A packaging line does not get a new building because the brand wants a recyclable cup or a different ink. It gets a tighter pallet, one fewer component, a machine that has to bag more in the space it already has, and a curing unit that may have to change chemistry before the line is depreciated. That is the pressure on the floor at PACK EXPO International 2026, October 18-21 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The exhibits answering it are a change in geometry, material, sealing a

MODEX 2026 will take over Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center from April 13 to 16. For four days the show puts manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and transportation in one place: more than 50,000 professionals, over 1,000 exhibitors, and three floors covering more than 630,000 square feet. The floor is built around what operators are actually buying and deploying now: robotics, automation, AI platforms, sensors, autonomous vehicles, warehouse systems, and sustainabili