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IoPP
 IoPP congratulates longtime member Camille Chism in welcoming her to its instructor team. She will join IoPP instructors Larry Dull, CPP, Robert Meisner, CPP, and Jane Chase, CPP, in teaching the in-person Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course beginning in 2019.
Camille is president of C2 Associates. She has been involved extensively in IoPP since joining the Institute three decades ago. Camille is a Lifetime CPP who was inducted into the IoPP College of Fellows in 2013. At the national level, she has been on the IoPP board of directors and served as vice president of the Chapters Council. At the local level, she has held leadership positions with the Michigan and Midlands chapters. During her career, she has held packaging-related positions at automotive, food, distribution, pharmaceutical and technology companies.
IoPP
Claim your spot in IoPP's 2019 Fundamentals of Packaging Technology and Packaging Machinery: Basics in-person courses:
Learn more about IoPP in-person courses and register now.
IoPP
Registration is open for the 29th annual HealthPack conference, taking place March 5–7, 2019, at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon. IoPP's MDPTC (Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee) leads the event's signature Nurses Panel, where local operating room nurses and technicians review and critique attendees' commercialized packages live followed by a question-and-answer session. IoPP members can get $100 off registration by emailing Barbara Dykes for the discount code. (IoPP affiliates do not qualify for the discount but are welcome to attend HealthPack.)
Learn more and register now.
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Cincinnati Chapter Holiday Social |
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Jan. 22-23
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IoPP Technical Bag Committee Meeting |
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IoPP Chemical Packaging Committee Meeting |
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Packaging Digest
Robots are joining the industrial human workforce in large numbers. But how do workers know if the machine beside them is an inherently-safe collaborative robot or not? Robotics expert John Henry champions for an industry standard color for cobots. Green means different things to different people. To some it means environmental friendliness, while to others it means money.
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GreenBiz
The journey of a single food item from farm to fork can be rather treacherous, as it is picked, boxed, transported, sorted and reboxed on its way to our local grocery store and ultimately our kitchens. The reality is that 40 percent of the food that's produced globally never even reaches its final destination as it becomes waste somewhere along the way.
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Packaging Digest
A key theme in this year's conversations on sustainable packaging has been what to do about the (mostly) plastic packaging that ends up as marine litter. This year has seen a deluge of responses to the public outcry around this very visible and emotionally provocative issue. Governments have responded with various regulations, and companies have responded with commitments to improve recycling rates and markets.
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Phys.Org
University of Nottingham researchers have developed 100 percent biodegradable and edible food packaging made from plant carbohydrates and proteins to replace polluting plastic materials and improve storage, safety and shelf life. Using a special technical approach, the team is working on plastic films derived from konjac flour and starch, cellulose or proteins that are fully edible and harmless if accidentally eaten by people or animals.
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Salon
Within a year, single-use plastics and excess packaging have become public enemy No. 1. A recent Greenpeace-led audit looked at the companies behind the waste lining Canadian waterways. Much of the plastic trash cleaned up from Canadian shorelines this fall was traceable to five companies: Nestlé, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo, the Coca-Cola Company and McDonald's.
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Packaging World
R. Andrew Hurley writes: I've reached a major milestone within my research career: over 10,000 shopper experiences analyzed. I've experimented with numerous biometric devices, including eye tracking, facial expression analysis and even the electrical activity of the brain. The ability to watch, in real time, shopper cognition, has provided countless applicable insights.
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Forbes
Manufacturers are no strangers to embracing new technologies. In fact, with the industry having been on a journey of operational excellence for the last 30 years, it could be argued that it is better placed than most to survive and thrive in the digital revolution. Yet, while this heritage of innovation is a great platform from which to build, there's a "but" — it involves how manufacturers have employed new technologies in the past.
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Packaging World
The "Always good, always Hood" tagline used by HP Hood, which distributes dairy products throughout the U.S., can now apply to its new easy-to-squeeze high-density polyethylene bottle for sour cream. The injection-molded 12-ounce, recyclable bottle joins Hood's existing lineup of 8-, 16- and 24-ounce tubs. Other packaging components include a separate cap with valve that screws onto the bottle, and two labels.
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