March 2025

Carrollton, Georgia based Printed Specialties increased folding carton capability after only a couple of months of operating a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 six-color plus coater in its pressroom. The new Rapida 106 replaced two presses at the firm. “The new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 press is outperforming our older…

PRINTING United Alliance, a member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, has announced new, expanded ways for printing professionals worldwide to access G7+ Expert Certification training. Designed to match the ever-evolving needs of print production specialists, the G7+ program ensures color consistency, process control, and quality optimization across print…

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based Amtech Software announced that Charlotte, North Carolina based Ferguson Supply & Box Manufacturing Company, a prominent figure in the Southeast’s corrugated packaging industry since its inception in 1959, has signed an agreement to upgrade their Imaginera system to Amtech Software’s web-based EnCore system. EnCore is browser based…

TAPPI, the leading association for the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and converting industry, announced that Anthony “Tony” Lyons, Ph.D., TAPPI Fellow, has been named winner of the prominent Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award.The Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals for voluntary leadership and their support in advancing the…

Berry Global Group, Inc. collaborated with snacks and treats producer Mars to transition its pantry jars for M&M’S, SKITTLES and STARBURST brands to 100 percent recycled plastic packaging, exclusive of jar lids. This achievement advances the ongoing collaboration between Berry and Mars to develop packaging made with recycled content, and builds…

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announces the Emerging Leader C-Suite Leadership Webinar featuring “A Conversation With Terri-Lynn Levesque” set for Thursday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. This is the second in a series of quarterly conversations with leaders, from inside and outside of our industry to give AICC Emerging Leaders…

A new study released by the Manufacturing Institute (MI) and Deloitte, “Taking charge: Manufacturers support growth with active workforce strategies,” examines the workforce challenges that manufacturers are facing as well as the investment and skills likely required to drive continued growth across the industry. The MI says the US manufacturing industry…

Alexander Watson Associates (AWA) will host AWA Workshop: Import/Export, Tariffs & Market Dynamics as part of the AWA Global Release Liner Summit 2025, set to take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST at the University Club of Chicago. This workshop will focus on the…

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced that Diane Wolf, CEO of Carlisle Container, will be the Industry Keynote Speaker at the upcoming AICC Spring Meeting set for April 30 to May 2 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. Diane is a visionary leader with decades of…

General Data Company, a manufacturer, coater, and provider of products and solutions for labeling, barcoding, RFID, data management, and equipment service, has acquired International Label Manufacturing (ILM) of Terre Haute, Indiana. LM is a label converter and commercial printer specializing in flexographic, digital and offset printing technologies for producing custom labels,…