefit? Are there specific robotic technologies he sees as offering the most potential for CPG production operations? Email us with show feedback at [email protected] See more innovation in pa...
Packaging Tech Trends in 2021
April 14, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBUnPACKed with PMMI teams up with Packaging World to add an audio option to its top-shelf written content. On this episode of UnPACKed with Packaging World, PW Editor Emeritus Pat Reynolds reviews the latest technology trends and other items of note from his observations of PACK EXPO Connects. With e-commerce exploding in 2020-2021, late-stage customization drives many packaging innovations, and companies need to remain flexible to keep up. Reynolds also comments on the increase in inspection...