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Good morning: I wanted to give all of you on the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging Committee a final reminder that the extended deadline for 2026 AmeriStar Packaging Awards entries is this Friday, May 15. All our categories, including our various food categories as well as the Sustainable Packaging ...

Good morning: I wanted to give all of you on the Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee a final reminder that the extended deadline for 2026 AmeriStar Packaging Awards entries is this Friday, May 15. All our categories, including the Medical Device, Sustainable Packaging and Design Excellence Awards, ...

The book has a lot of information on package and unit load testing, with many references to other resources for help. I'm confident you'll find this useful. ------------------------------ Jim George Director of Education Institute of Packaging Professionals Herndon VA (571) 266-4403 ----- ...

Sarah, Unfortunately, I don't see that report in our old files. You might consider IoPP's Transport Packaging book, which has many calculations related to shock, vibration and more. The Third Edition is in the IoPP bookstore. Jim George IoPP Director of Education ------------------------------ ...

IoPP and our Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee's new Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging course is coming to the MD&M West show this February in Anaheim! The course, spanning three half-days on Feb. 6-8, is ideal for anyone new to or thinking about a career in medical device packaging. ...

IoPP and our Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee's new Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging course is coming to the MD&M West show this February in Anaheim! The course, spanning three half-days on Feb. 6-8, is ideal for anyone new to or thinking about a career in medical device packaging. ...

Hi, Sophie: I posed your question to my VP contact at ProMach, one of the notable packaging machinery companies in the industry. This is his response. "As you can guess this is a tough question due to the range of machinery options so I'll give you a few data points: For an entry ...

IoPP recently added the new title "Packaging Notes From the Design Desk" to our online bookstore, and it's proving to be popular. What packaging book have you read recently that also would be a valuable addition to the bookstore for our members? I'll attempt to get some of them added! Jim George, ...

Have you reviewed IoPP's new 2020 Salary Survey results? If so, could you weigh in on these questions: Do you, as a packaging professional, feel sheltered from current external factors that impact your job and compensation--why or why not? At what education and experience levels does it seem to you that ...