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2026
Edition
Medical Device
Innovations Report
From The Editors
Welcome to the 2026 Healthcare Packaging / Packaging World Innovations Report.
This second-year report showcases standout packaging and processing equipment and materials spotted by PMMI Media Group editors at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, held September 29–October 1, 2025.
Editors highlight the defining features of each new product and capture videos of the innovations in action on the show floor. What follows is an organized, category-by-category look at the most noteworthy and genuinely new solutions drawn from hundreds of booth visits, and curated through decades of combined editorial experience.
Participating editors included:
- Matt Reynolds, Chief Editor, Packaging World
- Liz Cuneo, Editor in Chief, Healthcare Packaging
- Derrick Teal, Editor in Chief, ProFood World
- Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor, Packaging World
- Lilián Robayo Páez, Editor in Chief, Mundo EXPO PACK
- Silvia Gamba, Assistant Editor, Mundo EXPO PACK
- Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor, ProFood World
- Sean Riley, Editor in Chief, OEM Magazine
- Pat Reynolds, Contributor, Packaging World
- Rick Lingle, Contributor, Packaging World
Medical Device
Introduction
Ensuring Product Integrity
The latest innovations in medical device packaging and processing technologies highlight how automation, digital quality control, and sustainable materials are reshaping manufacturing operations. From sterile barrier systems and advanced sealing equipment to smart inspection, labeling, and serialization technologies, these solutions are helping manufacturers enhance product protection, reduce risk, and streamline production.
Medical Device
Innovations Report
Equipment
Small Footprint
Smart HMI
Robotic
Antares Vision Group
Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes
Dual Functionality
The compact machine features plunger rod insertion at the same time as labeling.
Precise
High-speed operation and precision with a vision system for quality control.
Among other benefits, by combining two critical processes in one compact design, the machine maximizes floorspace productivity in increasingly crowded manufacturing environments.
Liz Cuneo
Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging
Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes
Antares Vision Group
This is a new automatic, dual-function plunger rod placement and labeling system for prefilled syringes.
Rotary labeler for pre-filled syringes
Antares Vision Group
Key Features
These systems offer high-speed operation and precision, combining plunger rod insertion, thermal transfer printing for labels, and a vision system for quality control and print verification.
For Smaller Companies
Herma
Auto-injector labeler
Precise labeling for auto-injetcors
It labels auto-injectors in orientation.
Added inspection
A vision system checks labels for accuracy.
Vision inspection technology has become the watchdog of pharmaceutical labeling, catching the slightest deviation that could compromise patient safety or product integrity.
Liz Cuneo
Editor-in-Chief
Auto-injector labeler
Herma
Label printing, inspection, rejection, and labeling of auto-injectors in orientation.
Auto-injector labeler
Herma
Key Features
Auto-injector labeling for high mix, low volume pharmaceutical production. It can reject bad labels prior to application to ensure quality control.
High Speed
Operator Friendly
For Smaller Companies
Verista
LABELQ
Label & Inspection
Automatic label generation and inspection.
High Speed
Can print thousands of labels per hour.
Manufacturers can simplify label print, inspection, and accountability by integrating three critical operations into one system.
Liz Cuneo
Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging
LABELQ
Verista
100% automatic label generation and inspection with real-time feedback. The system can print labels and inspect them or inspect pre-printed labels.
The machine can auto-generate labels to save time.
LABELQ
Verista
Key Features
The LABELQ is a desktop industrial print and inspection verification system designed for small and medium batch print jobs. LABELQ is designed specifically to meet the print requirements of medical device, pharmaceutical, and contract manufacturers.
High Speed
Technology Excellence
Small Footprint
WLS (ProMach)
PR-12, PR-24
All-in-One
Plunger rod insertion and labeling.
Accurate
System monitors position errors for the plunger rod insertion set values.
Combining high-speed labeling with automated plunger rod insertion transforms syringe packaging into a seamless, continuous process.
Liz Cuneo
Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging
PR-12, PR-24
WLS (ProMach)
PR-12 and PR-24 insert the plunger rod, torque it into place, and then label the syringe.
Compensates for plunger placement tolerance +/- 5mm.
PR-12, PR-24
WLS (ProMach)
Key Features
One compact unit for high-speed, high-quality labeling for syringes. As the plunger rod is inserted at high speeds, the machine is able to compensate for plunger placement, plus torque is monitored for no plunger movement.
Medical Device
Innovations Report
Materials
Averra Packaging
custom thermoformed packaging
Fully Custom
Fully custom thermoforming solutions for food, retail, electronics, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, medical device, and more.
Custom thermoforming bridges design and function — shaping precision, protection, and presentation into every formed piece.
Liz Cuneo
Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Packaging
custom thermoformed packaging
Averra Packaging
custom thermoformed packaging
Averra Packaging
Key Features
Custom packaging solutions for medical device industry. Turnkey solution for any packaging need.
Sustainable / Recyclable
ProAmpac
ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)
Moisture-absorbing Film
A patent-pending film technology that absorbs moisture and eliminates the need for desiccant packets.
Versatile Formats
Available as premade pouches with a foil barrier layer or rollstock with a foil barrier layer for stick-pack applications.
As the nutraceutical and pharma markets grow, innovations like Moisture Protect MP-1000 help simplify packaging by removing desiccant packets and improving product stability.
Anne Marie Mohan
Senior Editor, Packaging World
ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)
ProAmpac
The film reduces downtime, improves product quality and texture by avoiding clumping, and minimizes product waste by extending shelf life.
ProActive Intelligence Moisture Protect (MP-1000)
ProAmpac
Key Features
Applications include point-of-care diagnostics, probiotics and live cultures, drug delivery such as nebulizers, oral doses, and transdermal patches, and hydroscopic powders.
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Our Editors
Matt Reynolds
Chief Editor
Packaging World
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Anne Marie Mohan
Senior Editor
Packaging World
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Elisabeth Cuneo
Editor in Chief
Healthcare Packaging
Derrick Teal
Editor in Chief
ProFood World
Sean Riley
Editor in Chief
OEM Magazine
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Lilián Robayo Páez
Editor in Chief
Mundo EXPO PACK
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Silvia Gamba
Editor
Mundo EXPO PACK
Casey Flanagan
Associate Editor
Packaging World
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Patrick Reynolds
Contributor
Packaging World
Rick Lingle
Contributor
Packaging World
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