Workforce

BluePrint Automation Appoints Andy Stamp as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Stamp brings deep experience in packaging, material handling, and customer-focused leadership to lead BPA’s North American sales and marketing strategy.

January 9, 2026

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PMMI News

Aligning Early and Budgeting Right: Keys to Overcoming Operator Training Barriers

Production pressures, high turnover, and vague training expectations hinder packaging line performance—but early OEM alignment and budgeted strategies can help.

January 9, 2026

Workforce

JLS Appoints Sean Spees as Director of Cartoning Solutions

JLS Automation

Spees has over two decades of experience in end-of-line automation, holding roles for such companies as Signode, R.A Jones, Bosch Rexroth, and Syntegon Technology Services.

January 6, 2026

Digital Transformation

Specright Accelerates Growth with Global Expansion, New AI-Driven Capabilities, and Expanded Leadership Team

Specright

Investments underscore Specright’s commitment to empowering companies worldwide to manage and leverage specification data more intelligently and efficiently.

January 5, 2026

Workforce

Hands-On, Not Handbooks: CPGs Rethink Operator Training Strategies

Operators say training materials need to shift away from manuals and incorporate visual,video, and troubleshooting elements.

December 19, 2025

Workforce

Rychiger Canada Names New Financial Controller

Rychiger

Claudio Di Placido brings over 15 years of finance experience to Rychiger Canada.

December 18, 2025

Workforce

Xampla Supercharges Global Commercialization of Morro Materials with Hires and Promotions

Xampla

Xampla hires Sam Walker as Head of Business Development & Sales and David Cohen as PR & Communications Manager, while promoting Scott Thompson to Technology Director and Katrina Curl to Marketing & Corporate Affairs Director.

December 16, 2025

Digital Transformation

Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist

End users see automation as a solution to labor shortages, but space limitations, high costs, and line complexity force many to take a gradual approach.

December 12, 2025

Workforce

Pharmaworks Appoints Mike Ferraro as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic

Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand

Ferraro set to lead sales of Pharmaworks’ blister machines, cartoners, and integrated systems to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, medical device, and consumer goods manufacturers across the region.

December 9, 2025

Workforce

Can Manufacturers Institute Appoints Pearce Crosland as Senior Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs

Can Manufacturers Institute

Crosland brings years of experience as a top lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to CMI

December 9, 2025

Workforce

Sean Bannon Named CEO of Ska Fabricating

Ska Fabricating

Bannon, who previously served as chief operating officer and then president of Ska Fabricating, will succeed departing CEO Steve Sherman.

December 3, 2025

PMMI News

Skilled Labor Shortage Remains Top Challenge for Packaging Operators

The report highlights high turnover, lack of maintenance expertise, and training gaps as critical workforce issues facing CPGs.

November 28, 2025

Workforce

SOMIC Packaging Adds Two Industry Veterans to Support Customers and Sales

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging hires Roy Hoke to be the Southeast regional sales manager and Joshua Larson as the after-sales and service manager.

November 21, 2025