Signode, a global provider of transit packaging equipment, automation, materials, and aftermarket support solutions, will demonstrate integrated technologies for case handling, palletizing, strapping, load containment, and material handling at PACK EXPO International 2026, taking place October 18–21 at McCormick Place in Chicago IL.
Signode will present equipment and automation solutions that support packaging operations from case preparation and strapping solutions through pallet handling and warehouse automation. The exhibit will show how individual technologies can be configured as part of a broader end-of-line and distribution process to help manufacturers improve consistency, throughput, reliability, and long-term operational performance.
Live demonstration will feature the Octopus Prestige automatic stretch wrapping machine integrated with the TP-12 strapping machines. An Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) forklift will be demonstrating how automated pallet movement can be coordinated to reduce manual touchpoints and support flow through storage and distribution. Visitors to the booth will learn how integrating AMRs with Signode’s StorFast Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) can increase storage density, support inventory control, and connect warehouse automation with upstream and downstream packaging processes.
Visitors can also learn about the RollCycler film roll exchange system, exclusively for the Octopus Prestige stretch wrapping machine. This automatic, high-capacity film roll exchange solution supports high-speed, high-throughput customer operations by delivering and automatically reloading up to eight film rolls in a space-saving compact footprint to increase production up-time.
Signode will also demonstrate a Simplimatic collaborative robotic palletizer integrated with the Little David LDX-RC random case opener and LDX-RTB semi-automatic random case sealer and Simpli-flex intelligent product conveyors. The demonstration will show how case opening, product handling, case sealing, and palletizing can be brought together in a flexible, semi-automated packaging workflow for operations managing changing production requirements, labor constraints, or varied case formats.
Live demonstrations will feature the new BXT Go battery-powered strapping hand tool along with the popular BXT4 tool line for plastic strapping. Designed for manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and distribution environments, the new BXT Go tool is designed to support everyday strapping applications with a practical balance of performance, usability, and productivity.
