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Security Alert for Industrial Control Systems
U.S. Government issues warning about new cyberthreats that impact control systems and SCADA devices across industries.
PMMI News
PMMI Silent Auction Returns
Business Intelligence
Innovation Not Keeping Pace With Sustainability Demands
PMMI News
Great Resignation Driving Employee Poaching
Workforce Development
Making Manufacturing Day Memorable
Podcasts
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.
Business Intelligence
Consolidation Threatening CPG-OEM Relationships
The shift in the CPG-OEM relationship from transactional to strategic collaboration has hit a snag.
PMMI News
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.
Automation
The Workforce Undergoes its Own Digital Transformation
Tools that will help manufacturers tap into and transfer knowledge across the organization.
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.
Take Five
Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations
J.M. Smucker, Covestro, Pretium use digital workflows for factory, field workers.
Podcasts
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.
Business/Management
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.
Business/Management
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.
Podcasts
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.
Podcasts
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.
Take Five
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.
Business/Management
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.
Business Intelligence
Discover Why Your Peers Attended PACK EXPO East 2022
Watch interviews with PACK EXPO East attendees on what they came to find and what they discovered at the largest comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world this year.
PMMI News
PACK EXPO EAST Returns, Bigger than Ever
Largest PACK EXPO East welcomed 6,600 attendees across nearly 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space
Sustainability
Live at PACK EXPO East: New Sanitary Design Box Motion Flow Wrapper
The wrapper provides a high quality, tight seal, for difficult to seal films, while allowing for the machine to be disassembled for thorough sanitation and maintenance.
PMMI News
Largest PACK EXPO East to Date Opens
Philadelphia showcases countless solutions addressing packaging and processing industry's top priorities.
Workforce Development
Alexandra Francis Drives Aftermarket Opportunities at BluePrint Automation
Alexandra Francis, a PMMI Emerging Leader On the Rise award winner, drives these new aftermarket opportunities, and more, for the OEM.
Business/Management
The Non-negotiable Traits of a Successful Salesperson
Find candidates that meet these four critical characteristics necessary for success selling in any industry.
Take Five
A Green Machine in the Sustainable Factory
Colgate-Palmolive uses IIoT, analytics, and power monitoring to reduce energy use in the factory, packaging lines.