en.Wedoany.com Reported - The EXPO PACK México 2026 preview event was held on May 19 in Mexico City, attended by over 50 media representatives. Industry leaders highlighted the technologies, market forces, and investment trends reshaping packaging and processing operations across Latin America.

The industry leader panel invited to the preview included EXPO PACK Director Celia Navarrete, Mexican Packaging Association (AMEE) President Erick Suárez, Mexican Corrugated Board Association (AMEXXICOR) General Manager Pedro Hugo Alcalá, GS1 México Product Development and IT Director Juan Pablo Gómez Sepúlveda, and former CANAINCA President Laura Bonilla. Organized by the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI), the show is a key exhibition for the packaging and processing sector in Latin America, bringing together global suppliers and buyers from over 40 vertical markets. The preview explored how manufacturers are responding to the growing demands for efficiency, workforce solutions, automation, and sustainable production.

EXPO PACK Director Celia Navarrete stated that manufacturers in Mexico and Latin America face pressure to increase productivity, address labor shortages, and remain competitive. The 2026 show offers businesses the opportunity to see automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and integrated solutions in action, and to connect directly with suppliers. According to the PMMI report "Mexico Packaging Machinery Market Trends and Opportunities 2026-2027," investment in packaging and processing machinery continues to grow despite economic uncertainty and cautious spending behavior. Data shows that in 2025, 71% of companies increased their investment in packaging and processing machinery, with 32% increasing spending by 5%-20%, 22% by 20%-40%, and 17% by over 40%. Companies are prioritizing investments to expand capacity, replace obsolete machinery, adapt to new product specifications and SKUs, and implement automation and digitalization initiatives, underscoring the industry's focus on efficiency, flexibility, and long-term competitiveness.

Manufacturers continue to grapple with challenges such as workforce availability, return on investment concerns, supply chain constraints, and the pace of automation adoption. Many companies are taking a phased approach to modernization, with 67% prioritizing semi-automated solutions and 13% focusing on fully automated operations. The adoption of advanced technologies continues to grow, particularly AI-driven machine vision, predictive maintenance, industrial and collaborative robots, and automated guided vehicles. Sustainability is another key area, with initiatives centered on operational efficiency, waste reduction, and resource optimization gaining attention.

EXPO PACK México 2026 will take place from June 2 to 5, 2026, at Expo Santa Fe in Mexico City, featuring over 700 exhibitors occupying more than 20,000 net square meters of exhibit space, showcasing machinery, automation, robotics, digital technologies, AI applications, and integrated systems. The show will feature national pavilions from major global manufacturing countries and is expected to attract over 20,000 attendees from the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, household goods, automotive, and other consumer goods packaging sectors. Attendees will also benefit from the active collaboration of 14 strategic partners, including the National Chamber of the Food Canning Industry (CANAINCA), the National Association of Purified Water and Soft Drink Producers and Distributors (ANPDAPAC), the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CANIFARMA), the National Chamber of the Printing Industry (CANAGRAF), the National Association of Metal Container Manufacturers (CANAFEM), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the National Chamber of the Processing Industry Puebla Chapter (CANACINTRA Puebla), the National Chamber of the Processing Industry León Chapter (CANACINTRA León), the Mexican Packaging Association (AMEE), the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG), the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Association (CRECEX), the Mexican Corrugated Packaging Association (AMEXICCOR), the National Council of Manufacturers of Balanced Feed and Animal Nutrition (CONAFAB), and GS1 México. As one of the key business platforms for the packaging and processing industry in Latin America, EXPO PACK México continues to connect manufacturers with the technology, expertise, and global suppliers driving the future of production and packaging processing innovation.

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