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HQC’s Joe Haske Instrumental in Launching and Growing Fitments Division

November 8, 2018

Historically, HQC is a custom molding company. However, as the Oswego, Illinois-based company grew out of a garage shop to an 80,000 square-foot facility, it only made sense for leadership to consider adding more services. One that Blair Pasternak, HQC president, has always had his eye on is flexible packaging – and that’s where Joe Haske enters this story.


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Converter’s Corner

Coming in 2019: A Fully Recyclable PE Pouch

November 7, 2018

Mondi and Werner & Mertz are introducing a new, patented innovation in 2019: A 100 percent recyclable pouch with detachable decorative panels. The pouch replaces conventional flexible packaging for Frosch products and features a pioneering design that overcomes many shortcomings of the recycling process.


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Cover Story: Women in Manufacturing

Women in Manufacturing: Charting a Path to Progress

Susan Stansbury
November 7, 2018
Today, about 30 percent of manufacturing employees are women. While you might think that this is a substantial representation, it’s actually a number that has stayed pretty consistent since the 1970s. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, though women make up nearly half of the overall workforce, they remain underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.
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Pouch Panorama

Global Pouch West offers broad overview of developments, trends in flexible packaging.
John Kalkowski
October 18, 2018

This year’s Global Pouch West heads to Arizona with a dynamic program targeted to flexible packaging professionals doing business in the western U.S.


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Special Report: Sustainable Packaging

Long-Term Sustainability Goals Have Put a Stake in the Ground, Now What?

October 11, 2018
Over the next decade, many of the leading global brands will execute on their commitments to using 100 percent recyclable or reuseable packaging. But the question remains: How does the industry come together to help make this a reality? Here is a brief guide on how to kick-off the journey.
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Industry Q&A: Bag / Pouch Making

Cannabis, Cereal Markets Poised for Pouch Packaging Surge

October 9, 2018
We recently caught up with Jesse Rosenow, Totani America’s sales engineer of technical products, for a discussion on pouch-making in eCommerce, pre-made pouch machines and why cannabis could be the next big market for pouches.
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