New technology, proven equipment: Retrofit extends the lifecycle of industrial machinery. / Image: SEW-Eurodrive
The Upgrade for Production: Where Retrofit Is Headed
27.08.2026
More sustainable, more efficient, more digital: Retrofit unlocks new potential in existing equipment. Experts outline the key challenges, emerging trends and future prospects of machine modernization.
A smart, state-of-the-art gripper, a useful tool in production. Image: KJ Brix
Robotics in a Split Second: How Modern Grippers Are Transforming Packaging
20.08.2026
Modern robotics, adaptive grippers, and intelligent sensor technology are revolutionizing the packaging industry. How Schubert is increasing precision and efficiency.
Retrofit instead of replacement: Targeted upgrades transform existing systems into high-performance solutions for the future. / Image: Mettler Toledo
Retrofit Instead of Replacement: Giving Machines a Second Life
20.08.2026
Retrofit Instead of Replacement: Experts Explain Why Companies Are Upgrading Existing Machinery, the Benefits of Modernization, and How Software Enhancements Are Unlocking New Opportunities for Production and Connectivity.
From data collection to automated process control, smart manufacturing connects machines, software and people within a networked production system./Image: Messe Düsseldorf/Constanze Tillmann
Smart Manufacturing: Production in the Digital Fast Lane
18.08.2026
Data, AI and connected systems are becoming key success factors in packaging production. Discover how companies use smart manufacturing to reduce changeover times, prevent downtime and optimize processes.
Packaging robotics from Schubert: Intelligent grippers and real-time sensors ensure maximum precision and efficiency in the automated handling of delicate products. / Image: Constanze Tillmann, Messe Düsseldorf
Robotics in a Second: How Modern Grippers Are Revolutionizing Packaging
22.07.2026
Whether it’s cookies, fruit, or pharmaceutical products: Modern robotics packages delicate products faster, more precisely, and more gently than ever before. How adaptive grippers and haptic intelligence are transforming the packaging industry.
Like many other companies, ULMA Packaging is facing a shortage of skilled workers: Mikel Rojo, Head of Marketing. / Image: ULMA Spanien
How Intelligent Automation Helps Overcome the Skilled Labor Shortage
13.07.2026
The shortage of skilled workers poses a significant challenge to the packaging industry. Mikel Rojo of ULMA Packaging explains why intelligent automation is becoming essential for staying competitive and how workforce roles are changing as a result.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.