Arnie OrloskiFlexiblesErgonomics: the next machine feature?OSHA’s ergonomic proposal could be good for end users and for machinery builders. Just don’t say that to Anheuser-Busch!September 30, 2000Prepared FoodsHow OEMs can improve trainingRespondents to Packaging World’s online training survey have a long list of changes they’d like equipment builders to make in their training programs.September 30, 2000Prepared FoodsPackagers eager for more trainingMore than ever before, training on equipment and components is seen as a vital need to companies that make all types of products. However, the lack of time and lukewarm company commitments are major obstacles, and the quality of training is also criticized.September 30, 2000Controls & Machine ComponentsInformation powers the 21st centuryThere are so many concepts we try to embrace as we begin our journey into the 21st century. But I don’t think any one is as important as our quest for more information.August 31, 2000HomeFewer vendors in manufacturers' plansA reader survey about vendor consolidation emphasizes that most manufacturers are actively looking to decrease the number of packaging suppliers from which they buy. Pricing advantages is just one of many driving factors.August 31, 2000FlexiblesGrowth accelerates in flexible materialsVolume of flexible packaging materials continues to outpace growth in both the overall economy and for all of packaging. FPA report does identify some potential problems, however.August 31, 2000Contract PackagingRetailers need to play role in defeating counterfeitsThe marketing and sale of counterfeit products hurts every member of the supply chain—except the counterfeiter.July 31, 2000Flexibles'Selling' machine safetyImproving the safety of packaging equipment-and meeting the ANSI B155.1 standard-was the topic of a PMMI seminar July 11-12. 3M's John Hunt urged machine builders to use safety as a selling point.June 30, 2000Coding, Printing & LabelingThe legend of Jimmi; an ode to cosmeticsLast month in this space, you learned a bit about how some of us view package design, another way of saying, the “cosmetics” of packaging: how great printing or decorating of a container can attract customers.June 30, 2000FlexiblesDesign of the timesEditors are often asked, “What kinds of applications really get you interested in a story?” Usually, this is the preamble to a sales pitch for a story on the application du jour.May 31, 2000Previous PagePage 27 of 40Next PageTop StoriesSustainable PackagingWith EMF’s New 2030 Plastics Agenda Targets, Signatories Pivot from Ambition to ScaleThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new 2030 Plastics Agenda, released today, turns lessons from earlier shortfalls into a pragmatic blueprint for scale. It aims to trade isolated ambition for collaboration, policy alignment, and systems change. Nearly a decade after setting (a maybe too) ambitious 2025 plastics reduction goals, global brands and CPGs are rethinking what real progress looks like.HomeNextloop Americas Receives FDA LNO, Develops AI SortingReusable/ReturnableBold Reuse, Wype, and Tubex Design Reusable and Refillable PackagingRecyclingTerraCycle Launches Aurora, Ill., Operations CenterSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
