Sustainable Packaging

Cannabis Comes Of Age

Packaging automation has advanced quickly in recent years with quite a few OEMs now offering smaller, slower machines targeted to this market. In materials, the sustainability wave is just starting to swell.

October 26, 2021

Workforce: Page 33

Plastics/resins

Spartech Names Kevin Wilson Account Manager—Healthcare & Specialty Packaging

Spartech Corporation

Wilson will be responsible for managing client accounts to ensure the development and delivery of custom, plastics-based packaging solutions for Spartech business segments, including healthcare, specialty packaging, food and beverage, and more.

October 21, 2021

Workforce

Women, E-comm, and Collaborative Tech Shape a New Way of Working

An expert panel at the Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network discussed women and remote work, as well as solutions for adapting to pandemic-era consumer buying trends. Read, watch, or listen to the conversation.

October 20, 2021

Cartoning

Jim Jeffries Appointed Southwest U.S. Regional Sales Manager for JLS Automation

JLS Automation

Jeffries has extensive sales experience in the food automation industry and will help drive sales growth for JLS in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.

October 7, 2021

Podcasts

unPACKed Podcast: Wicked Good Insight on The New World of Work

Listen as OEM Editor in Chief Stephanie Neil interviews Wicked Good Cupcakes co-founder Tracey Noonan on her PPWLN keynote, including how wanting to spend more time with her daughter led to a completely new career path.

October 6, 2021

PMMI News

Join the PPWLN Movement

PMMI’s Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network is inspiring, encouraging and leading a new generation of trailblazing women.

October 6, 2021

Cartoning

Brad Rogers Appointed CEO of Robatech USA Inc.

Robatech AG

He will be responsible for strengthening Robatech’s sales and service team in the U.S. to provide the industry with high-quality gluing solutions and service performance.

September 20, 2021

Cartoning

Jeff Miller Appointed Regional Sales Manager, Central United States and Central Canada for Pharmaworks

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Miller will be responsible for bringing Pharmaworks’ blister machines, cartoners, and other packaging systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device and consumer goods manufacturers and contract packers throughout these regions.

September 15, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

tna solutions Appoints Regional Sales Managers

TNA Solutions

Steve Johnson and Timothy Upshur were appointed Regional Sales Managers in North America.

September 14, 2021

Sustainability

Deborah McRonald Appointed Chief Corporate Development Officer for Danimer Scientific

Danimer Scientific

In this newly created position, McRonald will lead the development of industry collaborations and joint ventures designed to grow global revenue, manufacturing, and distribution capabilities for Danimer.

September 14, 2021

Controls & machine components

Ryan Dusk Hired as Northeast District Sales Manager for Beckhoff USA

Beckhoff USA

Dusk will oversee Beckhoff operations and continued growth in sales and market share in key Northeast U.S. markets.

September 13, 2021

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff Appoints Steve Rastberger Regional Director–Eastern U.S.

Beckhoff USA

Rastberger will take over the position as Regional Director following the retirement of Graham Harris. He will leverage his expertise in automation technology and industry trends to drive sales development and market share gains throughout the region.

September 9, 2021

Workforce

How One Packaging Engineer Solved Remote-work Obstacles

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

August 24, 2021