Ryan Ruskin
CorrExpo Rocks Cleveland With Record Turnout
TAPPI rocked another successful show with more than 1,100 people descending on Cleveland, Ohio for the CorrExpo 2023 conference, where the top leaders of the corrugated industry brought their innovations and met with their many friends and colleagues. Larry Montague, President & CEO of TAPPI, was proud to say that attendance…
ICPF Funds New Kongsberg Prototyping Table At Appalachian State University
Students in the Graphic Communications Management (GCM) Program at Appalachian State University will be using new equipment this Fall, provided by the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF). The new Kongsberg X Edge 24 prototyping table replaces equipment previously awarded to GCM by ICPF in 2009, when GCM first developed packaging curricula…
Paul Aliprando, Formerly Of MHIA, SUN Automation, Dies At 66 In MD
Corrugated industry veteran Paul Joseph Aliprando, formerly of MHIA and SUN Automation Group, passed away at the age of 66, in Baltimore, MD on August 31, 2023. Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 31, 1956, to Tullio Joseph Aliprando and Helen Ann Aliprando, Paul was raised in a strong, traditional…
Does Microwaving Plastics Make Microplastics? Maybe Not
New research claims to show that microwaving plastic containers releases billions of microplastic and nano-plastic particles. But how do we know they are, in fact, plastic particles? …
Breaking News in Flexible Packaging September 2023
Fashionably reusable bags, ProAmpac launches recyclable paper packaging, Cheetos redesigned Bag of Bones snacks, Tredegar sells flexible packaging business, Futamura's new cellulose film production line. …
Coors Light’s Digitally Printed Light’s Out Beer Can
What happens when the beer brand’s stadium billboard is damaged by a Shohei Ohtani-hit baseball? It designs a limited-edition can that honors the feat. …
PET Packaging Ready for Prime Time
PET packaging and recycling associations, PLASTICS, and Michigan State team up and enlist Dennis Quaid to educate consumers on the sustainability of plastic packaging. …
My Pack Expo FOMO and Companies I’d Want to Visit
My Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is not seeing technology advancements, foregoing hands-on experiences, missing networking opportunities, and visiting automation and packaging suppliers of interest. …
Food & Beverage Plant Openings, Closings for August 2023
Brand facilities in the news the past month include Hershey snacks, Ferrero’s Wells Enterprises ice cream, Tyson meat, and Hain Celestial. …
My Garbage Truck Experience: Talking Trash and Recycling
A unique ride-along experience revealed as much about recycling as about trash hauling. …