Career Focus – FlexPack Voice

Virginia Tech Develops Master’s Program in Sustainable Packaging

May/June 2023

We talk to Laszlo Horvath, an associate professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, who also serves as director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design.

Students Prepare for Tech Careers

March/April 2023

We talk to Charles Christensen, an instructor at Northwood Technical College in Wisconsin, about the college’s Automated Packaging Systems Technician program.

Iowa State Graduate Program Focuses on Solutions

Jan/Feb 2023

We talk to Keith Vorst, director of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium at Iowa State University. The consortium is funded by private companies. Vorst received grant funding from federal agencies, as well.

Clemson University Dedicates Program to Flexible Packaging

Nov/Dec 2022

We talk to Robert M. Kimmel, Sc.D, an associate professor at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Kimmel also is director of the packaging science program and director of the Center for Flexible Packaging in the university’s department of food nutrition and packaging sciences.

Washington State University Emphasizes Food Packaging

Sept/Oct 2022

Nationwide, industries have been struggling to find well-trained workers, and the packaging and flexible packaging industries have not been immune. For the rest of this year, FlexPack VOICE® will profile some of the colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train our future workforce. In this edition, we talk to Shyam S. Sablani, […]

Industry Supports Packaging Programs at Stout

July/Aug 2022

Industry leaders look to hire students who are not afraid to jump in and figure things out. Here, we learn about how the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s program is helping.

‘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.

At Cal Poly, Students Learn by Doing

March/April 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.

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.

For 26 years Global Pouch Forum remains the event to get the most up-to-date information from experts and network with leaders and innovators who develop, supply, buy or recommend flexible materials including pouches, films and machinery. Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from executives of top consumer brands, contract service providers and packaging consultants.

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FPA is a partner for the event. FPA members receive 10% off the registration fee with a discount code. Contact FPA for the code. Whether you're a product marketer, packaging developer, or brand manager, chances are that you've heard about digital print. But how much do you really know about it? As a relatively new technology, digital print is only just beginning to infiltrate the packaging market and demonstrate its true potential for seamless and personalized advertising, both on and offline. The potential of digital print reaches way beyond the label. Digital printing is becoming increasingly cost-effective and offers the same standard of quality as more traditional printing methods.

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FPA is a partner with the PACK EXPO Las Vegas Partner Program.

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Information for the event will be posted when available.

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TFF will be running alongside Silicone Expo as a co-located event and is a one-stop shop for the tape and functional film industries thus being far more focused and centered around this sector, with a strong focus towards high yield and emerging application sectors. Spend more time establishing quality connections as opposed to trying to find your targeted company among hundreds of companies not relevant. FPA is a partner for the event.

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