Operational Excellence

New Changeparts Approach has Beam Suntory in High Spirits

By centralizing changeparts storage and management, tasking individuals to be responsible for changeparts inventory and maintenance, and rethinking changeover practices to be leaner and more efficient, operators at Beam Suntory are enjoying significantly

August 29, 2022

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Podcasts

unPACKed podcast: Leading When You're Not the Boss

Jonathan Darling from Schneider Electric turns a tired, old-fashioned view of leadership on its head, helping listeners learn how every individual can make a massive impact in their workplace.

August 18, 2022

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Matrix Apprenticeship Sets High School Student on Path to Success

Matrix Packaging Machinery, a ProMach product brand

A partnership with the Ozaukee Youth Apprenticeship Program helps showcase careers in packaging to high school senior Sam Kurten.

August 16, 2022

Plastics/resins

Toray Plastics Announces Management Changes

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Michael Brandmeier will retire as President and CEO of Toray Plastics and assume a new leadership role at Toray Industries America. Ken Kurokawa was named Chairman and CEO and Christopher Roy was appointed President and COO.

August 16, 2022

Workforce

Dana Duckworth Named Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions for Afflink

Afflink

Afflink President & CEO Dennis Riffer announced that, effective August 12, 2022, Dana Duckworth will join Afflink as VP of Supply Chain Solutions.

August 9, 2022

Robotics

D2C Zenni Optical Eyes Robotic Order Fulfillment Automation

Three robotic bagging systems are to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center. The job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity, and tireless work ethic. Robots have that market practically cornered.

June 27, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Duravant Names Chad Walker Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Duravant

He will drive Duravant’s global legal strategy, deploy processes to ensure legal compliance, and work with the organization’s leadership teams to propose and drive initiatives to propel the company forward.

August 3, 2022

Workforce

Motion Industries Promotes Lisa Solomon to Senior Vice President—Corporate Accounts

Motion

Solomon will lead all of Motion’s Corporate Accounts in North America, plus other company teams, including the Corporate Accounts Support group, Corporate Accounts Development, P2MRO Onsite Solutions, Energy Services and International Sales.

August 2, 2022

Workforce

IoPP Salary Survey Respondents Starting to Seek Greener Pastures

The 2022 IoPP Salary Survey reflects employees that are more confident about their prospects than they were at the outset of the pandemic, thus less risk averse and open to changing jobs. Employers have to pay more to retain already scarce labor.

August 1, 2022

Contract packaging

Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Talks OEMs, Contract Packagers, Workforce

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser discusses how he balances multipacks between in-house and contract packaging operations, then discusses needs from OEMs and more.

July 29, 2022

Cartoning

Stacy Schmeiser Hired as Western Regional Sales Manager for SOMIC Packaging

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Schmeiser is based in Phoenix and brings 30 years of experience to the job. He will report directly to CEO Peter Fox.

July 29, 2022

Plastics/resins

Mark Turano Appointed Senior Director of Sales, Lumirror Division®, For Toray Plastics

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Turano will oversee sales, contribute to long-term planning, and coordinate scheduling and logistics.

July 27, 2022

Podcasts

unPACKed Podcast: Millennials Aren’t Coming, They Are Already Here

Listen as Jason Dorsey, president of the Center for Generational Kinetics, deciphers generational myths and offers tools to connect, build trust, and drive influence with people across different ages.

July 25, 2022