In manufacturing, it’s all about output. Packaging lines must perform at optimum speeds, producing quality product. Technology can help. Tips on how to use that automation can help, too.

Our year-end review of popular articles now focuses on packaging machinery and automation technologies and expert advice. Here are the top 11 articles, based on page views, that hummed, vibrated, and cranked for packaging engineers in 2021.

We count down to the No.1 article of the year, which identifies four key challenges for manufacturers and shares insights into dealing with them.