Smart Manufacturing means producing in a more intelligent, sustainable and efficient way. / Credit: Messe Düsseldorf
Smart Manufacturing: The Packaging Industry Switches to Future Mode
04.02.2026
When the global packaging community gathers in Düsseldorf this May, Smart Manufacturing will be in the spotlight as one of the three interpack Hot Topics – the key to more efficient, sustainable and resilient production processes. interpack sends a clear message: the smart factory is no longer a distant vision but is becoming a strategic differentiator for an entire industry.
"How advanced processes eliminate product effects" Interview with Stuart Preston, Business Development Manager at Mettler Toledo / Image: Mettler Toledo
Multi-Simultaneous Frequency Technology in Food Production: How Advanced Techniques Eliminate Product Effects
19.11.2025
Frozen foods pose a challenge for metal detection: conductivity changes and product effects cause false alarms and high costs. Stuart Preston from Mettler Toledo explains how Multi-Simultaneous Frequency technology can solve this problem.
Image: Messe Düsseldorf /Constanze Tillmann
VDMA strategy study: Six paths to global market leadership
18.06.2025
Focus on the Packaging Industry 2025: Which global trends are driving industry leaders' success – from smart services and modular solutions to international export strength?
Image: Rainer Bez
Innovative Automation Solutions by Fraunhofer IPA
25.03.2025
Efficient and quick: Fraunhofer IPA’s bin-packing software is revolutionizing the packaging industry. The system enables a robot to pack up to 1,300 products per hour without damaging goods or wasting space. The benefits: less material usage, higher productivity, and dynamic adaptability to new challenges.
Image: Rainer Bez
Innovative Automation Solutions by Fraunhofer IPA
25.03.2025
Efficient and quick: Fraunhofer IPA’s bin-packing software is revolutionizing the packaging industry. The system enables a robot to pack up to 1,300 products per hour without damaging goods or wasting space. The benefits: less material usage, higher productivity, and dynamic adaptability to new challenges.
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Foreign object detection and food safety – in search of the blue glove
19.11.2024
Sometimes large quantities of edible food are disposed of for safety reasons, even though only a single product may be contaminated. To avoid this, manufacturers rely on detection systems that recognise foreign objects. Systems specialist Sesotec recommends combinations of sieves, magnets, metal detectors and X-ray systems for this purpose, and thus contributes to the reduction of food waste.
Image: Sesotec GmbH
Foreign object detection and food safety – in search of the blue glove
19.11.2024
Sometimes large quantities of edible food are disposed of for safety reasons, even though only a single product may be contaminated. To avoid this, manufacturers rely on detection systems that recognise foreign objects. Systems specialist Sesotec recommends combinations of sieves, magnets, metal detectors and X-ray systems for this purpose, and thus contributes to the reduction of food waste.
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Artificial intelligence for more process quality
23.08.2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important part in the future in optimising processes within the food industry. It can lengthen the shelf life of food by allowing precise control of temperature and humidity, for example. AI analyses huge amounts of data in real time in order to guarantee optimum recipes and storage conditions and minimise spoiling.
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Artificial intelligence for more process quality
23.08.2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important part in the future in optimising processes within the food industry. It can lengthen the shelf life of food by allowing precise control of temperature and humidity, for example. AI analyses huge amounts of data in real time in order to guarantee optimum recipes and storage conditions and minimise spoiling.
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What drives the robot market in 2024?
12.03.2024
All over the world, more robots than ever before are in use in various industries: According to the International Federation of Robotics IFR, the number of industrial robots is currently about 3.9 million units. These run the gamut from new developments in artificial intelligence to collaborative robots for new applications and humanoid solutions.
Image: PAL Robotics
What drives the robot market in 2024?
12.03.2024
All over the world, more robots than ever before are in use in various industries: According to the International Federation of Robotics IFR, the number of industrial robots is currently about 3.9 million units. These run the gamut from new developments in artificial intelligence to collaborative robots for new applications and humanoid solutions.