Topic: News

Standardized product information enables shorter product development cycles, resulting in process efficiencies, enhanced sustainability and transparency for consumers.

Report suggests global pandemic's impacts on manufacturing, retail and society at large will remain long after COVID-19 is gone.

Report suggests primary ways five trends could alter where, when and how manufacturers deliver value to customers and other stakeholders.

When a recession hits, customers can reduce your revenues and stop your outbound flow of products faster than you can trim expenses and stop your inbound flow of raw materials. Working capital will be stressed as your materials pipeline backs up and profits will take a hit as costs overshoot revenues. This framework gives supply chain managers six simple ways to prepare for downturn before it happens—and to respond constructively when the economic slump arrives.

PMMI offers association health plan for employers in select states.

Tax credits are available for propane forklifts for 2018 – 2020.

Despite much hype over the years, advanced factory automation has not been substituted for human workers at scale.

Company plans to produce as many as 1,000 masks per week in North Carolina and Mexico locations.

Enhancements allow hospitals to quickly and easily take physical inventories of personal protective equipment (PPE), identify and locate on-hand inventory, and export data for reporting

Integration offers shippers new tools to improve efficiency and gain superior visibility for their shipments

Wilson honored for advancing women and the next generation in packaging and processing

Rice Lake Weighing Systems has acquired The Postea Group, a Boston-based developer and manufacturer of dimensioning equipment and software.

During the ongoing coronavirus, or COVID-19 pandemic, SAP, the global leader in enterprise application management software has taken measured steps to enable shippers and suppliers hustle to respond to urgent fulfillment requests.

Partnership to extend inventory lifecycle solutions for slow-moving and excess inventory beyond existing ERP capabilities.

RaaS can unlock the value of robotic fulfillment for retailers and etailers both struggling to keep up with current demand and those planning for future surges.

Together, companies will conquer supply chain complexity through latest WMS, WES, system design, MHE, and automation solutions

Infographic illustrates how to use technology to stay productive while ensuring safe operations.

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and in following the recommendations of the Mexico Ministry of Health, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has canceled EXPO PACK México (June 2-5, 2020, Expo Santa Fe México, Mexico City).

The March NMI came in at 52.5 in March, down 4.8% from February’s 57.3 reading (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), which marks the highest reading over the last year. The NMI headed up for the 122nd consecutive month, and the March NMI is 2.5% below the 12-month average of 55.0 and is the lowest reading over that span.

Faster mobile networks will also give rise to mobile technology adoption in the field.