In this second in a series of stories looking at the outlook for packaging in 2024, FPA’s Alison Keane talks about how converters will continue to innovate in the face of regulatory and supply-chain challenges.
Now and then I like to reflect on how the packaging industry intersects with my personal background. This seems especially appropriate now since it was approximately one year ago that I became Chief Editor of Packaging Strategies.
In observance of Veterans Day – and in recognition of the valuable skills and experience that military veterans bring to the packaging industry – we talked to West Point graduate Lisa Pruett about her role as President of Packaging and Label Solutions at R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company.
In September, my wife and I did a half Ironman relay. While waiting for my wife to finish the swimming portion, I struck up a conversation with a cyclist who was with team Rockit™ Apple. Inevitably, the conversation eventually turned to packaging.
Efforts to address “problematic” materials used in its products include transitioning from single-pack polystyrene shippers to a 100% cardboard packaging material that has been designed to have the same thermal properties.
Sarah is a Sustainable Packaging Engineer at Plastic Ingenuity, a custom thermoformer headquartered near Madison, Wisconsin, where she is responsible for bringing her customers’ sustainability goals to life.
Sherry Washburn is Business Unit Manager – Supplies at Videojet Technologies Inc. where she is responsible for general management and P&L of the supplies product lines to ensure quality, profitability, growth and strategic leadership on a global basis.