Predictive models can help designers downgauge their films while maintaining critical properties and helping to accelerate innovation.
Read MoreDowngauging Multi-layer Film Structures
May/June 2022
Departments
Important Work for and in the Industry
Advocacy, volunteerism, and sustainability efforts are all showcased in this section. You’ll also find letters from FPA’s president, who offers her valuable perspective on those topics and more.
ELC Summer Intern Program Resumes
Industrywide Effort Seeks Your Support
May/June 2022
FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council will be hosting the Virtual Summer Internship Program again this summer.
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‘Better Together’ Resonates Across Industry
May/June 2022
What Does “Better Together” mean to you? This was the question the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) posed to industry thought leaders during the lead-up to Sterile Packaging Day this spring.
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‘Hands-On’ Experience Guides Rutgers Program
May/June 2022
In this edition, we talk to Martin Golden, adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Packaging Engineering program in New Jersey.
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A Closer Look at Andrew Wheeler
President, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
May/June 2022
In this issue, we interview Andrew Wheeler, president of Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, and an FPA board member for approximately 10 years.
Read MoreFPA Plans Membership Drive
May/June 2022
FPA offers unparalleled support to the flexible packaging industry—one of the fastest-growing segments in packaging—and you could be an essential part of that movement.
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More States Ponder Packaging Policies
May/June 2022
This year, more states are debating packaging issues. These debates, at times, are taking contrasting views over the role of producers in recycling systems and how requirements are developed.
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All Sides Agree: Workforce Issues Need Solutions
May/June 2022
While aspects of the economy are in recovery, workforce issues are at a crisis point. Public and private entities, large and small companies are facing unprecedented challenges in finding and retaining both entry-level and skilled workers as the labor force participation rate continues to decline.
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Fact Sheet Explains Extended Producer Responsibility
Document Shareable With All Stakeholders
Mar/Apr 2022
host of states have either passed or are strongly considering EPR legislation as it pertains to packaging, and it is important that everyone has a fundamental understanding of the topic.
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Recycling Efforts Must Accelerate to Meet Goals
Mar/Apr 2022
End markets for packaging with recycled content are driven, among other things, by brand owners, regulation, industry associations, and consumers.
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Industry Engagement Gains Momentum
Mar/Apr 2022
The Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council®’s work continues to advance through the development of industry white papers, active participation on national and global regulatory organizations, and an arsenal of 100 FAQs designed to help packaging professionals and engineers solve material challenges.
Read MoreAt Cal Poly, Students Learn by Doing
Mar/Apr 2022
In this issue, we talk to Jay Singh, professor and packaging program director at the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and Joongmin Shin, associate professor, industrial technology and packaging.
Read MoreMidterm Elections Just Months Away
Mar/Apr 2022
These days, Washington is in a constant election cycle. A lot is at stake this November, including control of both the House and Senate.
Read MoreEPA and FPA Share Similar Goals
Mar/Apr 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its National Recycling Strategy: Part One of a Series on Building a Circular Economy, which identifies strategic objectives and stakeholder-led actions to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective recycling system.
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2022 State Legislative Sessions Heat Up Early
Mar/Apr 2022
This year will likely prove to be another significant and precedent-setting year with the addition of several new state laws that will govern how packaging is made and managed at the end of life.
Read MoreAdvocacy Efforts Expand
Jan/Feb 2022
The Emerging Leadership Council’s (ELC) advocacy group has a mission to create clear and effective communication regarding legislative proposals affecting the flexible packaging industry that can be distributed within the industry and with our customers to best advocate for the entire flexible packaging industry.
Read MoreExperts Discuss New ‘Normal’
Jan/Feb 2022
Looking back to the onset of the pandemic, sterile packaging manufacturers were in the thick of it, responding to COVID’s immediate and unrelenting impact on the health care industry.
Read MorePackaging in Education
A Look at The Rochester Institute of Technology
Jan/Feb 2022
In this issue, we talk to Daniel P. Johnson, professor and chair of the department of packaging science, college of engineering technology, at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.
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CEO: Plastic Is Not Going Away
It’s Time to Promote a Circular Economy
Jan/Feb 2022
The truth is, plastic is not the problem. The problem is that we are discarding it so early in its life cycle. Instead of thinking of one necessary use for the polymers, innovators need to think about the entire life cycle of these materials.
Read MoreCybersecurity Becomes High Priority
Jan/Feb 2022
Many priorities are the same every year—plastics, tariffs, and recycling. In 2022, cybersecurity has been added to that upper echelon of importance.
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