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How One Packaging Engineer Solved Remote-work Obstacles

A typical and more ideal way of working is “in-office.”

Last year's salary freezes are thawing, and compensation optimism is slowly but surely heating up.

2021 IoPP Salary Survey: Salary Freezes Begin to Thaw. How Does Your Compensation Compare?

After a flat salary year in 2020 with heightened uncertainty and worry about both traditional salary increases and bonuses, 2021 results indicate that confidence is returning. Meanwhile, job security is high and fewer people are seeking greener pastures.

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Manufacturing Skills Gap Widens in the Wake of COVID-19

A new study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute says the pandemic erased 1.4 million U.S. manufacturing jobs. And, even as the industry rebounds, the remaining unfilled jobs could cost the U.S. economy $1 trillion.

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PPWLN Welcomes New Executive Council

PMMI’s Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network Welcomes New Executive Council Members

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Middle Schoolers Take on Big Brand Packaging Projects

Challenged to invent packaging systems for the likes of Apple and Ford, these middle schoolers impressed both in the pack designs themselves, and their ability to communicate their reasoning.

IoPP Announces Winners of the 2021 Packaging Education Scholarship Fund

Each year, the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) awards over $10,000 in scholarships to students studying packaging or a related field.

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Brands, Co-Packers Contemplate the Role of OEMs During COVID-19

These CPGs are asking machine builders for clear communication as they maneuver a new supply chain, new material and consumer demands, and a new workforce.

Attracting and retaining a quality workforce in manufacturing is a systemic key business challenge.

Attract and Retain a Quality Workforce, Insights with Gardner Carrick at PMMI’s ELC

NAM and MI programs and research bring information into labor outreach efforts and retention of a diverse, quality workforce.

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Avoid the Sidelines—Invest in Yourself During Pandemic

Jane Chase from IIoP reports on the sharp uptick in packaging professionals who sought online education and certification to improve their prospects while laying low during the pandemic.

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Onboarding—an Underrated Competitive Advantage

Remember your first day on the job?

Using Beumer Smart Glasses provides operators with hands-free troubleshooting, and helps to mitigate the costs of a technician traveling to the customer site.

Smart Glasses Ease Troubleshooting Communication

Beumer has added augmented reality to the tools available to its customers while servicing equipment, enabling faster, easier support. The OEM even used the smart glasses technology to commission and install new equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bumble Bee Reinvention Relies on Capable Leadership

Jan Tharp, CEO of The Bumble Bee Seafood Co. discusses leadership methods that overcame chaotic months for the company.

Workforce Education is Vital to Support Growing Robotics Market

As the use of industrial robots grows globally, so too does the need for education systems that can provide the right skills necessary to work on robots and intelligent automation systems.

PMMI Receives DoC Market Development Cooperator Program Award

The partnership funding creates or sustains packaging and processing jobs by increasing or maintaining the export of American goods.

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Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Members

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies announces the Class of 2020 Inductees.

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Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Pat Reynolds of Packaging World Magazine

Now on a biennial cadence, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2020. Pat Reynolds, longtime Editor of Packaging World, reflects on decades of reporting on ever-evolving packaging.

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Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Paul Singh of Michigan State University

Now on a biennial cadence, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2020. The cornerstone of Paul Singh’s career at MSU has been his focus on education.

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Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Jane Chase of IoPP

Now on a biennial cadence, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2020. Jane Chase joins the Hall of Fame with a particular interest in getting future generations on board with packaging careers.

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