Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery announced Mark Navin has been promoted to Vice President of Sales. Navin has been with the company for 25 years.

SpotSee, a global leader in supply chain temperature indicators used to monitor test specimens in the SARS and H1N1 virus outbreaks, is providing hands-off forehead thermometers for essential businesses and companies to help ensure workplace safety.

Smurfit Kappa is making significant progress in reducing its relative CO2 emissions, according to its 13th annual Sustainable Development Report (SDR) which was published earlier this month. The paper-based packaging provider reported a 32.9% reduction in fossil CO2 emission intensity between 2005 and 2019.

Great Northern Packaging has received The Best in Show Award and a Gold Award in the Combined Corrugated category in the 2020 Excellence in Flexography Awards competition.

After compressing what would typically be a six- to eight-month product development process into three weeks, Novolex is ramping up its capabilities to produce up to 25,000 face shields and 100,000 medical isolation gowns per week. 

Amcor is supporting three industry associations as part of its broad-based effort to build awareness and education within the packaging industry, as well as increase post-consumer resin use and recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and jars throughout North America and LATAM.

Overnight Labels’ presses have been running non-stop during the current Covid-19 crisis. Because their materials are sourced in the US, the label manufacturer has been able to help many companies experiencing supply chain issues or production increases.  

JLS Automation is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year, and its long-standing commitment to revolutionizing industrial automation with its robotic packaging systems.

Komori Corporation has signed a basic agreement with the MBO Group, a global company based in Germany that specializes in the manufacture and sale of post-press equipment, regarding the acquisition of a 100% equity stake with plans to make it a Komori subsidiary.