Capping

J Mitchell Named Operational Excellence Director for BW Packaging Systems

J Alexander Mitchell joined BW Packaging Systems as Operational Excellence Director for its operations in North America. He will drive site-level operational efficiency improvements to products, processes, and practices for the Barry-Wehmiller packaging p

April 22, 2021

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Morrison Container Expands Salesforce

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Morrison Container Handling Solutions hired Paul Thames as Southeast Regional Sales Manager and Brett Gill as Midsouth Regional Sales Manager.

April 21, 2021

Digital Transformation

Preventing Internal Cyberattacks Could Save Companies Millions

Cyberattacks in the U.S. have the highest cost of any global nation, with an average cost of $8.64 million per occurrence for companies suffering an attack.

April 20, 2021

Contract packaging

Consumer-Centric Packaging Innovation

Association for Contract Packagers & Manufacturers (CPA)

Is packaging the product? Consumers drive package and product innovation with their decision making and trends. Recently the Contract Packaging Association discussed this intersection between innovation and consumer.

April 20, 2021

Palletizing/depalletizing

The Massman Companies Announces Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Massman Companies

Mark Suchy was promoted to the new position of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for The Massman Companies.

April 20, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Wireless Network for Manufacturing Offers the Reliability of Wired IO-Link

The use of wireless in manufacturing plants is still met with a good deal of skepticism today. Much of this doubt is based on experience with traditional wireless, which is simply not reliable because it’s neither fast enough nor scalable.

April 20, 2021

PMMI News

Live at the ELC: Economic Forecast for Brands Timing Their Packaging Machinery Procurement

The U.S. and global economies are poised for a long period of expansion, meaning more consumer spending power and top line growth for brands, but also higher input prices for CPGs, including materials, machinery, and labor.

April 19, 2021

Containers

BillerudKorsnäs Appoints Executive Vice President Commercial

Billerud

Matthew Hirst was appointed Executive Vice President Commercial for BillerudKorsnäs. He will take office on August16th and will be a member of the Executive Management Team.

April 16, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis Opens Two Texas Manufacturing Facilities

Pregis

Pregis opened two new manufacturing facilities in the Dallas area to support growing demand in the Southern region of North America.

April 15, 2021

Converting equipment

Oryx Additive Launches scaWaterjet Cleaning Station

Oryx Additive

Oryx Additive announces the launch of its scaWaterjet water-pressure cleaning station designed to remove support material from multiple 3D printed models rapidly, with bulk and/or fine detail jetting options.

April 15, 2021

Controls & machine components

Ton Knipscheer Joins watttron as International Sales Director

watttron

Packaging expert Ton Knipscheer joins watttron, bringing years of experience from his association with various European packaging companies.

April 15, 2021

Retail display packaging

Vanguard Packaging Appoints Chief Executive Officer

Vanguard Packaging

Chris Stoler was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Packaging. He will be responsible for creating the infrastructure to grow the company organically through its sales driven culture, e-commerce, and acquisition.

April 14, 2021

Digital Transformation

Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing

By better understanding operational weaknesses, manufacturers can guard against future threats. Read about two key areas that require assessment.

April 13, 2021