Göpfert Appoints Michael O’Brien As New Service Manager For US Market Wiesentheid, Germany based Göpfert Maschinen GmbH announced Michael J. O’Brien has joined Göpfert Machin- ery as its North American Service Manager.
roles in service, production, manufacturing and technical support. Göpfert is delighted to welcome O´Brien to its team and wishes him every success with his new tasks. Registration Open For AI XPerience Conference AICC, the Independent Packaging Association, announced open registration for the AI XPerience. The AI XPerience Conference, dedicated to understanding artificial intelli- gence in the packaging manufacturing industry, will take place on May 14-16 in Rosemont, Illinois. Gain valuable insights from industry leaders, visionar- ies, and AI experts who are transforming the packaging manufacturing landscape. Discover how AI can reshape packaging design, quality control, supply chain optimiza- tion, and intelligent automation.
Having spent the past two decades building relationships with American and Canadian customers, in both in- dependent and integrated plants, resolving technical challenges and planning growth and development initiatives, O’Brien is charged with ex- panding Göpfert's service organiza-
Michael O'Brien
tion in North America. His background includes many years of management
Join Xperience to unlock the potential of AI and revolutionize your packaging products for a smarter, more efficient, box plant operation. Register at aiccxperience.com . Spaces are filling up quickly, so be sure to take ad- vantage of the early bird registration dis- count, available until January 12. For more information, contact Taryn Pyle at tpyle@aiccbox.org or Chelsea May at cmay@aiccbox.org. Sonoco Announces Price Hike For All Converted Paperboard Products Hartsville, South Carolina based Sonoco announced it will raise the price for all con- verted paperboard products by a minimum of six percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after February 1, 2024. “This price increase is necessary due to continued increases in costs for uncoat- ed recycled paperboard (URB), our pri- mary raw material,” said Mike Thompson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sonoco’s North American Converted Pa- per Products Division. Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of packaging products. With net sales of approximately $7.3 billion in 2022, the company has approximately 22,000 employees working in more than 320 op- erations around the world, serving some of the world’s best-known brands. For more information, visit at www.sonoco.com .
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