PMMI News

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.

October 12, 2020

Workforce: Page 42

Flexible packaging

Brenda Chamulak Named President, Tekni-Plex Packaging Products

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Brenda Chamulak joined Tekni-Plex as president of its newly created Packaging Products division that includes Action Technology, Tekni-Films, Tri-Seal, Flexible Healthcare Packaging, and Dolco Packaging businesses within Tekni-Plex.

October 12, 2020

Cartoning

BPA Hires Sales Manager for Mexico

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Rosalbina Treviño was hired as Sales Manager, Mexico for BluePrint Automation (BPA).

October 9, 2020

Palletizing/depalletizing

BW Integrated Systems Announces Vice President of Culture and People Development

BW Integrated Systems

Heather Spitler was promoted to Vice President of Culture and People Development (CPD) for BW Integrated Systems. She will focus on creating harmony between people and performance.

October 8, 2020

Filling/capping, dry

Spee-Dee Announces Sales Application Manager

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery promoted Danny Harmann to Sales Applications Manager. He will oversee customer sales to ensure filling and checkweighing solutions meet specific application needs.

October 8, 2020

PMMI News

Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Fritz Yambrach of San Jose State University

Now on a biennial cadence, the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2020. Fritz Yambrach's dedicated his live to ongoing service as an educator, program builder, and packaging innovator.

October 1, 2020

PMMI News

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.

October 1, 2020

PMMI News

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.

October 1, 2020

PMMI News

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.

October 1, 2020

PMMI News

Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Members

PMMI

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

October 1, 2020

Workforce

Key Technology Appoints Director of Marketing

Key Technology, Inc.

Key Technology appointed Marco Azzaretti Director of Marketing. He will be responsible for marketing strategies and initiatives that will promote the company’s digital sorting, conveying, and process automation solutions worldwide.

September 22, 2020

Cartoning

Custom Cartoner Helps Employ the Blind

As a non-profit with a mission to create jobs, automation can be a tricky proposition. But with a custom machine optimized to be easily used by legally blind operators, Horizon Industries struck a positive balance between labor and automation.

September 21, 2020

Plastics/resins

Toray Plastics Announces New Appointments

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Toray Plastics announced that Christopher Roy was appointed Executive Vice President, Matt Brown was appointed Vice President and General Manager, Lumirror Div., and Chris Nothnagle was appointed Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Lumirror Div.

September 21, 2020