Workforce

WestRock Announces MPS Leadership Change

Marc Shore, president of WestRock’s Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) business, decided to leave WestRock, effective August 17, 2020. Patrick Kivits has assumed the role of president, MPS since Shore’s departure.

August 20, 2020

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Workforce

Triangle Package Hires Southeast Regional Sales Manager

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Triangle Package Machinery Co. hired Jeffrey Schuch as Regional Sales Manager—Southeast Region.

August 17, 2020

Cartoning

Schubert North America Appoints Director of Finance

Schubert North America

Ana Pryor was appointed Director of Finance for Schubert North America.

August 17, 2020

Cartoning

Douglas Machine Offers Replacement Parts Program

Douglas Machine Inc.

Douglas Machine designed the PartsPlus proactive parts program to help maintain maximum performance in packaging equipment and avoid costly downtime.

July 9, 2020

Cartoning

Somic Operations Proceed in Germany and North America with COVID-19 Measures in Place

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Somic is informing customers about the necessary steps it has taken to allow its facilities for end-of-line retail packaging machinery to remain open in Germany and North America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020

Operational Excellence

PACK EXPO Rewind: Risk Assessment

Hear PMMI’s Bruce Main, Safety Expert and Technical Advisor, and Sean Riley, Senior Director of Media & Industry Communications discussion of risk assessment at PACK EXPO East earlier this month.

March 30, 2020

Cartoning

Craft Brewing—Quick Hits 2020

The steadily growing popularity of aluminum cans in the craft brewing segment has some brewers mothballing their glass bottling lines altogether.

March 19, 2020

Cartoning

Blueprint Automation Hires VP of Sales for Latin America

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Blueprint Automation (BPA) hired Mario Pino as Vice President of Sales for Latin America.

February 25, 2020

Cartoning

Bradman Lake Announces Promotions Within its Management Team

Bradman Lake Inc.

The Bradman Lake Group, packaging equipment manufacturer, promoted Ian McDermott to Group Operations Director and Patrick Dwyer to President of Bradman Lake Inc.

February 24, 2020

Cartoning

Co-Packer Dramatically Expands Wine Canning Capacity

In just two years, Free Flow Wines increases its wine-canning capabilities from one semi-automated line to three, adds a fully automated 300-can/min line, and triples its production space.

February 19, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner

Theegarten-Pactec

See it at interpack 2020. Theegarten-Pactec launches the BLM cartoner designed to keep pace with primary packaging machines, with speeds to 120 cartons/min.

February 13, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Robotic Case Packing Solution

Midwest Engineered Systems Inc.

Midwest Engineered Systems introduces a robotic case packing solution designed for bagged products that have proven difficult to automate. Available in packing speeds up to 120 bags/min.

February 12, 2020

Cartoning

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate Names Senior Area Manager North America

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate

SACMI Packaging & Chocolate, a manufacturer of fully integrated primary and secondary packaging and distribution systems, appointed Sebastian Clemens Senior Area Manager North America.

February 3, 2020