Board Converting News, September 19, 2022

Corrugated Week 2022 (CONT’D FROM PAGE 50)

subtle structural design differences influence the quality and profitability for corrugated converters. On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 20-21, Les Pickering, Packaging Expert and President of Quadrant5, will present “Easy Steps to Double Your Machine’s OEE.” Pickering will demonstrate ways to increase productivity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness as it applies to FFGs, RDCs and specialty folder gluers. Connecting Post Show TAPPI Connect is an online community for the paper, tissue, packing and converting industry. It’s a great way to continue conversations from Corrugated Week in an open forum. It features some of the leading subject matter experts and captures events from Corrugated Week, cor- rugated courses, technical papers and standards. If you have questions and want to connect with other like-mind- ed peers, this is the place to go, Montague said. Visit https://connect.tappi.org . Giving Back In 2020, the AICC Board of Directors created the Foun- dation for Packaging Education, an educational endow- ment that supports training for employees in the corru- gated, folding carton, rigid box and related supply chain industries. Corrugated Week is an ideal time to recognize donors for their support of industry education as well as the Foun- dation for Packaging Education’s inaugural fundraising CONTINUED ON PAGE 54

members and in a generic way, not a promotional way for the supplier, it raises all boats in the industry in our opin- ion,” D’Angelo said. With the industry’s voracious appetite for training, D’An- gelo said that many companies find their membership af- fords a significant return on their investment through these educational offerings. AICC can also deploy instructors to a plant for onsite, hands-on custom training. Recently, AICC completed 10 “Get to the Point” training videos that run from a minute and a half to two minutes. Another learning opportunity is AICC’s highly rated Breaking Down Boxes podcast which continues to draw listeners with hosts and AICC board members Gene Ma- rino, Executive Vice President, Akers Packaging Service Group, and Joe Morelli, Vice President of Sales & Market- ing, Huston Patterson Printers. New episodes drop the first Monday of every month. Show And Pre-Show Courses Two courses are available before and during Corru- gated Week this year. “Effective Methods to Maximize Diecutting,” takes place Sunday, September 18, and will be taught by Rick Putch, one of the industry’s world-class experts in all aspects of paper conversion. The one-day die cutting course provides a comprehensive look at how equipment differences, general maintenance needs and

The issues you manage as a business owner/leader are complex and dynamic with the current market. From Covid-19 Protocols, paper shortages, labor shortages, capital investments, not to mention the significant increase in market demand, the challenges faced will need to have solutions. These challenges can easily be manageable by executing ONE principle — getting the right talent to deliver your vision. The landscape of the Corrugated Industry is changing at an exciting pace!

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