Print | i-grafix.com | Print News | Packaging News | Wide Format news | Australia, New Zealand and Asia Print and Packaging news from Australia, New Zealand and AsiaAleah Back, packaging engineer with Johnson and Johnson Pacific, is the winner of this year’s Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) scholarship.
The scholarship enables one person a year to study a Diploma in Packaging Technology.
Mark Dingley, chairman of the APPMA, says Back’s commitment makes her an ideal candidate for the scholarship.
L-r: Alexandra Brayshaw, a research assistant with Arthritis Australia; Mirvic Camacho, packaging engineer with Murray Goulburn; and 2014 APPMA scholarship winner, Aleah Back
He says, “Aleah not only has an interest in packaging but also the engineering process and she has had the opportunity to learn about injection technology, in-mould labelling and advanced robotic production systems.
“She has both academic and practical expertise in the industry and is keen to expand her Technical Education in the Packaging Industry.”
The three other finalists in the running were Alexandra Brayshaw, a research assistant with Arthritis Australia; Mirvic Camacho, packaging engineer with Murray Goulburn; and Sumit Kini, continuous improvement specialist with Orora Glass.
Back is set to speak about trends and issues in plastics packaging from the brand owner’s perspective at an upcoming AIP technical dinner on personal care and plastics packaging, in Sydney on August 7.
Further information and registration at www.aipack.com.au
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