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Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Deadline Extended, Nominate Your Mentor Now
The prestigious Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame has extended its deadline for nominations for the 2022 Inductee Class to Friday, July 1, 2022.
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Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
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Innovation Not Keeping Pace With Sustainability Demands
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Great Resignation Driving Employee Poaching
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Moving Robots Into the Matrix
Workforce Development
Making Manufacturing Day Memorable
How OEMs can raise awareness for the industry, spark excitement for future generations, and solve the skillset shortage.
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unPACKed with OEM Podcast: Femininity in Manufacturing
Listen as Stephanie Neil outlines the challenges for women in manufacturing with “Steel Toes and Stilettos” authors Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels.
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Hackers Shift Focus to Packaging and Processing
Pervasive new technology increases entry points for cyber attacks. Discover cybersecurity solutions at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 23-26; McCormick Place, Chicago).
Business Intelligence
Consolidation Threatening CPG-OEM Relationships
The shift in the CPG-OEM relationship from transactional to strategic collaboration has hit a snag.
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Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
Automation
Moving Robots Into the Matrix
Automation
The Workforce Undergoes its Own Digital Transformation
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Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations
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Emerson Bearing Expands Line of Motion Transmission Components
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Nord Motors Provide Additional Strength, Stability, and Cooling Advantages
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Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread
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Winco Machine Feet Feature a High-quality, Stable Design
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PMMI News
Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Deadline Extended, Nominate Your Mentor Now
Take Five
Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
PMMI News
PMMI Silent Auction Returns
Business Intelligence
Innovation Not Keeping Pace With Sustainability Demands
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Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
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Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations
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Women Drive Innovations in Sustainable Packaging, Digital Printing
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Lenze Highlights Automation Technologies for Machine Builders
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Economist: Improving Supply Chain, Easing Demand, Let Packaging Machine OEMs Catch Up
ITR economists forecast a soft landing—not a recession—in coming months as consumers ease out of the pandemic and the revved-up stimulus-era economy fades. This will allow the supply chain to recalibrate and packaging machine OEMs to catch up on orders.
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The Workforce Undergoes its Own Digital Transformation
Tools that will help manufacturers tap into and transfer knowledge across the organization.
Supplier News
Morrison Container Handling Solutions Launches Preventative Maintenance Agreements
The company extends the power of its legendary Support Built In with the launch of Preventative Maintenance Agreements.
Workforce Development
Xavier Gonzalez Makes Quality a Priority at Formers International
Named as a 2021 PMMI Emerging Leader On the Rise Award Winner, Gonzalez is leading special projects at the packaging supplier.
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Solve motion transfer problems with quality Rod End & Spherical Bearings
Aurora Bearing Company develops key components for dairy machinery, high speed sorters and inserters, baggers and carton erectors. Aurora's engineering experts solve the most difficult applications using ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified products.
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unPACKed with PMMI: Next Stop PACK EXPO International 2022
Hear about automation and software options from PACK EXPO which directly address continuing workforce issues and materials to meet consumer demand for sustainable packages.
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Women Drive Innovations in Sustainable Packaging, Digital Printing
A recent issue of Packaging World magazine covers sustainable packaging innovations from Mars, Aveda, and Brita Water and new direct-to-shape digital can printing—all led by women.
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LIVE from the ELC: CPGs Lean on OEMs to Help Navigate Sustainability, Workforce
A panel of packaging pros from Pepsi, Colgate, and ACH were asked how they’re tackling today’s challenges. Topping the list was earlier and more robust OEM participation, both in new sustainability projects and in selecting automation to replace labor.
Workforce Development
LIVE from ELC: The Millennial Mindset on Money, Career, Communication, and Benefits
Generational researcher Jason Dorsey explains the culture shift happening as Millennials move into management roles.
OEE
The Evolution of OEE and Its Impact on OEMs
In an era of smart, connected machinery, real-time production and process monitoring now goes hand-in-hand with OEE, as does machinery data-based services.
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unPACKed with PACK EXPO East: Easy F/F/S Options for Emerging Brands
Hear about machinery for emerging brands looking to make their first inroads into packaging and automation software for not only OEE, but also establishing ROI for C-Suite decision makers.
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New Industrial Control System Security Threat
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issues new alert about attacks targeting ICS/SCADA devices.
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Lenze Highlights Automation Technologies for Machine Builders
At Modex 2022, Lenze showcased its hardware and software portfolio designed to integrate with third-party technologies and shorten OEM equipment development time.
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unPACKed with PACK EXPO East: The Rise of Mono Materials and Robot Staffing Agencies
Hear about eye-catching sustainable materials and workforce enabling automation seen at PACK EXPO East.
PMMI News
PACK EXPO International Returns with Eight New Show Additions
In response to unprecedented demands on the industry, the most comprehensive packaging and processing show in the world in 2022 gets even bigger.
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At PACK EXPO East: Adaptable Cobots, DevOps for Industrial Control, and Line Clearance Technology
Engineering firms enable robots-as-a-service, efficient software development, and automated line clearance to avoid product recalls.
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OEM Supplier Survey Reveals Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Needs
More than a third of OEM respondents said that 10% to 25% of their sales come from contract manufacturing and packaging customers.
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High-Speed Pick & Place is Washdown Ready
The Orics DS Series robot is constructed from stainless steel, designed to withstand harsh washdown water and steam environment in the food, chemical, and medical industries.
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Direct-to-Corrugated Print System Obviates Pre-Printed Cases
With two 4-in. heads, this high-resolution system is able to print onto an 8-in.-tall space, directly onto corrugated. In some situations, this could mean non needing to buy pre-printed corrugated cases.
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Line Clearance Assistance Technology for Life Sciences
Xyntek takes a manual process and automates it using a series of cameras and software.
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Copia Automation Brings Modern DevOps to Industrial Control
The startup builds ergonomic workflows on top of the IT-based Git version control tool so that it works with visual control system programs.
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Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread
The PlantPAX control system from Rockwell Automation is enabling greater operator efficiency, real-time troubleshooting, simplified data analysis, and increased manufacturing flexibility, among other improvements, through increased connectivity.