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Live From FutureLink 2018: Digital Connectivity and the supply chaic

FutureLink 2018 focuses on patients at the point of care, identifying how technology and information sharing networks are beginning to transform the digital life sciences supply chain.

November 8, 2018

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High school students ‘PACK the EXPO’

Purdue University Northwest brought 97 students from five Chicagoland area high schools to PACK EXPO International on Tuesday, October 16 for “Students PACK the EXPO.”

October 16, 2018

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New Assessment Tools Ensure A Commitment to Worker Safety Culture

PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network Guidelines Help CPGs and OEMs Mitigate Conditional Risks

October 3, 2018

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Networking and EI skills round out your ‘total package’

At one point or another in your career, you’ll likely be asked what it is you do at your job.

July 5, 2018

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2018 Salary Survey: Packaging compensation reflects market complexities

Although salaries are flat, optimism abounds that a bidding game for talent is mounting, with packaging professionals looking to play.

May 24, 2018

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San Jose State adds BS in Packaging

San Jose State University announced it will now offer a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Packaging.

May 10, 2018

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Cal Poly students stand out in WorldStars

Teams of Cal Poly packaging, business, and design students received two of the top three awards at the 2017 World Packaging Organisation (WPO) WorldStar International Packaging Design Student Competition.

May 9, 2018

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Walking the continuous improvement tightrope

In part one of a two-part interview, Scott Spencer, Vice President of Engineering, Nature’s Bounty, talks about how to earn buy-in on continuous improvements.

May 2, 2018

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Robotic automation, jobs, and retraining

Increased automation has changed the manufacturing industry in the U.S. Manufacturers are rapidly introducing robotics to the assembly line. In fact, North American companies bought 32% more robots in 2017 than in the same period in 2016, according to the McKinsey Global Institute, a British private-sector think tank.

April 20, 2018

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Practical tech lessons for teens at PACK EXPO East

High school students participating in the FIRST Robotics program are STEM-minded to begin with. They used the show to ground their fun and whimsical robotic creations in practical applications of robotics in packaging, and across industries.

April 18, 2018

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The 'overlooked' worker

A presentation at the Contract Packaging Association annual meeting provides ideas on how to address the labor shortage by considering those workers who have traditionally been overlooked.

March 16, 2018

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Winning awards at Clemson

From Clemson University comes news about Micah Jordan being named the Dr. Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award winner for Spring 2018 while Sarah Petro-Roy is the Clemson University Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior.

February 26, 2018

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RIT awarded packaging scholarship

The Future Leaders in Packaging Scholarship from Packaging World and the PMMI Foundation was established in 2011 in conjunction with Leaders in Packaging—a print and online marketing program that enables suppliers to promote their innovation and expertise to the packaging community.

February 5, 2018