Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Brian Croke Promoted to VP Technology of Enercon Industries

In this new position, Croke will lead Enercon’s Engineering and Product Development Teams for web surface treating, induction cap sealing, and object surface treating product lines.

March 28, 2022

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Flexibles

Flexible Pouches Replace Rigid Containers at McDonald’s

Rigid containers for back-of-house condiment applications in McDonald’s foodservice settings were wasteful and bulky to store. So, the fast-food giant and its suppliers teamed up to invent a flexible packaging-based applicator solution.

March 24, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Nicolas Ricard Appointed Managing Director of Serac Inc

Serac Inc

Ricard’s appointment was effective on March 15, 2022. He had been working as Chief Sales Officer of Serac group since November 2020.

March 28, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Aaron Jones Named President and CEO of Bastian Solutions

Bastian Solutions

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, promoted Aaron Jones from President to President and CEO effective April 1, 2022.

March 18, 2022

Cartoning

Cama North America Adds Carl Roeder and Amber Griggs to its Sales Force

Cama North America

Carl Roeder, Northwest Regional Sales Manager, and Amber Griggs, Southwest Regional Sales Manager will assist customers in their respective regions with case packing, cartoning, robotics, and sleeving applications.

March 18, 2022

Cartoning

SOMIC Packaging Hires Ken Williams as Service and After Sales Manager

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Williams will be responsible for all machine installations and managing the Service team that is being expanded, he reports to CEO Peter Fox.

March 17, 2022

Protective/transport packaging

Rekha Jones Appointed Chief Human Resources Officer for Shorr Packaging

Shorr Packaging Corp.

In her new role, Jones will oversee all elements of the company's people strategy in furtherance of the company’s mission to establish Shorr Packaging as a premium provider of packaging supplies, systems, and support in the markets Shorr serves.

March 9, 2022

Material handling

Joseph Warakomski Named Chief Information Officer for Romark Logistics

Romark Logistics

Warakomski will lead the company’s team of IT professionals in the areas of Project Management, Security, Infrastructure, Help Desk, and Software Development.

March 7, 2022

Controls & machine components

Lenze Americas Makes Key Executive Management Appointments

Lenze

Lenze appointed Tom Mathias President and CEO and Michael Harper Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

March 4, 2022

PMMI News

PMMI Announces the 2022 Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Commission

Leading consumer products goods companies, retailers, suppliers and other organizations will select the Class of 2022.

March 3, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Lindsey Muchka Appointed Director of Marketing for Dorner

Dorner

In her new position, Muchka will head up all of the company’s marketing and advertising efforts that support its conveyor platforms.

March 1, 2022

Workforce

Alexandria Tech Students Rivers & Leuthold Earn PMG, PMMI Packaging Scholarship

Mathias Rivers and Brendon Leuthold, students at the Center for Applied Mechatronics Program at Alexandria Technical College, split the $5,000 Future Leaders in Packaging Scholarship from Packaging World and PMMI.

January 12, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Eric Nelson Appointed Vice President-International Operations and Business Development for Eriez

Eriez

Nelson worked for Eriez previously, serving the company as interim managing director of Eriez-China until 2018.

February 25, 2022