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When a show outgrows itself and has to split into two, it's a sign that automation, fulfillment technology, and supply chain investment aren't slowing down anytime soon.\"",{"type":317,"attrs":446,"content":447},{"textAlign":332},[448,450,457],{"text":449,"type":321},"The Paccurate team went into the show with a clear point of view, outlined in our ",{"text":451,"type":321,"marks":452},"pre-show guide",[453],{"type":438,"attrs":454},{"href":455,"uuid":332,"anchor":332,"custom":456,"target":442,"linktype":133},"https://paccurate.io/posts/modex-2026-packing-optimization-cartonization-guide",{},{"text":458,"type":321},": packing optimization is no longer an afterthought. It's a strategic decision point that touches automation ROI, transportation costs, sustainability, compliance, and operational efficiency. Four days on the show floor validated our positioning. Here's what we saw.",{"type":460,"attrs":461,"content":463},"heading",{"level":462,"textAlign":332},2,[464],{"text":465,"type":321},"1. The Humanoid Moment Is Over. Here's What Replaced It.",{"type":317,"attrs":467,"content":468},{"textAlign":332},[469],{"text":470,"type":321},"The humanoid hype that dominated ProMat in 2025 was not the center of attention at MODEX 2026. What filled the space was something more useful: practical, deployable automation that operations are buying and implementing today.",{"type":317,"attrs":472,"content":473},{"textAlign":332},[474,476,483,485,492,494,501],{"text":475,"type":321},"Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) were everywhere, and the conversations around them were mature. 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",{"type":317,"attrs":524,"content":525},{"textAlign":332},[526,528,535,537,544],{"text":527,"type":321},"Upstream automation creates ",{"text":529,"type":321,"marks":530},"downstream pressure",[531],{"type":438,"attrs":532},{"href":533,"uuid":332,"anchor":332,"custom":534,"target":442,"linktype":133},"https://paccurate.io/posts/the-impact-of-automating-the-picking-zone-on-fulfillment-center-bottlenecks",{},{"text":536,"type":321},". Faster picking doesn't help if packing becomes the constraint. Through our partnership with Kardex, we have seen firsthand how cartonization in the warehouse directly affects how an ",{"text":538,"type":321,"marks":539},"AutoStore grid is sized",[540],{"type":438,"attrs":541},{"href":542,"uuid":332,"anchor":332,"custom":543,"target":442,"linktype":133},"https://paccurate.io/posts/right-size-your-automation-investment",{},{"text":545,"type":321},", utilized, and operated. Getting that wrong is both a packaging efficiency issue and a capital expenditure issue.",{"type":317,"attrs":547,"content":548},{"textAlign":332},[549,551,558],{"text":550,"type":321},"The same principle applies to AMR deployments. Right-sizing boxes to match AMR shelf configurations increases pick density and can improve ",{"text":552,"type":321,"marks":553},"AMR ROI",[554],{"type":438,"attrs":555},{"href":556,"uuid":332,"anchor":332,"custom":557,"target":442,"linktype":133},"https://paccurate.io/posts/leveraging-cartonization-to-maximize-the-return-of-an-amr-investment",{},{"text":559,"type":321}," by up to 30%. Not only does this optimize packing, but increases the efficiencies of existing automation. ",{"type":460,"attrs":561,"content":562},{"level":462,"textAlign":332},[563],{"text":564,"type":321},"3. The Gap Isn't Better Packing. It's Control.",{"type":317,"attrs":566,"content":567},{"textAlign":332},[568],{"text":569,"type":321},"As booth conversations went deeper, a consistent theme emerged. Shippers were asking how to pack orders more efficiently, but also how to gain control over packing across their entire operation. ",{"type":317,"attrs":571,"content":572},{"textAlign":332},[573],{"text":574,"type":321},"Cartonization software determines the optimal way to pack an order. Packing Control Systems (PCSs) take this a step further. PCSs are a dedicated layer that sits alongside your WMS, WES, and TMS to govern every packing decision across the operation in real time, accounting for carrier rates, material costs, automation routing, and compliance requirements simultaneously.",{"type":317,"attrs":576,"content":577},{"textAlign":332},[578],{"text":579,"type":321},"In practice, PCSs allow teams to create and update packing rules directly without backend code changes or IT involvement. When a carrier adjusts its rate structure, a new SKU is introduced, or an automation system gets added to the fulfillment center, the logic adapts. In an environment where costs and constraints are constantly shifting, that kind of control is key.",{"type":317,"attrs":581,"content":582},{"textAlign":332},[583],{"text":584,"type":321},"Another theme was optimizing existing box lineups. Most operations aren't just packing orders poorly, they're using the wrong boxes to begin with. ",{"type":317,"attrs":586,"content":587},{"textAlign":332},[588],{"text":589,"type":321},"A PCS helps shippers identify the right assortment of box and mailer sizes for their actual SKU mix, cutting boxes that aren't earning their place and surfacing ones that should be. That is a structural improvement that compounds across every order.",{"type":317,"attrs":591,"content":592},{"textAlign":332},[593],{"text":594,"type":321},"Paccurate enabled partners are integrating with Paccurate's cartonization engine to add another layer of control to shippers' tech stacks. ",{"type":460,"attrs":596,"content":597},{"level":462,"textAlign":332},[598],{"text":599,"type":321},"4. U.S. Shippers Are Starting to Ask About PPWR",{"type":317,"attrs":601,"content":602},{"textAlign":332},[603,610],{"text":604,"type":321,"marks":605},"PPWR",[606],{"type":438,"attrs":607},{"href":608,"uuid":332,"anchor":332,"custom":609,"target":442,"linktype":133},"https://paccurate.io/posts/achieve-compliance-ahead-of-mandates",{},{"text":611,"type":321},", the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, came up more than we expected. Not as an abstract future concern, but as something shippers with international exposure are actively preparing for now.",{"type":317,"attrs":613,"content":614},{"textAlign":332},[615],{"text":616,"type":321},"The conversations weren't about the regulation itself, but the operational reality that if you can't measure and justify every packaging decision, you have a compliance problem. That requires packaging process optimization and visibility that most operations simply don't have today.",{"type":317,"attrs":618,"content":619},{"textAlign":332},[620],{"text":621,"type":321},"PPWR requires a more controlled and measurable packaging process. Reducing void space, tracking empty space ratios, and demonstrating packing decisions were optimized aren't things you can do manually at scale. The companies getting ahead of this are building the software infrastructure, cartonization logic, packing analytics, and packaging KPIs, to make every decision defensible.",{"type":317,"attrs":623,"content":624},{"textAlign":332},[625],{"text":626,"type":321},"For US-based operations, the oncoming regulations may feel distant, but as one conversation on the floor put it: when a regulation like this proves effective in one region, it rarely stays contained.",{"type":460,"attrs":628,"content":629},{"level":462,"textAlign":332},[630],{"text":631,"type":321},"The Takeaway",{"type":317,"attrs":633,"content":634},{"textAlign":332},[635],{"text":636,"type":321},"MODEX 2026 confirmed what we expected. The biggest show in the event's history didn't just break attendance records, it raised the bar for the conversations happening within. Shippers came with great questions and urgency around packing optimization, automation ROI, and compliance.",{"type":317,"attrs":638,"content":639},{"textAlign":332},[640],{"text":641,"type":321},"If you missed us at MODEX 2026 or want to continue the conversation, book a meeting with the team. We'd love to hear what challenges you’re trying to solve.",{"type":317,"attrs":643},{"textAlign":332},"2026-05-01 00:00",{"_uid":646,"text":647,"links":654,"headline":659,"component":329},"11a26b29-bd06-47ac-bfd3-7c9734ff1991",{"type":314,"content":648},[649],{"type":317,"attrs":650,"content":651},{"textAlign":332},[652],{"text":653,"type":321},"Whether we met on the show floor or you're just finding us now, the conversation doesn't have to stop here. Tell us about your operation and let's figure out where packing optimization fits into your roadmap.",[655],{"_uid":656,"link":657,"text":658,"variant":305,"hasArrow":327,"component":306},"61e7e58a-055b-46b7-b74c-e0a3e4bccd38",{"id":302,"url":13,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":303},"Book a demo","Ready to Get Started? 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