Workforce

Romaco Creates New Position in Top Management

Nicola Magriotis is appointed Chief Sales Officer of the Romaco Group, which created this post at Group level to strengthen its global sales and service organization.

April 21, 2026

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Workforce

Ossid Improves Training Access for Customers with Maintenance and Operations Content in Spanish

Ossid, a ProMach brand

Initiative aims to improve accessibility and workforce training across diverse operations.

April 7, 2026

Recycling

Top 15 of 2025, #3: Duracell's All-Paper Blister Paves Way for New Walmart Battery Display

The #3 most clicked article of 2025: The new perforated paper blister replaces the thermoformed plastic tray with paperboard backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging hierarchy on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display and shopping experience at Walmart.

January 2, 2026

Workforce

Pharmaworks Appoints Mike Ferraro as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Ferraro set to lead sales of Pharmaworks’ blister machines, cartoners, and integrated systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device, and consumer goods manufacturers across the region.

December 9, 2025

Recycling

Duracell Plant Marks New Curbside Recyclable Packaging with Walmart

Watch festivities at Duracell's Fairburn, Ga. plant as it switches to a perforated paper blister replacing thermoformed plastic tray/board backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display.

April 23, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Munchkin Eliminates 1,200 Miles Worth of Plastic Ties

How much plastic use is negligible? For Munchkin, a baby lifestyle brand, removing small amounts of plastic in ties and blisters has an enormous impact, allowing them to use 133,000 lb less plastic.

April 1, 2025

Recycling

Paper-based Blister-style Packs Make a Splash at PACK EXPO Southeast

A subset of the paperization trend, some brand owners are moving from thermoformed plastic trays with cardstock backing to fully fiber-based blister packs. The trend was noticeable at PACK EXPO Southeast, with both materials & machinery vendors involved.

March 10, 2025

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Pharmaworks Names Jim Hahn Director of Sales

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Hahn brings 25 years of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sales experience to drive growth for Pharmaworks' blister machines and other packaging systems.

January 17, 2025

Package Design

Duracell's All-Paper Blister Paves Way for New Walmart Battery Display

The new perforated paper blister replaces the thermoformed plastic tray with paperboard backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging hierarchy on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display and shopping experience at Walmart.

December 19, 2024

Home

Fully Integrated High-Speed Blister Transfer System

Pharmaworks and Serpa showcased the updated BTS, designed for transferring blister packs from blister machine to cartoner in pharmaceuticals, biotech, nutraceuticals, medical devices, and more.

November 29, 2023

Home

Small-batch Blister Machine for R&D and More

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, MHI showcased its cost-effective Eagle-LP blister machine, suited to stability tests and R&D efforts as well as clinical trials and small-scale startup production.

November 22, 2023

Cartoning

Nathan Allen Appointed Vice President and General Manager of Pharmaworks

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Allen will be responsible for leading the Pharmaworks organization, including the strategies that bring its blister packaging systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, animal health, medical device and consumer goods manufacturers, and contract packers.

September 6, 2023

Home

ProMach to Exhibit Packaging Technologies at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

ProMach

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Booths #C-3225 and #SL-6501! ProMach Pharma will showcase systems from NJM, Pharmaworks, Serpa, and WLS as well as equipment from other ProMach brands as well as its partners.

August 16, 2023