Keith CampbellHomeAre smartphones sending the wrong message?Was one of your smartphone apps updated today?July 30, 2012HomeBoardroom diversityCorporate boardrooms and government organizations lack diversity. When I say this, the reader's first thoughts may jump to sexual, racial or ethnic diversity, but what I am seeking is diversity of thought. We need more leaders skilled in scientific thinking and methods.June 28, 2012HomePurposeful packaging deceptionEvery now and then I come across a package that impresses me one way or the other and I need to comment on it. That happened recently when my wife brought home a cake in a package designed and implemented purposefully to deceive.June 20, 2012HomeA broader view of manufacturingI've spent almost 40 years in and around manufacturing. One thing that is becoming increasingly apparent to me is that manufacturing is viewed by many individuals and institutions in a narrow and too homogeneous way.May 30, 2012Controls & Machine ComponentsOMAC Packaging Workgroup: it's all about the deliverablesNow that OPW has transitioned from the ISA/Automation Federation and has a firm friend in the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, leadership thinks it’s time to talk about deliverables.April 27, 2012HomeSecond Lady Dr. Jill Biden briefed by packagers on mechatronics trainingPackagers Bayer Healthcare and The Hershey Company today (April 18, 2012) briefed Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Under Secretary of Education Dr. Martha Kanter on the value of community college based mechatronics training for their high tech, high speed manufacturing operations.April 24, 2012HomeOMAC Packaging Workgroup--Is the Connect-and-Pack message being heard?New leadership from Nestlé and increased participation from a number of other multi-national CPG companies make industry observers optimistic about the OMAC Packaging Workgroup.April 3, 2012HomeA new paradigm for wrapper infeedA new paradigm for feeding product into a wrapping machine is being commercialized. A video on the Beckhoff Automation website demonstrates the principle that packaging machine builders could apply to control the timing of randomly spaced products into a continuous feed wrapper.March 28, 2012HomePatent setback or reasonable patent reform?Last week the US Supreme Court rejected a biotech industry patent previously granted to Prometheus Laboratories, a Nestle unit.March 27, 2012HomeKudos for promoting manufacturingLack of an adequately skilled workforce remains one of the greatest issues for American manufacturers. Despite the availability of some excellent educational programs and despite the high paying gold-collar jobs available, many schools report an inability to attract students into these programs.February 29, 2012Previous PagePage 4 of 7Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingMRFs, Markets, and the Business of BalesAt the Packaging Recycling Summit, a panel of MRF leaders broke down what really happens after the bin, why markets matter, and how brands can design packaging that actually makes it through the system.Coding & MarkingCerveza Charro Pioneers 2D Code Adoption on Its LabelsRoboticsA3: Food, CPG Robotics Investments in Brief Lull After Pandemic SurgeRecyclingBehavioral Science Meets the Blue BinSponsor ContentThe Small CPG Brand’s Guide to Co-Manufacturing and Co-Packing
