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PACK EXPO International 2026 — October 18–21, McCormick Place, Chicago

See our advanced food packaging robotics in action—live.

Meet with JLS at PACK EXPO to map a more predictable approach to primary loading, case packing, cartoning, or an integrated food packaging line.

Dates
Oct 18–21, 2026
Location
McCormick Place, Chicago
JLS booth
S-2776

See the systems we build — and what will be running live at booth S-2776.

Featured live demonstrations

See it run — twice a day, every day.

Our systems will be operating throughout show hours at Booth S-2776.
Also, at the scheduled times below, join us for a focused, 10-minute demonstration at real production speeds. A JLS expert will walk you through the application, explain what the system is doing and answer your questions.

All times Central. Machine demos run throughout show hours — featured demonstrations are the narrated walkthroughs. Want a deeper conversation about your own product? Book a private 30-minute meeting.

Sunday, October 18Floor open 9–5 CT
10:30 AM

Peregrine IS → Hawk integrated line Opening demo

Form, load, and close cartons — then straight into robotic case packing. One coordinated line, one control platform.

2:00 PM

Kestrel collate-and-load

High-speed singulation and collation of stick-format products — loaded gently, at rate.

Monday, October 19Floor open 9–5 CT
10:30 AM

Osprey BP brick-pack case packing

Soft, deformable brick packs handled gently at production speed — watch the vacuum tooling work.

2:00 PM

JLS AI vision demonstration

Vision-guided picking and product refeed — how the system finds, corrects, and keeps the line moving.

Tuesday, October 20Floor open 9–5 CT
10:30 AM

Peregrine IS → Hawk integrated line Encore

The headliner runs again — cartoning into case packing as one continuous system.

2:00 PM

JLS AI vision demonstration

Vision-guided picking and product refeed — how the system finds, corrects, and keeps the line moving.

Wednesday, October 21Floor open 9–3 CT
10:30 AM

Kestrel collate-and-load

One more look at high-speed collation before the show closes.

No sign-up needed for the narrated demos — just come to Booth S-2776 at the times above. If you’d rather have dedicated time with a specialist, book a 30-minute meeting.

Book your time

Book time with the right JLS specialist.

Pick what you want to discuss and a 30-minute slot at Booth S-2776. We route your request to the specialist who knows that application, and confirm by email within one business day.

Request a booth meeting

30-minute meetings · October 18–21 · JLS Booth S-2776, McCormick Place

1 What would you like to discuss?

2 Pick a day and time

All times Central. Struck-through times are our narrated demo slots — the team is running machines then. Machines run all show hours, so any time works for a walkthrough.

3 Your details

Your time is requested — see you at S-2776.

Can’t find a suitable time? Tell us what you need and the JLS team will follow up to coordinate a meeting.

Find the booth

South Building, Booth S-2776.

We’re at the east end of the South Building show floor, right beside The Confectionery Pavilion. Look for the JLS machines running.

Register free for PACK EXPO — on us.

JLS is covering registration for our customers and prospects. Use our exhibitor comp code when you register and your PACK EXPO International 2026 badge is free.

COMP CODE: 40T20

Register with our code

The conversation

Bring us the application that keeps your team up at night.

Cold, wet, sticky, fragile, or difficult to handle? Tight on labor, floorspace, or time between changeovers? Let’s talk through the complete application — not just the robot.

Primary loading

High-speed, gentle product handling with hygienic design for demanding food environments.

Case and tray packing

Flexible packing systems designed to maintain repeatable performance across products and formats.

Cartoning and integrated lines

Connect the individual packaging steps into a coordinated line designed around the required outcome.

What to expect

From live demonstration to real application discussions.

This will be a working application discussion — not simply a booth tour.

1

Show us the challenge.

Bring your product, package, required rate, sanitation requirements, and current line constraints.

2

Map the right approach.

We’ll discuss the handling method, equipment, controls, and upstream or downstream considerations that matter.

3

Leave with a next step.

That might be an application review, a product test in our lab, a facility visit, or a more detailed line discussion.

Why JLS

Food automation built to perform predictably.

JLS focuses exclusively on robotic automation for the food industry. We evaluate the complete application, prove difficult handling requirements, and build systems for the realities of food production.

Food-focused

Hygienic automation designed around real sanitation and production requirements.

Application-proven

Validate the difficult parts of the application before committing to a solution.

Line-minded

Plan beyond a single machine or isolated packaging task.

Bring the product. Bring the problem. Let’s make the outcome predictable.

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