Ryan Ruskin

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced an upcoming educational opportunity for its members: “Introduction to Cybersecurity for the Packaging Industry.” Set for Wednesday, February 5, the free webinar is designed to equip packaging industry professionals with essential cybersecurity knowledge and skills. In an era where digital technologies permeate every facet of…

Amazon appears to be making a more serious push toward sustainability in the coming year. While it didn’t meet its target of making 100 percent of packaging for its Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV products entirely recyclable, it did reach a rather figure of 90 percent, up from 79 percent in…

The name may have changed, but the mission has not. The PMMI Foundation, the charitable arm of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has announced the evolution of its longtime relationship, Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), into SparkForce, The FMA Foundation. This transformation marks a renewed dedication to igniting…

Salt Lake City, Utah based Packsize announced it has appointed Nate Richter as the company’s Vice President of Global Partnerships and Business Development. Richter joins Packsize with over a decade of experience in senior leadership roles with global material handling and warehouse automation organizations, where he met manufacturing, warehousing and distribution…

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has acquired Mexico-based Eximpro, a provider of shrink sleeve label (SSL) solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997, Eximpro is a top Mexican producer of SSL, a high-growth labeling technology in which full-color 360-degree labels conform to the shape of the container, most…

The Foundation for Packaging Education invites you to join them supporting packaging education by helping lower the expense of in-person, goal-based training programs for manufacturing floor teams in the packaging industry.  Paper and board converters have a major thing in common – people.  And with people, the need to hire and…

The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) announced that Vicky Miksis will join ICPF as Research and Strategic Partnerships Manager. In this newly created role, Miksis will work to facilitate and inform ICPF partners on relevant and timely recruitment and retention news and resources by conducting labor-related research to identify opportunities and…

Mark Andy Print Products (MAPP) has signed an exclusive partnership with Wink, a global innovator in precision die-cutting tools. Together, the companies are launching the MA Performance Flex Die powered by Wink. Mark Andy Print Products has been awarded exclusive distributorship of the MA Performance Flex Die in the United States,…

Fort Worth, Texas based Platinum Press, Inc. (PPI), a provider of printed packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, natural health and consumer products industries specializing in labels, folding cartons, leaflets, foil lidding and flexible packaging, has completed a $15 million expansion and infrastructure enhancement. In a project that grows its overall floorspace…

Elkhart, Indiana based Welch Packaging Group, Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer of custom corrugated packaging, announced that Gesumino “Jessie” Agostino has been named as Chief Financial Officer. He has prior experience in a family-owned, entrepreneurial business with multiple nation-wide locations and will be responsible for finance, accounting, banking, risk management…