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| IoPP, IPSA ink agreement to bring CPP program to South Africa
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IoPP's Certified Packaging Professional program continues its international expansion into South Africa, as IoPP and the Institute of Packaging South Africa announce a partnership to bring CPP to that region. "Our partnership with IoPP and the World Packaging Organisation to promote the CPP program here in South Africa enables our members to achieve the highly coveted, and WPO-endorsed, CPP qualification, and by doing so, earn professional recognition within the local and global packaging areas," says Kishan Singh, CPP, IPSA's National Education Chair. "We believe this partnership also opens a gateway of global packaging opportunities to our members and supports IPSA's ideologies of packaging networking and education, and continuous professional development." Through IoPP's separate agreement with the Australian Institute of Packaging, the CPP program has developed a strong presence in Australia and New Zealand.
| IoPP is moving to start the new year
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In January 2020, the Institute of Packaging Professionals will have a new headquarters address. Please be sure to update your records with our new address: 12930 Worldgate Drive, Suite 200, Herndon, Virginia 20170. Our main office number will remain +1 (571) 266-4403 and our email will remain info@iopp.org.
| IoPP, Cal Poly strike agreement to test student pilot program
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IoPP announces it will test a pilot program with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in which designated Cal Poly nonpackaging undergraduate students will be able to take IoPP's Fundamentals of Packaging Technology online course as part of their requirements toward completing Cal Poly's MS Packaging Value Chain program. "As a way to qualify applicants without a classic academic background in packaging or related fields towards the MSPVC program, IoPP's Fundamentals online course provides a great opportunity for Cal Poly," says Jay Singh, Packaging Program Director at Cal Poly. IoPP and Cal Poly will test the pilot program in 2020, and participating students will receive a special registration price for the course.
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IoPP
IoPP offers annual scholarship opportunities to students studying to start a career in the packaging industry. At least six exceptional candidates will be selected early in 2020 to receive scholarship awards of up to $5,000. If you know a student who is eligible, encourage them to apply for a scholarship. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2020.
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| Registration open for 2020 Fundamentals, packaging machinery classes
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IoPP announces our 2020 in-person classroom training dates! Fundamentals of Packaging Technology will have spring and fall sessions. Here is the schedule (please note there will be new locations):
Spring (at PMMI headquarters, Herndon, VA)
Semester 1 — March 30-April 1
Semester 2 — April 1-3
Semester 3 — April 27-29
Semester 4 — April 29-May 1
Fall (at Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, IL)
Semester 1 — Sept. 14-16
Semester 2 — Sept.ember 16-18
Semester 3 — Oct. 19-21
Semester 4 — Oct. 21-23
Review the course outline. Reserve your seat for a 2020 Fundamentals class.
The Packaging Machinery: Basics seminar will be held twice in 2020. The spring session will be March 23-25 and the fall session will be Oct. 5-7. Both seminars will be hosted by Frain Industries, a longtime supporter of IoPP education programs.
Review the seminar outline. Register for a 2020 Packaging Machinery: Basics seminar.
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FoodBev Media
Researchers in Australia have discovered a way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that they say is biodegradable and recyclable.
The technique, developed at the University of New South Wales, takes the pseudostems of the banana plant and converts the waste into nanocellulose, which can be used to create packaging.
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Packaging Digest
Rick Lingle writes: Augmented reality, moldable paper, smart caps, inverted pouches, better date codes, sustainable meal kits and other innovations were featured these past months.
As with most fans of college football, I like to watch my favorite team on TV and read how their success is reflected in the latest polls. Polls are not perfect, but they're the best way to rank and compare teams unless they've played each other ... and even at that there's much debate.
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Unstable loads and product damage cost billions each year. Highlight Industries is the world leader in stretch film and unit load testing. Improve your load containment, save money, time, and keep customers happy. Contact us for details on improving load integrity with the science of stretch.
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Packaging Gateway
Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup has announced it will make products from plastic caught in its first mission in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO Boyan Slat said that the plastic waste will be turned into sustainable products that will be sold to help fund the continuation of the clean-up operations.
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Packaging World
As brand owners navigate the way their products are being sold through e-commerce channels, they need to make sure they get the packaging right. They must keep up with ever-changing regulations, and they must keep up with the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Fuseneo, a package design company, works with CPGs and other brand owners to design packaging to meet the criteria for those big names, and also how to transition their products from retail to e-commerce channels.
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EnviroPAK Corporation
 When a manufactured product arrives in the end user’s hands safe and sound, your brand reputation remains intact, too. That’s the difference that EnviroPAK pulp molded packaging delivers. Made from 100% recyclable and sustainable materials, EnviroPAK offers superior vibration and cushioning properties. Plus, it’s “molded” to form fit to your product without requiring assembly or folding. By eliminating repetitive motions on the joints, ligaments, and muscles you can reduce harmful outcomes to your employees such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. When your team stays healthy, so does your bottom line by controlling worker comp claims and insurance rate increases.
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FoodBev Media
New Zealand's government has revealed plans to phase out more single-use plastics and develop a labeling scheme for plastic packaging.
Jacinda Ardern, the country's prime minister, said the first target will be to move away from single-use packaging and beverage containers made of hard-to-recycle PVC and polystyrene.
The government will work towards ensuring that polystyrene meat trays, cups, and takeaway food containers are made from alternatives such as PET, HDPE, and polypropylene, which can be recycled and reprocessed.
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Volunteers needed: Habitat for Humanity Mid-Ohio & IoPP Central Ohio Chapter project |
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Dec. 16
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IoPP Missouri Gateway Chapter Holiday Social at St. Louis Blues Hockey Game |
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Jan. 9
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PMMI webinar in association with IoPP: Trends and Advances in Food Packaging & Processing |
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Jan. 14
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IoPP webinar: Get Your Ideas Heard in a Complex Organization: Guide for Packaging Engineers |
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Jan. 24-26
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IoPP Southeastern Chapter 48-Hour Repack 2020 |
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Feb. 11-13
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Westpack, Anaheim, CA |
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March 3-5
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PACK EXPO East, Philadelphia |
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March 23-25
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IoPP Packaging Machinery: Basics seminar at Frain Industries, Carol Stream, IL |
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March 26-28
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PackJam (Packaging Jamboree) at Rutgers University |
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March 30-April 2
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IoPP Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course, semesters 1-2, Herndon, VA |
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April 27-May 1
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IoPP Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course, semesters 3-4, Herndon, VA |
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Packaging Europe
Supply chains have become increasingly complex in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda questions how innovation in packaging technology, digitalization and industry 4.0 can support an efficient supply chain in the areas of food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals and explores the risk of political changes disrupting the flow of goods.
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Offer your customers a label with photographic print quality, vibrant coloring and consistent print quality for prime and data rich applications. Create a personalized roll of differing labels using variable print technology with little to no minimums and a quicker turnaround than traditional flexographic printing.
View our other capabilities at www.idimages.com .
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Healthcare Packaging
New research from Smithers targets one of the fastest expanding niches in the packaging market — legalized cannabis. Its new report, The Future of Cannabis Packaging to 2024 tracks the development of this emerging industry and the transition to a legitimate medicinal and recreational product, as well as the challenges with supply and designing packaging to engage consumers.
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Today’s robotic packaging machines can do more than ever. They offer increased flexibility, accuracy and consistency delivering higher productivity, safety and throughput to your processes and improving your bottom line. Don’t let the competition outperform you. Let us show you how simple it can be.
Visit Kawasaki Robotics to learn more
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Packaging World
The global consumer goods contract packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 8% during the period 2018-2022. That's according to a new market research study by Technavio, which attributes this increase to the rapid growth of the global consumer goods manufacturing market in both developed and developing countries.
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Streamline your proofreading process with inspection applications designed to digitally inspect labels and packaging files. With GlobalVision, you can get your product to market faster with fewer revision cycles by eliminating time-consuming and inaccurate manual checks. Learn More.
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Food Dive
The Plant Based Foods Association released a set of voluntary labeling standards for plant-based meat alternatives with the goal of promoting consistency across the category.
The trade group specified that manufacturers can describe meat alternatives using terms referring to the conventional meat they intend to mimic as well as the shape or form they take like burger or nugget, but products should include a prominent reference to a qualifier that describes the product, such as plant-based or vegetarian.
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With IPL, you can count on an experienced team that is dedicated to your success. The conception of injection packaging solutions leaves no room for improvisation, relationship between container and lid must be mastered to perfection. No matter the complexity, our engineers and technical experts’ will put you at ease.
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Packaging Europe
The rush to leave plastics behind has the potential to cause increased environmental impact. In the mad dash to replace plastics, it's important that we remember the "job we are hiring packaging to do."
Plastic and microplastic pollution in the environment are unquestionably bad, and we must increase our efforts to create collection infrastructure for all materials.
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