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What Dan Semanskee's Retirement Means from the Production Floor Machinery Tech

What Dan Semanskee's Retirement Means from the Production Floor

A quality manager reflects on Formost Fuji CFO Dan Semanskee's retirement—why his departure matters beyond the balance sheet.

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Compostable School Trays in Ireland: What Worked Behind the Press Release Sustainability

Compostable School Trays in Ireland: What Worked Behind the Press Release

Behind the headlines of Ireland's first domestically compostable school meal tray: a procurement perspective on bagasse fibre performance, certification reality, and what it means for suppliers evaluating sustainable alternatives.

May 7, 2026
Active Tamper Detection: How Electrical Sensing Beats Visual Seals Smart Technology

Active Tamper Detection: How Electrical Sensing Beats Visual Seals

Forget visual seals. UACJ's new patent uses electrical property changes to detect pack opening. A QA manager's take on why this matters for food and pharma.

May 7, 2026
Why Traditional Shock & Vibe Testing Fails – And What Google's Open Source Project Changes Machinery Tech

Why Traditional Shock & Vibe Testing Fails – And What Google's Open Source Project Changes

A packaging engineer's take on the hidden costs of outdated drop tests and how high-speed cameras + AI from Google's Ken Leung are rewriting the rules.

May 7, 2026
Apple killed plastic in packaging — here’s what actually changed Sustainability

Apple killed plastic in packaging — here’s what actually changed

A quality manager’s deep dive into Apple’s 100% fibre-based packaging claim: what it took, what it means, and what mid-size CPG companies can actually learn from it.

May 7, 2026
Ireland's Home-Compostable School Tray: A QA Manager's Take Sustainability

Ireland's Home-Compostable School Tray: A QA Manager's Take

A quality manager reviews Sabert's PULP Ultra bagasse trays for Carambola school meals — certifications, real-world compostability, and what 'first' really means in practice.

May 7, 2026
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