The PMMI Foundation is proud to announce the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as the recipient of the Future Leaders in Packaging Scholarship. The $5,000 Scholarship, awarded each year to an educational institution that prepares students for careers in packaging, will be divided among two or three students selected by the school based on a combination of academic excellence and financial need.
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, just announced that Jim Pittas will assume the role of president and CEO of PMMI effective Feb. 1, 2018. Pittas succeeds Chuck Yuska, who is retiring after 27 years at the helm.
Cal Poly State University is offering professional certificates and a Master's of Science in Packaging Value Chain Program. Individual courses as well as courses leading to five individual Professional Certificates or MS degree are the options available.
As companies approach year end, many department heads start to question how they will set up for success in the upcoming year. Many companies start thinking about how to proactively plan for potential challenges ranging from insufficient resources during periods of heavy work volume or what additional resources could be leveraged to meet tight deadlines. By starting to consider how to best avoid these obstacles, organizations avoid missing launch dates, errors due to rushing and are able to complete projects without disruption.
Funds raised through PMMI’s PACK gives BACK event and online efforts will go to aid the tens of thousands of people across the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurricane Harvey. PMMI will match funds donated up to $100,000.
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA) hosts the Contract Packaging Sourcing Center at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 25-27; Las Vegas Convention Center), in Booth #C-1257.
It’s no surprise that labels today are designed to do more than just stick around and inform buyers of what’s inside. They are designed to offer more opportunity for engagement, design elements, and also practical traits like light-blocking and water-resistant materials.
It used to be if a household cleaner smelled "strong," consumers knew it would clean their kitchen counters, bathrooms and more. Nowadays, these same consumers are seeking experiential scents, as well as looking for buzz words on labels like “clean, green, natural, sustainable.
Prime Advantage, a leading group purchasing organization for midsized manufacturers, announces the findings of its ninth edition of the CFO Survey, revealing the financial projections and top concerns of industrial manufacturing companies. The results show that optimism in manufacturing among the group's members is at its highest levels since the annual survey’s inception.