Manufacturing logistics and procurement – January 2026
Automating food and beverage packing-filling: PMMI examines focus areas
A report by PMMI examines barriers and pathways to automating (robotising) sanitation operations in food and beverage applications, including packing-filling. PMMI identifies three focus areas: workforce readiness and training, collaborative hygienic design and documentation and flexible automation with standardised specs. You can download the report filling in your details.
AI accelerates process industry automation
Process industry automation is entering a new phase of growth as AI and advanced control systems transform industrial operations. A joint analysis by L.E.K. Consulting and Harris Williams builds on an earlier report issued in December 2021 and examines the factors driving expansion, the emerging technologies changing performance expectations and the implications for investors and operators. You can download the report after filling in your details.
Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines
Although many roboticists today turn to nature to inspire their designs, even bioinspired robots are usually fabricated from non-biological materials like metal, plastic and composites. But a new experimental robotic manipulator from the Computational Robot Design and Fabrication Lab (CREATE Lab) in EPFL’s School of Engineering turns this trend on its head: its main feature is a pair of langoustine abdomen exoskeletons. Read all here and view the amazing video here.
How to scale-up AI applications in your organisation
AI is coming of age: the 17th Annual Tech Trends report by Deloitte reveals how leading organisations are scaling AI for outcomes and impact. Deloitte identifies five trends - backed by real-world case studies and expert insights – and demonstrates why some organisations stay stuck in pilot mode.
The Top-10 Supply Chain Trends in 2026
The supply chain environment seems to be structurally shifting toward a phase of intelligent transformation. Success will not hinge on managing disruption, but on embracing digitisation and building highly interconnected, resilient networks. In this field, ASCM has compiled the Top 10 Supply Chain Trends in 2026 — a roadmap for maximising technology, finding exciting new opportunities and building a structural competitive advantage. You can download the report filling in your details
The Maersk vision on global supply chains 2026
The winter 2026 edition of the Maersk Global Market Update takes a deeper dive into what’s on the horizon and explores some of the key events that could influence global supply chains in the year ahead. Notably, the elimination of the de minimis tax exemptions for low-value imports into the USA and Europe is analysed.
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