interpack 2026 is nominally a packaging show, but many of the pressures running through it are no longer confined to packaging alone. IN Food’s new interpack 2026 special is written for food processing and packaging readers, yet it also provides a useful read on the wider direction of travel across manufacturing.
Across the preview, the same set of questions keeps resurfacing. How does 2D coding become reliable at line speed rather than attractive in theory. How is inspection being judged in terms of yield, repeatability, and plant performance. What makes a sustainable packaging format workable once transport, handling, and cost are added to the equation. Why is automation being assessed less on spectacle than on footprint, flexibility, and operator burden.
That combination makes interpack worth watching beyond its home sector. The IN Food special picks out the sessions, suppliers, and technology developments that best capture the shift now under way.
Read the special on IN Food.
