Workforce

BluePrint Automation Appoints Andy Stamp as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Stamp brings deep experience in packaging, material handling, and customer-focused leadership to lead BPA’s North American sales and marketing strategy.

January 9, 2026

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Webinars

The Rise of Modular End-of-Line Systems: A Smarter Strategy for Case Packing and Palletizing

Discover best practices and practical insights from real-world modular end-of-line installations, including planning considerations that helped teams maximize flexibility and ROI.

February 3, 2026

Sponsors: Columbia Machine, Inc.FormicSourcelink Solutions, LLC

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Workforce

JLS Appoints Sean Spees as Director of Cartoning Solutions

JLS Automation

Spees has over two decades of experience in end-of-line automation, holding roles for such companies as Signode, R.A Jones, Bosch Rexroth, and Syntegon Technology Services.

January 6, 2026

Case/Tray Packing

Top 15 of 2025, #1: Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches

The #1 most clicked article of 2025: This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.

January 4, 2026

Case/Tray Packing

New Line Runs Party Drinks and Pickle Potions

Specialty Blends runs three different PET bottle formats on a new line that culminates in a tray packing/shrink bundling system featuring the first application of single-point lane adjustment.

December 9, 2025

Case erect/seal

Take Five Minutes to Learn About the Major Types of Case Packers

Do you ever wonder how products end up neatly packed into those corrugated shipping cases? Enhance your knowledge of case packing equipment in five minutes as Package This explores the many types of case packing equipment available.

December 3, 2025

Cartoning

AFA Systems Expands U.S. Presence with New Cleveland, Ohio Facility

AFA Systems Ltd.

Expansion aims to enhance AFA Systems' customer support and provide faster access to engineering and service for Midwest manufacturing hubs.

December 2, 2025

Workforce

SOMIC Packaging Adds Two Industry Veterans to Support Customers and Sales

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging hires Roy Hoke to be the Southeast regional sales manager and Joshua Larson as the after-sales and service manager.

November 21, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

New SuperFlex Case Packer Generates Strong Results for SOMIC Packaging at PACK Expo Las Vegas

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

The North American introduction of SOMIC’s 434 SuperFlex case packing platform drew heavy interest at PACK Expo Las Vegas, with CEO Peter Fox noting high booth traffic, positive feedback, and accelerated opportunities for year-end and 2026 growth.

November 4, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

Doors Open at Plan It Packaging and Robotics Group’s New Facility in Florida

PLAN IT Packaging Systems, Inc.

Plan It Packaging and Robotics Group’s new 35,000-square-foot facility in Tampa, Florida, aims to serve clients across North America.

October 28, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

SOMIC Packaging Hosts Minnesota Open House

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC's event featured a preview of its 434 SuperFlex packaging machine before its formal introduction at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, along with executive speeches, a ribbon-cutting, and facility tours.

October 14, 2025

Workforce

Barry-Wehmiller Tabs New CEO, Outgoing CEO Remains Chairman of the Board

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc

The planned succession of Kyle Chapman to Barry-Wehmiller CEO, with Bob Chapman remaining as Chairman of the Board, represents BW’s continued mission to redefine success in business.

October 8, 2025

Detergents/cleaners

CPG Clean Control Inspects its New Drop Packer on PACK EXPO Floor

Nic Bekkers at Clean Control says his company's new Serpa drop packer, a first for ProMach, delivers smooth, servo-driven performance with single-dial changeovers, ergonomic quick-swap grids, and 98% uptime—packing bottles of cleaner safely and efficiently while leaving room to scale production when its major retail customers say so.

October 1, 2025