The Evolution of Packaging Materials

Beginning with simple containers for transporting food, packaging has come a long way to enhance our everyday lives. Find out how history offers a fascinating look at who created the inventions we still use today and how innovations in design have shaped consumer choices.

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Printpack Announces Plant Closure

Clay Castleberry, Senior Vice President, Operations of Printpack, met with company associates at the New Castle, DE, manufacturing facility today and announced that the plant was closing. Read more about this announcement here.

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Associate Spotlight Series: Meet Shanavia Thomas

In this month’s Printpack Associate Spotlight, Shanavia Thomas' Printpack career journey started when she joined Printpack in 2019 at the Villa Rica, GA plant as a plate mounter on the night shift - now she is currently an EHS Coordinator at the Atlanta Headquaters. Read more about her impactful journey.

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Berry Global and Printpack Collaborate for Sustainable Flexible Packaging

Together, we introduce the Preserve™ PE PCR recyclable polyethylene (PE) pouch and Berry Global's Entour™ sealant film. This structure paves the way to further improving recyclability, decreasing virgin plastic use, and more.

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Printpack Produces the First Hologram Pouch Using Fathom Software

Printpack has partnered with Fathom Optics, a ventured-back company that provides software and services for producers to securely create next-level optically-varying features, using standard ink and equipment, on existing presses to develop the first hologram-like 3D pouch on a wide web flexographic press. Learn more in our latest press release!

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Associate Spotlight Series: Meet Sherry Poling

In this month’s Printpack Associate Spotlight, Sherry Poling's career journey started when she joined Printpack 34 years ago to fill in for somebody on medical leave, she did not know much about the company or the business but could tell there was an opportunity for learning and growth. Today, she is a Customer Service Team Leader in Greensburg, Indiana where she manages a team of four Customer Demand Analysts. Read more about Sherry's impactful journey at Printpack.

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Materials Science Brings Packaging Innovation to Life

With new sustainable packaging ideas being dreamed up every day, brands that work with manufacturers that have in-house testing capabilities can be the first to bring these new technologies to market. Read how our industry-leading innovative research, pilot plant, and analytical lab bring an edge to the future in packaging.

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Podcast Announcement: Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging Course

Listen in on Spot Radio's Sterile Packaging Podcast as Amy Stewart, Product Development Manager of Printpack Medical and Program Leader for the IoPP Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee promotes the upcoming Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging course, and more!

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Associate Spotlight Series: Meet Pamela Tarleton

In this month’s Printpack Career Blog, Pamela's career journey at Printpack seeks ways to provide greater value and go beyond the ordinary while supporting her colleagues and encouraging teamwork. “Every day is a learning experience here. I have gained new skills and expanded my knowledge of the packaging industry."

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