Packaging journalist since 1982; fairy grandmother

Chicago area
Joined May 2009
Servo-driven belts on the Pace BAO-IR bottle orienter flip containers into the correct position for downstream filling. Mike Digregorio, VP and gen mgr, explains how it works, booth S-3506, #packexpo @ProMachBuilt
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I’m getting my afternoon snack. Come get your cookie at the Packaging Digest booth N-6084 at #packexpo
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Super psyched for the presentation today with Abhi Gautam from DDL at #IMESouth about #medical #packaging in the Tech Theater Booth 202 at 12:30 pm — Come on down!
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Good overview of trends impacting #packaging equipment at Roland Berger presentation at #IMESouth rolandberger.com/en/
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#GeneralMills keynote on #Sustainability & #packaging At 92% of goal of 100% recyclable/reusable packaging by 2030. Fantastic! #ADMMinn
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I’m here at Booth 1835, if you want to chat. Come on down! #ADMMinn #packaging
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Mobile robots doing their thang, here at MinnPack #packaging #robotics #ADMMinn Cute, efficient
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🎉Celebrating #SterilePackagingDay by participating in the #RedCross blood drive ❤️ here at #WESTPACK. Sponsored by the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council SPMC and @IME_Events Walk-ins welcome Hall E in the back. Follow the signs!
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So proud that @packagingdigest is sponsoring an incredible lineup of educational sessions at the new The Pack Place here at #WESTPACK. Unparalleled subject matter experts speaking on hot #packaging topics. Today’s focus: Medical Packaging.
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How lucky am I to cover such a dynamic industry?! #PackExpo #Packaging #lovemyjob
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Finally understand the concept of Wicked Stability! Thanks, Dr Henk Blom #medicalpackaging #thepackout
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#medicalpackaging news at #thepackout from @Medtronic: goal to move to electronic Instructions for Use (eIFUs) by FY27
Started my day saving a life by donating blood in celebration of #SterilePackagingDay (which was yesterday, Apr 13). Amy Stewart from @WeArePrintpack Printpack and the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council SPMC donated too!! ❤️ #medicalpackaging
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We’re kicking things off with an excellent keynote presentation by Jay Douglas, COO of ARM Institute, on utilizing tech to fill manufacturing workforce gaps. – at Anaheim, CA
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WestPack 2022! So good to see packaging people again! Hi! #IMEWest
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Nifty looking robot stretch wrapper: The CSM222 from Cyclop seen in distributor Polaris booth 1037 at #ADMexpo #PackEx Multiple pre-stretch levels. EZ-load film. Sensors & bottom touch wheel “see” the load for automated operation
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#industry50 Adrian Mah, @PwC: When it comes to #DigitalTransformation “Fail fast” “Digital is a test-and-learn environment” “Don’t be afraid of failure”
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Trending in #packaging machinery Human/Machine Interface #HMI: moving to be mobile (tablet/phone) rather than fixed (or not!); app-based model; HTML for more content and more graphical info; smart HMIs that are Edge-enabled #ADMexpo #PackEx
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