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Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing
As more manufacturers are allowed to resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their workers distanced will be key to keeping them healthy. Here are some innovations to help achieve that.
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Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems to Host Virtual Exhibit Hall
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Packaging Industry fights Covid-19
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Near-Term Technology Expansion in the Food and Beverage Industries
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ABB Offers Support Package to Customers Resuming Operations
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Economic Outlook: 2020 and Beyond
Discussing the current economic outlook amidst a “double black swan event,” Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics presented “Guidance in an Uncertain Economy” last week as part of PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference.
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Healthcare Market Equipment Investments Poised for Growth in 2021
Personal care and pharmaceuticals /medical devices are two markets that, not surprisingly, are holding their own and even expecting growth during COVID-19.
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New Podcast Series | UnPACKed with PMMI
A new way to get your packaging and processing insights, research, and innovations. You'll hear from industry thought leaders, executive Q and A's, and more as we dive into your most pressing business challenges.
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Flexible Filler/Capper for Vials and Small Bottles
ESS announces the FC Series flexible filler/capper for vials and small bottles. Model FC60 handles up to 60 vials/min and Model FC120 fills 120 vials/min.
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Food Processing and Packaging Industry Turns to Remote Access and Virtual Factory Acceptance Tests
OpX Leadership network takes a key role in preparing CPGs and OEMs for life after Covid-19 with tools on Remote Access and Virtual FATs.
COVID-19
BW Flexible Systems brand Schib lends equipment to package face masks
Italian packaging machinery brand provides CO-50 flow wrapper to local face mask producer.
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Certified Trainer Workshops
Give your company strategies and tactics to train across all skill levels: service tech, service & training managers, maintenance tech, internal trainers, line supervisors, or employees tasked with training others.
Sustainability
The Shifting Sustainability Model
New packaging sustainability information unveiled at PMMI's virtual Executive Leadership Conference addresses the need for environmentally-friendly packaging, even as questions arise about how COVID-19 will impact the future.
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OEM COVID-19 #9 - How Contract Manufacturing is Impacted by COVID-19
UnPACKED with PMMI podcast checks in on the ways co-packers have adapted to the new normal.
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COVID-19 Brings Increased Visibility to the Role of Robotics
Presidents and CEOs of Fanuc, Universal Robots, Fetch, and Schunk discuss how robotics and automation are helping manufacturers through the pandemic and what the lasting effects might be.
COVID-19
Global Impact of Covid-19 on Manufacturing
Three CEOs of leading manufacturers of packaging and processing machinery and equipment met virtually with PMMI to discuss strategies in conducting their operations amid the pandemic affecting today's world.
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Covid-19: Voice of Latin American CPGs
Mundo PMMI’s Lilian Robayo Paez weighs in with reader contributions from 12 Latin American countries on impact of Covid-19.
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The CARES Act and Payroll Protection Plan
In a recent Town Hall for PMMI members, representatives from alliantgroup, Dean Zerbe and Rick Lazio, provided some insights into the relief available for small and medium size businesses.
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Omron Supports COVID-19 Relief Efforts with Charitable Donations
Omron announced a series of cash and product donations to local charities through Omron Foundation, its charitable branch in the U.S., and through Omron Healthcare, Inc.
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USA Manufacturer of Position Sensors Serves Immediate Needs of Essential Manufacturers with Supply Chain Issues
The small size of the business allows flexibility in stocking surplus of subcomponents and finished goods in the U.S.
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Simplimatic Receives Order for PWB Automation for Ventilators
Simplimatic Automation received a large order to provide automation for a production line that will manufacture components used within ventilators.
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Syntegon Technology Services at the Virtual Show 2020
The company debuts new digital solutions for pharma and food, sustainability as a service focus for food manufacturers, and remote Service—from machine support to platforms for spare parts management and training.
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WPO: Packaging During a Pandemic
WPO's Pienaar shares his views on the role of packaging in a pandemic
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OEM COVID-19 #8 - How Delkor Systems, Inc. is Handling Human Resources Issues
UnPACKED with PMMI podcast on reassuring operators and securing aid via the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
COVID-19
Machine Builders and CPGs: Partnerships in the Time of Coronavirus
Virtual Town Hall #2 from PMMI features CPGs who belong to OpX Leadership Network Executive Council chatting “live” with PMMI members about the impact of Covid-19.
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OEM COVID-19 #7: Handling Evolving Human Resources Issues
UnPACKED with PMMI podcast on employee concerns around safety, health and financial security.
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With Supply Chain Disruption Likely, CPGs, OEMs Swap Strategies
The U.S. supply chain is hanging in there now thanks to inventory and slack in the system, but current production gaps overseas, and worker absenteeism closer to home, warn of eventual supply chain disruption.
