PMMI News

PMMI Unveils Aftermarket Parts & Service Report: Essential Insights for 2025 and Beyond

New report reveals growing aftermarket opportunities, setting the stage for PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

May 5, 2025

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Workforce

Clemson's Robinson and Laster Receive Packaging Scholarships

Clemson University announces two Spring 2025 awards. Lyndsey Laster is the Robert Testin Outstanding Senior in Packaging Science winner, and Emilia Robinson becomes the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior.

May 1, 2025

Contract Packaging

Korpack “Disrupts” the Industry with Rapid Growth as a Single Source Supplier for CPG Brands

Korpack, Inc.

Korpack—which is SQF, USDA, FDA-certified—now offers over 200K square feet of space to its partners and has opened its third location in the Chicago Area in under 10 years.

May 1, 2025

Sustainability

Amazon and Microsoft Redesign Packaging for a Circular Future

At SPC Impact 2025, Amazon and Microsoft share how they’re transforming packaging systems through curbside-friendly materials, automation, and cross-functional design.

April 30, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Survey: E-Comm is Booming, but Margins are Shrinking & Customer Acquisition is Costly

According to a Packaging World survey, of respondents who participate in e-comm channels, 46% say business is growing in the channel, and another 46% say it's steady. It seems like boom times, but the cost of doing business in the space is high.

April 30, 2025

Package Design

Bridging Innovation, Commercialization in Sustainable Packaging

At SPC Impact, industry professionals from Kraft Heinz and Emerald Technology Ventures discuss how key partnerships are pushing packaging innovations forward, and which elements are key to scalability.

April 30, 2025

Workforce

Davide Varzè Appointed President of WECO and Multiscan

WECO, a Duravant company

Varzè to lead the two members of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling group in delivering advanced vision inspection, sorting, and moisture monitoring systems to the food industry.

April 28, 2025

Digital Transformation

20% Sales Lift? The Case for Connected Packaging

Connected packaging is emerging as a powerful tool for brands to drive engagement, deliver personalized experiences, and unlock valuable consumer insights—one QR scan at a time.

April 28, 2025

Webinars

Top Trends in Predictive Maintenance

Join Packaging World and industry leaders as we explore the latest advancements helping manufacturers move from reactive fixes to proactive solutions.

May 20, 2025

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PMMI News

A-B-C Packaging's James Leslie Neal Passes at 101

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.

Neal was a World War II veteran and former president & CEO of A-B-C Packaging, a family business that he helped build into a pillar of American manufacturing.

April 24, 2025

Digital Transformation

AIPIA launches Interactive Brand Packaging Network

AIPIA launches a new initiative to establish packaging as a recognized media and consumer engagement channel.

April 24, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

Operational Excellence

JLS Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation in Industrial Automation

JLS Automation

JLS Automation has evolved from a manufacturers' representative firm to a specialist in hygienic robotic packaging systems for the food industry.

April 22, 2025