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Elmhurst U. Launches Partnership with PMMI
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst University partners with PMMI to offer students in engineering, science, and entrepreneurship programs access to industry experts, networking, and real-world experience in the booming packaging and automation sector.
December 17, 2024
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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst University entered into a partnership with PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies and its regional corporate members to expand opportunities for students in the University’s engineering physics program.
December 17, 2024
Recycling
AMP Raises $91 Million in Series D Funding to Revolutionize Waste
AMP Robotics
Latest investment to support expansion to process municipal solid waste and single-stream recycling at scale.
December 17, 2024
Amp
Digital Transformation
Top Articles of 2024, #20: Sunrise 2027
The #20 most clicked article of 2024: The GTIN 1D barcode has worked for 50 years, making packaging go 'beep' at checkout. Poised to take its place is a more capable, internet connected 2D code representation of a GS1 standard URL called Digital Link.
December 17, 2024
Dominique Guinard (left), VP of Innovation at Digimarc and founder of EVRYTHNG, which Digimarc acquired, explained at AIPIA that Digital Link is about ready for prime time, with 2027 being a practical timeline to have infrastructure prepared for the switch.
Recycling
Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN AvĂ­cola Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
December 17, 2024
Vaseline's new pumps eliminate the conventional metal spring, allowing it to be accepted by more than half of all recycling facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
Workforce
Differences in Training, Retaining Snack Operators and Maintenance Staff
Snack producers are using different training strategies between machinery operators and maintenance technicians and seeing different retention behavior between these groups.
December 16, 2024
Nearly a third of snack industry machine operators leave within a year of employment, according to PMMI Business Intelligence's '2024 Snack Foods Packaging Trends' report.
PMMI News
PMMI Invests Over $800K to Empower the Future Workforce – 2024 Year in Review
PMMI Foundation celebrates milestone achievements in 2024.
December 16, 2024
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Digital Transformation
PODCAST: Generative AI for Packaging & Processing Machinery
Listen to an AI-generated podcast on some fundamental ways to incorporate generative AI into packaging and processing machinery.
December 16, 2024
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Sustainability
Bayer’s New Blister Pack Bids Adieu to PVC
The shift from PVC to PET, while helping the company meet its sustainability goals, was met with challenges, including concerns over usability.
December 16, 2024
The updated pack is a mono-material PET that aligns with the company’s long-term goal of moving away from using PVC.
Controls & Machine Components
CE-Compliant Line of Air Knives
EXAIR LLC
EXAIR's Air Knives are energy-efficient, compressed air devices for blowoff, cleaning, drying, and cooling applications, and they are available in various sizes and materials.
December 13, 2024
Exair
Controls & Machine Components
A Standard System for Conveying and Guiding
JW Winco, Inc.
The JW Winco product range includes a versatile line of conveyor products.
December 13, 2024
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Robotics
Formic Announces Strategic Leadership Additions to Power Business Growth & Finance Infrastructure
Formic
Formic appoints Joel Onyshuk as VP of Sales to scale the company's business footprint and Todd Plotner as its first General Counsel to strengthen finance infrastructure.
December 13, 2024
Formic
Robotics
NĹ«Move Owns a New Center of Excellence Displaying Warehouse Automation Technologies
NĹ«Move Robotics & Vision
NĹ«Move Robotics & Vision is building a 20,000-sq-ft center in Montreal to showcase its automated warehouse solutions, including the NĹ«Botik MixPal and InnoPick, and allow clients to test their products within a simulated warehouse environment.
December 13, 2024
InnoPick: case ASRS, with NūBotik MixPal in the back
Recycling
Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
December 11, 2024
Nestlé's new paper-based coffee can is fully recyclable in European recycling systems.
Digital Transformation
One-Minute Survey: AI in Packaging Operations
What's on your mind? Please answer a few quick questions to tell us more about what you want to see in Packaging World.
December 10, 2024
Conveying & accumulation
Adjustable Carton Pusher Device
Multi-Conveyor
Multi-Conveyor's adjustable 2-, 3-, or 4-count carton pusher device feeds pre-determined bundles to shrink wrapper.
December 10, 2024
Reusable/Returnable
Cruise Line’s Breakfast Room Service Gets More Sustainable
As part of its Sail & Sustain sustainability program, Norwegian Cruise Line rolls out reusable Bento box-style serviceware for in-room breakfast service that uses certified circular PET.
December 10, 2024
The new Bento box-style serviceware used for in-room breakfast service onboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s ships is reusable up to ‘potentially thousands of times’ and is made from 50% recycled PET from molecular recycling.
Containers & Closures
Drinique
December 10, 2024
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