{"id":116240,"date":"2026-05-13T17:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?post_type=vimeo-video&#038;p=116240"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:39:19","slug":"from-buzzword-to-concrete-solutions-tanaro-schaedler-uhlmann-group-at-interpack-2026","status":"publish","type":"vimeo-video","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vimeo-video\/ki-in-der-verpackung-von-buzzword-zu-konkreten-loesungen-tanaro-schaedler-uhlmann-group-interpack-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in Packaging \u2013 From Buzzword to Concrete Solutions: Tanaro Sch\u00e4dler, Uhlmann Group | interpack 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence has evolved from a buzzword to concrete applications within the packaging industry. Tanaro Sch\u00e4dler, Innovation Engineer AI Data at the Uhlmann Group and one of the six interpack Young Talents 2026, offers a nuanced perspective on the current state of AI integration.<\/p>\n<h3>Mature technologies rather than marketing promises<\/h3>\n<p>\u201eA few years ago, this word, AI, Insight, was still heavily teased as a buzzword,\u201c reports Sch\u00e4dler. \u201eAnd now, three years after ChatGPT, the first key figures are being sought out. What added value can be found?\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Its observation at interpack 2026: The buzzwords have subsided, but the technologies presented show greater product maturity. A sign that the industry is moving from experimental approaches to practical solutions \u2013 and is no longer using AI as a selling point, but as a demonstrable lever in plant operation.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle packa-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-3293024396\"><div id=\"packa-3780924054\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Analytical and generative AI: two worlds, one protocol<\/h3>\n<p>Sch\u00e4dler clearly distinguishes between two categories of AI: \u201eanalytical AI, which you then see a bit closer to the product, in the direction of predictive maintenance, condition monitoring\u201c and generative AI, which can primarily create added value in operational areas. Both worlds have different application logic \u2013 but they are technologically converging.<\/p>\n<p>He sees an important breakthrough in the Model Context Protocol (MCP): \u201eIt allows any interface, as we find them in machines today, to be made available for agentic AI such as Large Language Models.\u201c This creates a practical bridge between production-oriented systems and generative models \u2013 a step that significantly lowers the integration barriers of recent years.<\/p><div id=\"packa-3663700124\" class=\"packa-inhalt packa-entity-placement\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<h3>Pharma regulation is a brake, openness attracts new talent<\/h3>\n<p>Particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, the Uhlmann Group's traditional domain, regulations present a significant challenge. \u201eFor us in the pharmaceutical sector, regulations are naturally the strictest at times,\u201c explains Sch\u00e4dler. In the consumer goods market, the integration of non-deterministic AI could happen considerably earlier.<\/p>\n<p>As a Young Talent, Sch\u00e4dler also sees technological openness as an important lever for attracting new talent: \u201eWhen people in the company notice that the company itself is working at the cutting edge of technology, experimenting with new technologies, and giving employees the scope for innovation.\u201c The packaging industry is surprisingly diverse \u2013 the spectrum of Young Talents ranges from classic mechanical engineers to IT specialists.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AI in Packaging \u2013 From Hype to Reality: Tanaro Sch\u00e4dler (Uhlmann Group), as interpack Young Talent 2026, shows how Artificial Intelligence is truly establishing itself in the industry. 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