The two principal purposes of packaging are to protect the product it carries and the consumer who buys it, and to market that product to purchasers, both directly and indirectly.
Across processing and packaging operations, manufacturers are investing time, resources and new design approaches to leverage digital technologies in their operations.
The discriminating eye and mechanical knowledge of a seasoned press operator have been indispensable for achieving maximum press performance. However, over the last 20 years or so, the printing industry has seen declining numbers of experienced press operators as they age and retire with too few replacements for them.
In packaging plants across the world, compressed air systems create significant energy waste. Pinhole leaks in air lines, sticky valves and other inefficiencies cost huge consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufactures and small contract packagers alike substantial amounts of money.
Kristin Werner, a student at Hennepin Technical College in Minneapolis, Minn., has been named recipient of the 2018 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner.
Tzanoukakis was promoted to VP from her role as fulfillment and systems manager. She will lead day-to-day integration of multiple functions, including customer service, purchasing, demand scheduling, inventory and warehousing, in order to enhance on-time delivery and ROI for customers.