Robotics/Automation

Robotics Innovations Report

Discover the latest advancements in robotics from PACK EXPO.

June 3, 2025

Robotics/Automation

Modular Safety Fences and Enclosures

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Bosch Rexroth‘s enhanced EcoSafe portfolio optimizes cost efficiency and safety.

May 29, 2025

Inspection

42 Technology and partners demonstrate new AI-powered pharma line clearance solution

Balluff, Inc.

The new approach addresses common challenges by using a fully autonomous, deep-learning AI platform.

March 17, 2025

42 Technology, Balluff, Synaptics and Arcturus Networks have worked together to develop a breakthrough approach for AI-powered automated line clearance. It has been developed with inputs from world-leading pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Packaging/Filling

Robotic Wire Insertion Machine

Automation NTH

Automation NTH's robotic system utilizes vision and servo motors to insert thin wires into narrow tubes, achieving tolerances of 21 micrometers, for the assembly of medical devices.

March 17, 2025

Robotics/Automation

Mobile Pharma Robot

Stäubli Corporation

Stäubli Robotics claims the Sterimove, designed for pharmaceutical cleanrooms, is the world's first of its kind and features an encapsulated, hygienically designed structure for optimal cleanability and safety in Grade A/B/C/D environments.

March 17, 2025

Machinery

Automation Unscrambles Bottling Chaos

Pace Packaging harnessed flexible automation in a versatile robotic unscrambling and orienting solution that delivers industry-leading throughput in an ultra-compact machine footprint.

February 11, 2025

Overhead view of the patent-pending in-motion vacuum transfer system feature on the VersaSort.

Machinery

Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation

A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.

December 4, 2024

lbs. distribution was founded in 2017 by a group of cannabis entrepreneurs with the goal of creating a robust and efficient supply chain of legal cannabis throughout California.

Packaging/Filling

Pharmaworks Introduces FR1 Robotic Feeder for Blister Machines

Pharmaworks

Matching the high speeds of advanced blister machines, the new FR1 achieves superior flexibility and fast changeovers between different products.

November 1, 2024

The FR1 robotic feeder features a simple yet sophisticated pick-and-place design that’s straightforward to operate.

Packaging/Filling

Robots Fill, Mix, and Cap Personalized Skincare Bottles in Mass Customization Play

Cosmetics and nutraceuticals, like this skincare line, are at the leading edge of hyper-personalization and batch-size-one packaging. SmartSKN is an interesting example using AI-driven data and inventory management to achieve mass packaging customization.

October 28, 2024

SmartSKN currently has five of these robotic filling/capping systems in its Beverly facility.

Robotics/Automation

Packaging Machinery Market Likely to See Slowest Growth Since 2020

The U.S. packaging machinery market is expected to see a short-lived dip in growth in 2024 but pick up speed in the years ahead.

October 11, 2024

Pandemic-related backlogs in machinery purchases largely cleared by late 2023, resulting in a decline in market growth.

Robotics/Automation

How to Prepare for AI Implementation

From early conversations with AI companies to understanding the scope of solutions, following these steps can streamline AI implementation.

September 27, 2024

It helps AI implementation for things like predictive maintenance to collect and store relevant data before introducing the technology.

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The BD Libertas™ Wearable Injector is an innovative, prefilled, patient ready-to-use drug delivery system designed to enable delivery of complex biologics via subcutaneous injection.

BD Announces First Pharma-Sponsored Clinical Trial Using Its Wearable Injector Technology for Biologics

There are five key risk factors associated with the storage and handling of rollstock packaging materials and pSBSs. These include temperature, humidity, physical environment, protective measures, and time/equilibrium.

Column: Considering Sterility Across the Packaging Value Chain

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

Through the Line: Tariffs Affect on the Healthcare Packaging Supply Chain

With more mail order pharmacies, the need for a trusted supply chain and distribution network is more key than ever.

Tracing The Tracks of the Drug and Medical Device Trail

PMMI Foundation Donates $100,000 to Michigan State’s School of Packaging

Medical Device Innovations Report

Cutting-edge packaging technologies are transforming the medical device sector in PMMI’s “Innovation in Medical Device” report, featuring advanced materials, smart solutions, and evolving regulations. Editors share insights from nearly 300 PACK EXPO booth visits—each product deemed new and truly innovative—alongside video demonstrations of the equipment and materials on display.

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List: Digitalization Companies From PACK EXPO

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List: Digitalization Companies From PACK EXPO

Products

Robotics/Automation

DHL Group

Robotics Innovations Report

Modular Safety Fences and Enclosures

42 Technology and partners demonstrate new AI-powered pharma line clearance solution

Robotic Wire Insertion Machine

Mobile Pharma Robot

Automation Unscrambles Bottling Chaos

Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation

Pharmaworks Introduces FR1 Robotic Feeder for Blister Machines

Robots Fill, Mix, and Cap Personalized Skincare Bottles in Mass Customization Play

Packaging Machinery Market Likely to See Slowest Growth Since 2020

How to Prepare for AI Implementation

BD Announces First Pharma-Sponsored Clinical Trial Using Its Wearable Injector Technology for Biologics

Column: Considering Sterility Across the Packaging Value Chain

Through the Line: Tariffs Affect on the Healthcare Packaging Supply Chain

Tracing The Tracks of the Drug and Medical Device Trail

PMMI Foundation Donates $100,000 to Michigan State’s School of Packaging

Sanitary Vibrating Feeder

Advanced 3D Laser Scanning

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PAPACKS to Debut Plastic-free Fiber Bottle

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Winter Healthcare Packaging 2023

Researched List: Powder Processing and Packaging Suppliers

Researched List: Mono-Material, Barrier Pouches

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