The Connection Point
Automation news and industry insights for packaging OEMs and CPGs. Every week, the five stories that matter, with a straight take on what they mean for packaging machine builders and consumer packaged goods manufacturers
Read the current edition of The Connection Point.
Five stories. One deeper thought.
Under five minutes.
01
Industrial Automation News
The week's most relevant automation developments, filtered for what actually matters to packaging machine builders.
02
Packaging Industry News
Regulatory shifts, material changes, and market moves that affect how packaging lines get designed and operated.
03
Packaging Machinery Updates
Equipment trends, OEM developments, and technology shifts shaping the next generation of packaging machines.
04
CPG Sector Intelligence
News and shifts across the CPG sector that influence packaging decisions, production strategies, materials, and market direction.
05
Colin's Take
A plain-English read on each story from someone with 35 years of industrial automation experience. No hype. No hedging. Just what it means for your machines.
06
One Deeper Thought
A short original perspective connecting the week's news to a bigger idea about machine design, connectivity, or how the industry is changing.
"Could your machine pass the 2 A.M. Test? If something fails tonight, would your customer's maintenance team be able to find and fix it without calling an engineer?"
- Colin Cartwright, The Connection Point
Colin Cartwright
Director of Packaging Industry Development
Connectivity Expert
35+
Years in Automation
NA
Packaging Focus
I've spent 35 years in industrial automation, the last eight focused on helping North American packaging machine builders and OEMs adopt wiring architectures that actually hold up on the plant floor.
The Connection Point exists because most industry news gets filtered through marketing departments before it reaches the people who actually build and operate the machines. This newsletter skips that step. You get the story, you get my read on what it means, and you get it in under five minutes.
If you build packaging machines or run packaging lines, this is written for you.