Ten billion is a really big number. It’s also the projected population of the planet by 2050 according to the United Nations. That is an increase of two billion over our current population and,...
August 2023
Feeding the World
90 Years of Packaging VisionPMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
In a global market where sustainability increasingly drives everything from consumption to manufacturing, creating sustainable packaging while keeping stakeholders connected is often a more complex...
Unwrapping Flexible Packaging: The Association Behind the BrandsFlexible Packaging Association
In an era of climate change and its related disasters, the environmental sustainability of packaging has become a concern for most global citizens, not only for lobbyists and forward-thinking...
Advocating for ChangeALLIEDFLEX Technologies
Florida-based ALLIEDFLEX Technologies is an American packaging machinery supplier and advocate for flexible packaging. President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Calamusa remembers it as little...
Sustainable Packaging Is the Name of the GameAcorn Packaging
Actively engaging with over one million North Americans daily is but a dream for most businesses. For Acorn Packaging of Mississauga, Ontario, however, it is a reality. The company is a specialist...
Protection Through PackagingLayfield Flexible Films
Layfield Flexible Films, based in Richmond, BC, stands out among domestic producers by offering sustainable premium packaging solutions. They utilize advanced equipment, processes, and a rigorous...
Innovation in PackagingKuraray America, Inc.
After nearly a century in business, the Kuraray Group has grown into a global leader in special materials technology, fiber, resin, and film production. Its goal is to develop innovative,...
Investing in the FutureFederal Foam Technologies
With its origins going back over 75 years, Federal Foam Technologies, Inc. is a company with a rich heritage and a bright future. Far from resting on its laurels, Federal Foam doesn’t rely on its...
The Voice of an IndustryNational Electrical Manufacturers Association
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is an organization that has played a key role in the development of the electroindustry. NEMA works to support the sector’s growth and...
Specially Tailored Wire SolutionsMWS Wire Industries
MWS Wire Industries is a worldwide distributor and manufacturer of magnet and specialty wire. “There are not too many companies like us in the world,” says Sales Manager of Industrial Products, Eric...
Giving the Green LightEberle Design, Inc. (EDI)
Since its founding in 1980, Eberle Design, Inc. (EDI) has earned a formidable reputation as a global developer and producer of high-performance component products that improve and supplement traffic...
Changing PerceptionsChemistry Industry Association of Canada
From concerns about plastic pollution in oceans to sustainability, our collective viewpoint on the future health of the planet and its almost eight billion inhabitants is changing, and the Chemistry...
Bringing the Creative Approach to Custom Extrusion SystemsMacro Engineering & Technology
For 40 years, Macro Engineering & Technology has helped film and sheet makers in the consumer goods, medical, industrial, and food packaging industries achieve their production goals. As a...
Shining Like a DiamondFullerton Tool Company
Fullerton Tool Company drives tremendous savings for its global clientele in solid carbide cutting tools. That is why leaders in the medical, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries are lining...
Premium Mobile Solutions Made in CanadaLAVA Computer MFG. Inc.
For nearly forty years, LAVA Computer MFG. Inc. has steadily positioned its products and capabilities at the fore of the market, where it became recognized for its offerings and the service it...
Building a Better Product, Person by PersonVidir Solutions
Founded on the principles of quality, innovation, community, and safety, Vidir Solutions has cultured an environment that’s inclusive and supportive to each and every worker in its workforce. It is...
Innovative Healthcare FurnitureWieland Healthcare
Wieland Healthcare is making waves in the healthcare furniture sector, succeeding alongside much bigger companies despite its more diminutive size. “We're a relatively small company within our...
Innovation, All Wrapped UpModern Packaging
Current trends seem to indicate that big shifts are coming to the packaging industry in the next decade. Research published by data company Smithers shows that, in the next five years, the global...


















