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Take advantage of the PMMI U Skills Fund and aid the next gen of packaging and processing.

March 17, 2023

Motivating and Molding the Next Generation of Packaging Leaders

PMMI’s Leadership Development Program benefits individuals and organizations alike, using established tools and resources that result in true business transformation.

March 14, 2023

Participants of the 2022 PMMI Leadership Development Program.

7 Takeaways from Women on the Future of Robotics

Help a colleague today via sponsorship: “…to have someone who's not only talking with you, but talking to others *about* you. That really opens up connections and opportunities that a lot of underrepresented groups don't have…”

February 17, 2023

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PowHER to ProMach

Women’s resource group has exponential success connecting ProMach’s female workforce and training them up to be leaders.

January 26, 2023

Founding Council of the PowHER of the Pack. Top row, from left: Kate Farley, Director of Sales, Modern,Krista Combs, VP, Human Resources, ProMach, Geri Krech, VP, Finance, ProMach Filling, Susan Marshall, VP/General Manager, Edson. Front row, from left: Lisa Propati, VP/General Manager, WLS, Julie Dropik, VP, Finance, ProMach Primary Packaging. Courtesy of ProMach.

Balancing Act: The Ultimate Project Manager

How Caitlin Eargood of Mettler Toledo manages being a parent, MBA student, volunteer, and full-time employee.

January 23, 2023

Caitlin Eargood, service project manager, Mettler Toledo

unPACKed podcast: CPGs Seek OEM Help with Labor Issues

Listen in as editor-in-chief of OEM Magazine, Stephanie Neil, takes one last look at the hottest trends she saw at PACK EXPO International.

January 20, 2023

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In Business, Curiosity is Your Biggest Asset

The best path to career advancement in manufacturing is to understand the inner workings of the organization.

January 15, 2023

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Uniting Engineering and Sales Experience to Drive Innovation

William Reese, director of engineering at Garvey Corp., takes a holistic view to move conveyor system projects forward.

January 9, 2023

William Reese, director of engineering, Garvey Corporation

A Tribute to 2022

Celebrating the award-winning projects and people in packaging and processing.

January 5, 2023

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Understanding the Basics of the Business of Manufacturing

Learning how money flows through an organization is important to a successful career in the industry.

January 3, 2023

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Ravi Patel Combines Technical and Leadership Skills to Cut Through Complexities

Leading the controls engineering department at ID Technology, Patel, a 2022 On the Rise Awards Winner, designs automation systems that meet industry standards and customer requirements.

December 31, 2022

Ravi Patel, controls engineering manager, ID Technology

PMMI Foundation Awards $16,000 in Fall Scholarships to Students

The PMMI Foundation awarded four academic scholarships totaling $16,000 to packaging and processing machinery manufacturing students for the PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis, and Art Schaefer.

December 20, 2022

PMMI Scholarship recipients from left to right: Hector Moya, Morgan Bartholomew, Yash Dhote, and Blake Strickland (not pictured)

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Circular packaging is gaining momentum, in part due to initiatives like the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan.

Key Sustainability Legislation In Packaging

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level.

Jerry Steenhoek, senior director of automation technology, CRB

Automation Advice for Food and Beverage Manufacturing

CPGs are finding benefits to robot-related technologies like collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.

Robots Stand Out in an Automated Future

Un Pac Ked Podcast Social Episode 107

Six-Part unPACKED Sustainability Series: Pt. 2 - Aluminum

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