A modern bag-on-belt packaging line in operation, with a robotic arm palletizing the finished packages. The machine’s touchscreen interface is displaying real-time data analytics and the AI vision inspection system’s interface.
According to trend reports released by the world’s leading packaging trade fair, INTERPACK 2024 , the technological development of bag-on-belt packaging machines has entered a new phase centered on Smart and Green drivers.
New-generation machines are now equipped with AI vision inspection systems . These systems can detect packaging integrity, print defects, and even identify and reject products with micro-contaminants in real-time at high speeds, ensuring near-100% output quality.
With built-in Industrial IoT (IIoT) modules, machines can transmit real-time operational data from any factory worldwide to the cloud. This enables predictive maintenance, drastically reducing unplanned downtime.
In response to increasingly stringent environmental regulations, leading manufacturers are focusing on lightweight packaging solutions. New models can reliably handle thinner, recyclable mono-material and bio-based films, reducing plastic use at the source.
Synthesized from the official trend reports of INTERPACK 2024, Düsseldorf and industry analysis by PMMI (Packaging & Processing Technologies Association) .