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Melissa Griffen

Melissa GriffinMelissa Griffen, who has recently taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of Contract Manufacturing and Packaging, also provides content for Healthcare Packaging and ProFood World Magazine. She started as an Editorial Intern at PMMI Media Group in 2019 and has been with the company ever since. Melissa was also a technical writer for Shotbox, a crafts startup company founded by the co-creator of Cricut. She graduated with a degree in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University in 2020.

Women in Packaging
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.
Business/Management
Mettler Toledo: Innovation Through R&D, Acquisition, Consolidation, and Service
Mettler Toledo Product Inspection offers a broad selection of reliable inspection and measurement equipment that the company continuously advances to support customers’ regulatory needs.
March 7, 2022
The V31 vision machine in the onsite Applications Center.
Podcasts
unPACKed Podcast: Emphasis on Ease of Operation at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
PMMI Media Group Editors explore tools OEMs showcased at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO specifically to attack workforce issues.
November 10, 2021
Dave Greenfield
Components/Instrumentation
Emerson: Augmented Reality to Edge Analytics to Smart Pneumatic Capabilities
Emerson presented its augmented reality option, smart sensor technology and new integration of Aventics Series 652/653 air preparation units with Aventics AF2 flow sensors at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
September 28, 2021
The augmented reality option which runs on Emerson's Movicon SCADA platform allows operators to control and troubleshoot the machines from an iPad.
Take Five
The Connected Package: Consumers Want to Know Your Story | Technical Workforce Development Trends Within Manufacturing — Take Five with OEM
Consumers want more from their brands and no package can hold the entirety of your brand's story. QR codes can unlock your brand experience. Also on Take Five: NAM initiatives reach out to minority communities to fill the demand for a quality workforce.
August 27, 2021
Aw Cover
Business
Watch the Latest Packaging, Processing and Automation Innovations Unveiled at PACK EXPO
PMMI Media Group Editors scoured the PACK EXPO International 2019 show floor in search of the latest innovations in controls, packaging, robotics and automation.
March 30, 2020
Check out the newest innovations from Pack Expo Las Vegas 2019.
Business/Management
CSS International Marks its 75th Anniversary in 2020
Vance Coulston, President of CSS International, recently announced that 2020 marked the 75th Anniversary year for the company.
January 22, 2020
Company celebrates 75th anniversary in 2020.
Components/Instrumentation
Liquiphant FTL51B and FTL41 Point Level Instruments
Both instruments designed to detect the point level of liquids in storage tanks, containers, and pipes. Also meant to provide proof test, verification, and IIoT functionality.
January 20, 2020
The Liquiphant FTL51B can be used in storage tanks, containers, and pipes for point level detection of all types of liquids.
Components/Instrumentation
Photoelectric Sensors with Compact Size and 1,500 mm Sensing Distance
E3AS photoelectric sensors employ time-of-flight detection and an antifouling coating to provide improved performance in tough environments.
November 16, 2019
E3AS Series Reflective-Type Photoelectric Sensors
Components/Instrumentation
Nitra Pneumatic Coalescing Air Filters for Mist and Vapor Filtration
Available in a myriad of ranges of port sizes and enables easier field assembly.
November 16, 2019
The Nitra pneumatic AC Series of coalescing air filters from AutomationDirect
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Top Stories
Circular packaging is gaining momentum, in part due to initiatives like the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan.
Business Intelligence
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
Automation Advice for Food and Beverage Manufacturing
CPGs are finding benefits to robot-related technologies like collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.
Business Intelligence
Robots Stand Out in an Automated Future
Un Pac Ked Podcast Social Episode 107
PMMI News
Six-Part unPACKED Sustainability Series: Pt. 2 - Aluminum
Pittas Jim
PMMI News
Working on the Workforce