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Today’s Attitudes on AI in Packaging and Processing

Packaging and processing executives are finding AI can be beneficial in areas like connecting disparate machine systems and uncovering unknown problems within operations.

Packaging and processing executives are finding AI can help to unearth previously unknown issues within operations.
Packaging and processing executives are finding AI can help to unearth previously unknown issues within operations.
PMMI Business Intelligence: 2024 Transforming Packaging and Processing Operations

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making waves in packaging and processing for the various ways it may enhance current operations.

That’s according to PMMI Business Intelligence’s 2024 report, “Transforming Packaging and Processing Operations,” which details industry executives’ responses at the 2024 Top to Top Summit. Key themes that emerged from the discussions included the role AI can play in the integration of disparate systems, reducing complexity, enhancing productivity and reliability, and empowering workforces with training and support.

One recurring theme at the event’s roundtable discussions was the potential of AI to explore “unknown unknowns” about a company’s operations.

Integration of disparate systems

Using AI and cloud technology to facilitate communication between various systems can dramatically simplify processes, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce complexity. This came out as a strong point of interest during the summit.

Asked by one participant how AI technology can be used to integrate disparate systems on a packaging line from different suppliers, the presenter explained “it’s like translating from French to Chinese, Chinese from Italian, and so on.”

The presenter pointed to a previous project that had taken two years and around 16 engineers because of its complexity. However, AI allows such a project to be “done instantly in the cloud.”

Enhancing productivity and reliability

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