July 2024

Neil MacDonald — Founder and CEO of Independent Container and Independent II —accomplished his vision of building and selling his company successfully to Hood Container earlier this month. He entered the box making world in 1969. On July 16, 2024, MacDonald fought his way out of life — passing in peace…

Siegwerk, global provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has launched its first full UV flexo deinking system for the European market: CIRKIT CLEARPRIME UV E02. The new primer technology for non-food packaging applications offers a validated solution for safe and economic deinking of UV-printed self-adhesive labels…

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based Amtech Software, an ERP provider for the corrugated packaging industry, announced its partnership with Opus Packaging, a supplier of packaging and distribution solutions. This partnership will upgrade operations at five of Opus Packaging’s manufacturing facilities, helping elevate operating efficiencies and productivity. The facilities currently using or will…

Green Bay, Wisconsin based Green Bay Packaging has welcomed Jeff Edman as the new Sales Manager for Wisconsin Sheet Plants, providing support to the Midland, Great Lakes, and Wisconsin Packaging Divisions. The company says that Jeff is well-equipped to drive success with his extensive sales management experience across various industries. …

LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 31, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected three organizations pursuing environmental education projects in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri to receive a total of $280,000 in Environmental Education Grants. These projects are a part of a national selection of 38 organizations set to…

At Labelexpo Americas 2024 September 10 – 12, ‘Experience the Domino Difference’ in booth 5821 where attendees are invited to view LIVE equipment demonstrations throughout the three-day event, allowing them to ‘See more. Learn more. Do more.’ In addition, attendees can enjoy the hospitality of hot coffee and cold beer served…

Derek Volk, CEO of Volk Packaging Corporation, announced the passing of Roger Volk at 81. “Although he never joined Volk Packaging, Roger (the brother between Ken and Doug) was our accountant, friend and advisor for as long as Volk Packaging has been in business. We will miss him greatly. ‘The Rog’…

The Kilmer Innovations in Packaging (KiiP) group continues its quest to prove that commonly used materials in sterile barrier systems do not fail over time and don’t need to be tested over and over. Think of the time savings in your packaging department. …

The Fibre Box Association announced that Peggy Lacy, long-time Director of Data Services and Administration, will retire from the association by December 31. In her 38 years with the association, Peggy has contributed significantly to FBA’s success. She was there when FBA purchased its first desktop computer in 1986 and was…

Homecare staffing, telemedicine aides, and point-of-care testing create unique challenges for packaging of medical products used at home. …