Workforce

ICPF Funds Corrugated Packaging Sustainability Research and Education Program at MSU

Michigan State University's School of Packaging implements a collaborative research and education program focused on corrugated packaging sustainability.

February 21, 2025

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Workforce

Spee-Dee Adds to Regional Sales Team

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery promotes from within and names Terri Fountain and Bobby Tracy as Regional Sales Managers.

February 14, 2025

Workforce

The Packaging Workforce: Hiring, Retention, and Training in a Changing Industry

Packaging industry companies are finding challenges in finding, keeping, and training workers to handle increasingly advanced machinery.

February 7, 2025

Workforce

BluePrint Automation Appoints Bill Browne as Its Vice President of Sales and Marketing

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Browne, who brings more than 25 years of experience to lead BPA's North American sales and marketing team, succeeds Rocco Fucetola, who will remain in a consultative role.

January 30, 2025

Workforce

Schneider Electric's President of North America Operations Named to NAM Board of Directors

Schneider Electric

Aamir Paul will advocate with other industry leaders on the National Association of Manufacturers' Board for policies that support American manufacturing.

January 21, 2025

Workforce

Krones Announces New Managing Director and Vice President of Sales, Canada

Krones, Inc.

Krones promotes Adam Gores, who has extensive experience in the Canadian market, to succeed Mathias Gorlitt.

January 16, 2025

Workforce

SOMIC Packaging Hires Dave Billingsley as Technical Operations Manager

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Experienced operations leader brings 35 years of expertise to drive growth and enhance production at the expanding packaging equipment manufacturer.

January 13, 2025

Workforce

One-Minute Survey: Workforce Challenges

Help us improve! We want to hear from you so that we cover what you want to learn more about. Please answer a few short questions.

January 8, 2025

PMMI News

Elmhurst U. Launches Partnership with PMMI

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst University partners with PMMI to offer students in engineering, science, and entrepreneurship programs access to industry experts, networking, and real-world experience in the booming packaging and automation sector.

December 17, 2024

Workforce

Differences in Training, Retaining Snack Operators and Maintenance Staff

Snack producers are using different training strategies between machinery operators and maintenance technicians and seeing different retention behavior between these groups.

December 16, 2024

Workforce

Clemson's Oeser and Williams Receive Packaging Scholarships

Clemson University announces two Fall 2024 awards. Maxwell Williams is the Robert Testin Outstanding Senior in Packaging Science winner, and Tim Oeser becomes the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior.

December 9, 2024

Workforce

Unlocking Potential: The Connected Workforce Explained

Discover how connected workforce technologies and automation can bridge the skills gap in our latest report. Explore actionable insights and innovative solutions.

November 22, 2024

Podcasts

unPACKed podcast: Correcting Outdated Perception of Manufacturing

Hear Terry Iverson, founder of CHAMPION Now, discuss his mission to change obsolete beliefs about manufacturing, highlighting the shift toward automation and technology-driven careers.

October 23, 2024