Operational Excellence

How does Your Salary Compare?

Are you among top earners or are you sorely in need of a raise? Calling for industry-wide response to annual salary survey conducted by IoPP and covered in Packaging World Magazine.

March 12, 2021

Workforce: Page 47

Flexible packaging

Tekni-Plex Names President and CEO

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Brenda Chamulak was named President and CEO of Tekni-Plex effective June 30. She succeeds Paul J. Young, who will become chairman of Tekni-Plex’s Board of Directors.

March 11, 2021

Thermoform/fill/seal

Harpak-ULMA Bolsters Case-Ready Packaging Program

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Harpak-ULMA is increasing its investment in case-ready programs to support the growing emphasis, fueled by grocery industry shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on case-ready fresh food packaging.

March 2, 2021

Robotics

FANUC and Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Address Manufacturing Skills Gap

FANUC America

FANUC and Rockwell Automation formed a coalition to address manufacturing skills gap with robotics and automation apprenticeship programs designed to upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation.

March 1, 2021

Tamper-evident machinery

Gary Tantimonico Named President of PDC International

PDC International Corp.

Gary Tantimonico was promoted to President of PDC International. He will replace Neal Konstantin who will retain the role of Chief Executive Officer.

March 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

Amcor’s Carmen Becker Appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board

Amcor Flexibles North America

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) appointed Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to its Fluid Milk Board.

February 26, 2021

Plastics/resins

Novolex Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Novolex

Dennis Norman was appointed Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Paul Palmisano, who has elected to retire after more than eight years at Novolex.

February 25, 2021

Workforce

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.

February 24, 2021

Digital Printing

Domino Announces Digital Printing Service Engineer

Domino North America

Samuel Frist joins Domino North America as Digital Printing Service Engineer.

February 24, 2021

Podcasts

Empathy & Authenticity Steer Bumble Bee through CHAOS

New unPACKed with OEM podcast debuts with Jan Tharp, president and CEO of the 120-year old company.

February 19, 2021

Workforce

PTI Awarded its Waldner Business to WNA Packaging Technologies

PTI - Packaging Technologies & Inspection

The existing Waldner sales, service, and engineering teams at PTI will continue to operate under WNA Packaging Technologies.

February 18, 2021

Workforce

Toshiba Announces Vice President of Managed Print Services

Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.

Scott Robinson was promoted to Vice President of Managed Print Services (MPS) for Toshiba America Business Solutions.

February 17, 2021

Controls & machine components

Motion Announces Management Promotions

Motion

Motion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has promoted seven executives.

February 16, 2021