Workforce

Sean Bannon Named CEO of Ska Fabricating

Bannon, who previously served as chief operating officer and then president of Ska Fabricating, will succeed departing CEO Steve Sherman.

December 3, 2025

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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

Digital Transformation

Automation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGs

Rockwell Automation’s Lee Coffey explains how AI, digital twins, edge computing, and model-predictive tools are converging to move CPGs from reactive to truly autonomous operations — and what brand owners should prioritize next.

November 24, 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

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

PAC Machinery

PAC Machinery Bags and Materials received the certification for its Quality Management System after a thorough audit of its facility by an independent certification body.

November 21, 2025

Conveying & accumulation

Get a Quick Overview of Conveyors

Conveyors come in many shapes, sizes, and formats, from air conveyors to bucket conveyors and spiral conveyors. Watch this episode of "Package This" and increase your industry knowledge of this indispensable equipment used in packaging and processing.

November 20, 2025

Workforce

Duravant Announces Retirement of CEO Mike Kachmer, Names Jill Evanko Successor

Duravant

Kachmer to retire following a distinguished 43-year career, including nearly 12 years as Chairman & CEO of Duravant, and Evanko set to succeed him as chief executive officer.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

How These Two CPGs Boosted OEE and Speed With Digital Twins

A beverage line saw downtime drop 52% and OEE rise 14%. Another CPG cut NPI timelines by 32 weeks. Real-world case studies show digital twins are paying off fast for packaging teams.

November 20, 2025

Coding/marking

GS1 & Google Collaborate to Bring Trusted Medical Product Info to Smartphones

GS1 US

New capability will allow patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to access trusted medical product information using Google Lens, paving the way for wider digital access to trusted data.

November 20, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: What CPGs Should Ask OEMs About Digital Twins

More brands are writing digital twin requirements into RFQs. Here’s what they should be asking OEMs before the first design review.

November 19, 2025

Digital Transformation

Live from Automation Fair: Making the Case for Packaging Line Modernization

To win support for modernization, CPGs have to shift the conversation from replacing aging equipment to delivering measurable value in labor productivity, operational performance, sustainability, and future adaptability.

November 19, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation to Build New Greenfield Manufacturing Site in Southeastern Wisconsin

Rockwell Automation Inc.

New site advances a $2 billion investment plan to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and digital capability.

November 19, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Nextloopp is Solving America's Polypropylene Recycling Puzzle

How can polypropylene, one of the most widely used plastics in consumer packaging, be diverted from landfills or incinerators? Packaging World Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of Nextek and Nextloopp. They discuss how the Nextloopp initiative is uniting stakeholders across the packaging supply chain to enable the closed-loop recycling of food-grade PP.

November 18, 2025