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Workforce
Why OEM Customers Are Completing Only Half Their Preventive Maintenance
A new survey of 686 maintenance pros shows thin crews, knowledge that lives in one person's head, and CMMS platforms nobody opens.
October 7, 2026
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Podcasts
unPACKed Podcast: The Biggest PACK EXPO International Yet
PMMI's Laura Thompson walks through the biggest show in PACK EXPO history, highlighting the AI Solutions Finder, seven targeted pavilions, and 150+ free education sessions.
October 5, 2026
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Automation
PMMI Annual Meeting: Flexibility & Changeovers Replace Speed as Top Priority
At PMMI's Annual Meeting in Montreal, two veteran Canadian CPGs cut through the noise on automation, workforce, changeovers, and what they actually want from their equipment suppliers.
September 16, 2026
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Workforce
End of the Line Video Series: The Why Behind NDC-12, Sustainable Manufacturing, and Scratch & Sniff IcyHot
Tune in to hear us editors talk about a new scratch & sniff package, sustainable energy systems, and using AI fluency as a job hook.
September 14, 2026
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Workforce
Where Will Manufacturing Find 2.3 Million Technicians by 2030?
A Deloitte–Manufacturing Institute study points to 2 million transferable workers in adjacent industries and to embedded AI as the mechanism that could make the pipeline usable in time.
September 10, 2026
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Management
Reshoring Interest Is Building, And So Is the Capex Pipeline
A new survey finds 63% of OEMs planning U.S. capital investment through 2027, even as policy uncertainty and the skilled-trades gap throttle the pace.
September 1, 2026
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Workforce
Northeast Texas Community College Becomes Yaskawa MERIT-Certified Training Center
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The program expands access to Yaskawa robot programming and material handling training for students, manufacturers, and workforce professionals in Northeast Texas.
August 27, 2026
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Workforce
Change Parts, Inc. Names Regional Sales Managers
Change Parts, Inc.
Change Parts welcomes Parker Lacombe and Kris Hanson to their new roles.
August 25, 2026
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Workforce
New Age Industrial Announces Executive Leadership Promotions to Drive Continued Growth
New Age Industrial
New Age Industrial promotes Tom Sharp to president of sales and marketing and Brock Miller to vice president of sales and marketing.
August 20, 2026
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Workforce
End of the Line Video Series: Frictionless Packaging, Tillamook and the Dairy Industry at Large, and Coca-Cola's Behind-the-Scenes Sustainability Initiative
Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.
August 10, 2026
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Workforce
Momentium Packaging Appoints Kevin Trepa as CEO and Harrison Chien as CCO
Trepa succeeds to chief executive officer after serving as chief commercial officer, while Chien joins Momentium Packaging to lead commercial strategy and growth initiatives.
August 3, 2026
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Workforce
Butler Automatic Names Justin Kirkpatrick Vice President of Sales
Butler Automatic
The former SupplyOne, PAC Machinery, and Econocorp executive brings more than 15 years of global sales leadership to support Butler Automatic's growth and OEM partnerships.
July 30, 2026
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