Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Trends Shaping the Future, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines evolving production and packaging priorities across the industry using interviews with manufacturers and aggregated market and shipment data through 2021–2022. Key focus areas include format evolution including injectables and personalized packaging, throughput-driven automation and robotics, digitization and data integrity for serialization, sustainability and direct-to-consumer e-commerce packaging. The analysis indicates manufacturers tend to favor machine flexibility, stepped digital integration, and targeted robotics and AI for inspection, while emerging patterns show greater use of contractors to manage smaller runs. Charts highlight supply-chain pressures and integration benchmarks across operations. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, in March 2022. Based on interviews, company surveys, and secondary analysis of industry reports and shipment data from pharmaceutical manufacturers, contract manufacturers/packagers, and market research collected 2020–2021.
