People

John Carlson was appointed director of engineering for MGS Machine Corp.

Sep 30, 2005

John Carlson

Mike Jamieson was named vice president of Rockwell Automation’s beverage industry initiative.

Sandra Luciano was named director of marketing for Sharp Corp.

Multisorb Technologies Ltd. named Derek Hepburn managing director, European operations.

Rovema Packaging Machines appointed the following new representatives for Central America and the Caribbean: CEPIA, Resoco, SA, Juan Niemann & Co., and Johnny Rullan & Co.

O-I named Kevin J. Stevens vice president of global marketing.

Beckhoff Automation hired the following new regional application engineers/specialists: David Zimbrich, Chicago; David Fischhaber, Atlanta; and Andy Burleigh, Toronto.

FKI Logistex promoted Andrew Smith to managing director, European Warehouse, Distribution, and Manufacturing Div.

Norwalt’s Direct‑to‑Object Printing for the Factory of the Future

Joseph Machine Cracks the Code on Flexible Machining

Joseph Machine Reframes Automation

The packaging innovations from PACK EXPO worth your attention.

Packaging World Annual Outlook Report 2026

Machinery Basics

Pt 26 5 Wrapping Equipment Final 00 00 01 11 still001

Learn About 4 Different Types of Wrapping Machines for Your Product

Learn About 10 Different Types of Labeling Machines for Your Product

What is Multipacking and How Do Brands Do It?

Sealing the Deal: How Capping Machines Protect Your Product

Live at GS1 Connect: Driscoll's Gives a Billion Clamshells Unique IDs

The fresh berry juggernaut had more than two million consumer survey responses, but no way to act on any of them. Changing that now is item-level serialization via one unique QR code per clamshell, across four thousand growers and a billion packages.

Bob's Red Mill Refreshes Packaging to Sharpen Shelf Navigation

Matt Reynolds, editor of Packaging World, and Liz Cuneo, editor-in-chief of Healthcare Packaging, report from the show floor at GS1 Connect 2026 in Las Vegas.

GS1 Connect: P&G, Ken's Foods, Walmart, EPR, Data Cleanliness, & 2D Barcodes

The new universal reuse symbol, developed through PR3’s Rebrand Reuse initiative, is designed to identify packaging and infrastructure that are part of systems for collection, washing, and reuse.

New Symbol Identifies Packaging Designed for Reuse Systems

We’ve done the legwork to identify and vet experienced packaging and processing consultants you can contact directly for your next project. Decades of combined experience in packaging line engineering, machinery selection, package and materials development, and food processing operations.

See your advisor options now.