The Automation Conference | David A. Harvey Memorial Scholarship

The Summit Media Group announces the establishment of an educational scholarship in memory of the founding publisher of Automation World magazine at the inaugural Automation Conference event (www.automationworld.com/tac2012); the 2012 recipient is the Purdue Calumet University School of Technology. (Approximate Time - 3:31)

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WestRock Hires Senior Vice President of Science and Innovation

Rajiv Banavali was appointed Senior Vice President of Science and Innovation at WestRock Co. He will focus on building materials science capabilities that can be used as the basis for creating new products, processes, and services across the company.

Duravant Appoints Managing Director of Food Processing EMEAI

Erik Blom was appointed Managing Director of Food Processing EMEAI for Duravant LLC.

Matteo Gentili Named Chairman Designate of UCIMA

Matteo Gentili, Chairman of TMC (Tissue Machinery Co.), has been designated as the new Chairman of UCIMA (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union).

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Plexpack Corp. Promotes Adrian Hermosillo to Sales Manager

Adrian Hermosillo was promoted to Sales Manager for Plexpack Corp. He will be responsible for all Plexpack brands—Emplex, Damark, and VacPack—as well as lead Plexpack’s sales team and global distribution network.

Eaglewood Technologies Supports Minneapolis

Eaglewood Technologies would like to recognize employee, Matt Sweet and his wife Bethany for spending Friday, June 5th, passing out supplies in their south Minneapolis neighborhood.

The wearable Kinexon SafeTag warns the user, audibly and visually, when the physical distance with another employee has been compromised.

Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing

As more manufacturers are allowed to resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their workers distanced will be key to keeping them healthy. Here are some innovations to help achieve that.

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Duravant Announces Appointment of Chief Technology Officer

Former operating company Co-President Louis Vintro will focus on critical technology developments.

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Technology Built for the Open Road Hits the Plant Floor

General Mills turns to Sena Technologies—known for its Bluetooth motorcycle helmets—to train machine operators while social distancing.

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AWT Labels & Packaging Promotes Michelle Zeller to President

AWT Labels & Packaging promoted Michelle Zeller to President of AWT. She will retain her CFO role.

Tekni-Plex Names Vice President of Market Development

Michael Reed joined Tekni-Plex, Inc. as Vice President of Market Development.

According to a McKinsey report: The broken rung results in more women getting stuck at the entry level and fewer women becoming managers.

Women in the Workforce - Fixing the Broken Rung

A five-year McKinsey study reveals a focus on culture, diversity, and even automation as ways to help advance women’s careers across all industries, including manufacturing.

Volpak Names Chief Executive Officer

Alain Zijlstra was named Chief Executive Officer for Volpak.

Emerson Announces May 1 Deadline for 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarships

Emerson is reminding U.S. engineering students of the May 1 deadline to apply for its 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program.

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Domino Appoints Key Account & OEM Manager

Domino appointed Mike Barry Key Account & OEM Manager, Digital Printing North America.

RRD Appoints Lisa Pruett President of North America Packaging Solutions

Lisa Pruett was appointed President of RRD Packaging Solutions, a provider of multichannel solutions for marketing and business communications.

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Pick-and-Place Robots, Flow Wrapper, Fuel High-Volume Bakery

With daily volumes in the millions and demand growing, this Canadian bakery automated what was once a manual process and is now hitting speeds of 280 product/min.

Chad Crouch Appointed to U.S. Department of Commerce North Texas District Export Council

Authentix, a manufacturer of authentication solutions, announced that Chad Crouch, Vice President of Revenue Operations, was appointed by the Department of Commerce to the North Texas District Export Council.

John Sinks Named CEO of Magnum Systems

John Sinks was appointed CEO of Magnum Systems, Inc., a manufacture of bulk solids pneumatic conveying and packaging automation systems. He assumed responsibilities on Monday, March 23, 2020.

Ossid Hires Western Regional Sales Manager

Ossid, a ProMach brand, appointed Ty Threedy as its Western Regional Sales Manager.

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Why Women are Under-Represented in the C-Suite

If companies with more women in leadership roles have greater innovation, increased productivity, higher employee satisfaction, and higher employee retention, why are there so few in the C suite?

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Brice Plote Joins AWT Labels & Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging announce that Brice Plote joined the company as a Sales Executive.

Soft Robotics Webinar: Handling Variation in Food Packaging

Soft Robotics, Inc. will host a free webinar on March 26 at 12 p.m. EDT that will help integrators and manufacturers successfully launch food and consumer packaged goods to market.

Connect your production team for optimum results

PACK EXPO East Innovation Stage presentation in Philadelphia promises software to harness the power of your people.

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Clemson Students Longacre, Cummings Claim School Awards

Andrea Longacre has been named the Dr. Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award winner for Spring 2020, while Ray Cummings is named the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior.

Financing Gender Equality in Manufacturing

PPWLN Keynote speakers address the broken rung and economic empowerment.

AWT Labels & Packaging Announces Senior Production Engineer

Scott Farkas joined AWT Labels & Packaging as Senior Production Engineer.

University of Florida Awarded Packaging Scholarship

Winning the 2020 The Future Leaders in Packaging Scholarship from Packaging World and the PMMI Foundation was the University of Florida Packaging Engineering program.

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OSHA’s “Focus 4” Safety Hazards

According to OSHA, 90% of all fatalities, 85% of all citations and 90% of dollars applied as fines are related to hazards of the Focus 4 - falls, caught-in or between, struck-by hazards, and electrocution.

Mason Massey, winner of the Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award, Fall 2019

Winning Awards at Clemson in 2019

From Clemson University comes news about two Fall 2019 awards. Mason Massey won the Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award, while Josh Jones took home the Packaging World Outstanding Senior Award.

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Women Exploring New Territory On Earth and in Space

Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut, was the keynote speaker at the Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network breakfast.

Innovation Stage addresses labor shortage

What is needed to attract a younger workforce in manufacturing today?

Dr. R. Andrew Hurley, Founder of Package Insight and The Packaging School, and Associate Professor, Clemson University

Clemson University @PACKEXPOLasVegas

Clemson University puts packaging science to work in and on the field.