Keith CampbellOperational ExcellenceTips for improving manufacturing productivityProductivity in manufacturing is about performing within or improving upon the budgetary boundaries that have been established for an operation. Productivity will depend upon the efficient use of labor, energy, and material and is thus affected by all of the terms in the OEE equation.August 31, 2011WorkforceSchools recognized for teaching PMMI competenciesSchools across Pennsylvania are establishing and being recognized for their ability to provide programs of study that teach the competencies underlying PMMI's first three mechatronics certificates.August 21, 2011Controls & Machine ComponentsP&G Donates Intellectual Property to Packaging IndustryIn an effort to speed adoption of OMAC’s PackML standard, Procter and Gamble announced at PackExpo that they are donating their internal application guidelines to the packaging industry.October 13, 2009Bakery/SnackPackaging industry drives paradigm change in educationPMMI, working with think-outside-the-box educators, is helping to drive a needed new paradigm in education delivery.October 6, 2009Controls & Machine ComponentsTechnology providers illustrate potential new machinery applicationsSpread amongst the vastness of Pack Expo are illustrations of what new and emerging technologies could accomplish in newly designed packaging machines.October 6, 2009HomeAdvanced technologies adding value in subtle waysSome things to keep an eye out for at PEI and elsewhere.November 10, 2008BeverageEducation in the Spotlight at Pack Expo Intl.FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Education and educators were in the spotlight at Pack Expo Intl. on Sunday with a series of press events and meetings.November 9, 2008Controls & Machine ComponentsOMAC should maintain a simple focus on packagingEditor’s note: When our resident packaging automation blogger Keith Campbell (www.ontheedgeblog.com) posted some comments on OMAC and its mission, it prompted the OMAC Packaging Workgroup Executive Committee to send in a rebuttal of sorts. On this and the adjacent page, we bring you the blog and the rebuttal.June 2, 2008Controls & Machine ComponentsThe robots are comingWe may be on the verge of a major growth spurt for robotics on North American packaging lines.October 30, 2007HomePackagers undervalue intellectual capitalPackaged goods companies are shedding irreplaceable talent due to cost-cutting and consolidation strategies. One blogger asks, ‘Where will it stop?’October 4, 2007Previous PagePage 6 of 7Next PageTop StoriesE-commerce/D2C packagingHow Amazon Combines Tech and Material Innovation to Cut WastePat Lindner, VP of mechatronics and sustainable packaging at Amazon, shares how consumer needs and sustainable solutions often overlap, and the sustainability wins the company has achieved in meeting these priorities.PMMI NewsPACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 Offers More Than 100 Free On-Floor Education Sessions to Empower Industry ProfessionalsDigital TransformationAI’s Impact on Robotics in Packaging: Smart Automation Meets Real-World ProductivityRecyclingPolicy and Partnerships Drive Can and Bottle Recovery EffortsSponsor ContentStainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications
