Industry Reports

The automation of processes in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is a clear route to achieving greater efficiency, quality, and productivity. While automation isn?t a new thing, widespread disruption to production lines du ring the pandemic and subsequent disruption to supply chains together with labor shortages have sharpened the focus on this rapidly developing technology.

Global challenges such as supply chain disruption, longstanding skills and recruitment issues, and cybersecurity concerns are all facing companies, so it is important to look at the ways in which new approaches, materials and technologies can help to future-proof companies and make sure they thrive.

The meat, poultry, seafood, and alternative protein industries have been volatile in the last few years with volumes, revenue, and overall growth affected unevenly by myriad factors including supply chain shortages, price inflation, labor shortages, and shifting consumer preferences.

The PMMI 2022 Robot and Cobots report presents emerging technologies and compiles predicted growth in the years ahead. It examines the predictions made three years ago in the 2019 Robotics Report: which predictions have been fulfilled, and which are still down the road? It also explores the key trends underpinning the robotics industry and how those trends are likely to impact deployments and manufacturing strategies into the future.

Sustainability is the new watchword for a huge and growing band of consumers. The packaging industry, perhaps unfairly, is seen as one of the worst environmental offenders. Download the white paper to find out more!

This report focuses on four themes: collaboration, labor, productivity, and sustainability.

Over the last few years, the pharmaceutical industry has entered a phase of rapid evolution as the focus of therapeutic treatment delivery methods shifts in medicine. Specifically, the pharmaceutical industry has seen a rapid expansion of injectable medications, packed both in vials and pre-filled syringes. In conjunction with this shift to injectable drugs, the pharmaceutical industry has also seen movement toward more personalized medication packaging. These new realities in production have spurred manufacturers to reevaluate their priorities when it comes to machinery for filling, packaging, labeling, and coding.

To begin the discussion on End-of-Line (EoL) machinery, this paper will first explore a brief overview of the EoL segments by sales for both machine and industry category. From this starting point, the paper will examine growth rates of each EoL machine category, highlight major industry trends that are affecting EoL equipment, explore the features of EoL equipment desired by end users, and outline what manufacturers most need from OEMs when evaluating EoL projects.

When we asked all respondents -- a mix of end users, such as consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) -- to tell us their top three operational priorities, labor came out first. This is no surprise since the USA is currently facing an unprecedented labor shortage.This is not a problem afflicting packaging and processing alone, it's an economy-wide trend.

PMMI has produced this whitepaper to illustrate the findings of our latest research project, which looks into the current perceived needs of a vital segment of packaging & processing machinery end-users ? consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs). Our purpose was to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way CPGs run their operations in 2021, with a view to informing OEMs of how best they can cater for their customers? needs in terms of machinery capabilities and support services.

In this report, beverage manufacturers discussed the operational challenges the industry faces to meet consumer demands, material supply shortages that are driving change, and why IIoT automation and robotics implementations are advancing at unprecedented levels to increase output.

As the manufacturing industry continues to adopt greater levels of technology and connectivity, a robust cybersecurity strategy is essential. Trends such as remote access and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity make manufacturing more efficient, but they also create new points of vulnerability that can be exploited. Given the recent rise in remote working, these compounding vulnerabilities can leave the manufacturing industry at greater risk of devastating cybersecurity attacks.

The term predictive maintenance has been widely used in recent years although there is no agreed industry-wide definition. The result is that some people may have dismissed the concept as a buzzword, thereby missing out on an emerging technology that has the potential to be disruptive.

Pharmaceuticals and medical devices are attractive sectors in the packaging industry. Successful packagers experience strong, long-term customer relationships, due to their understanding of the healthcare industry?s complex supply chain and their ability to navigate strict regulatory requirements.

This Trends in Adoption of Remote Access report captures participants? perspectives on how to keep production lines running smoothly and increase uptime during a time when service technicians are unable to enter their plants. Overall, the report reveals how many CPGs, OEMs, and system integrators are responding to the ?new normal? in manufacturing driven by demands in which chaos and order exist side-by-side.

With traditional retail storefronts under siege from a rapid expansion of online shopping, and foot traffic down for the foreseeable future, brand manufacturers have an opportunity to strengthen consumerdirect channels. The participants interviewed for this white paper shared their insight on secondary packaging trends driven by retail demands, e-commerce growth, and the emerging opportunities for CPGs to establish a direct-to-consumer (DTC) connection.

Advancements in automation, both machine and software, are moving manufacturing toward a smarter factory. Technology that will enable new levels of operational excellence and production intelligence is being implemented now.

The contract packaging industry has seen an up-rise in the demand for sustainable and flexible packaging due to changing company and government policies. Find out more by downloading the Contract Packaging and Manufacturing Packaging Operations,Trends And Challenges report.

A CPG's decision to buy new equipment or modify existing equipment depends on many factors in their drive toward more sustainable packaging. Some CPGs are looking to buy new equipment, while others are looking to make modifications or alterations to existing machines when specifically addressing sustainable packaging changes. Find out what's happening in the packaging industry by downloading PMMI's report on sustainability.

People of the world love their pets and that love is growing, with the global pet food market expected to grow at more than 5% annually for the next 5 years. Find out what market share looks like in the Pet Food industry, which markets are projected to grow and what's driving that growth.