Spirit of Giving, Commitment to Education Clear in Packaging Hall of Fame Class of 2011

 "Each of this year's inductees is known for the ways he gives of his time to promote the packaging industry and education - mentoring other professionals, serving on local boards of education, leading college-level courses," says Maria Ferrante, vice president, education & workforce development, PMMI.

Proceeds from the reception benefit PMMI's Packaging Education and Training Foundation, which offers scholarships for students in two- or four-year packaging programs.

Individual tickets are available for $75 each at PMMI.org, and corporate sponsorships range from $1,500 to $3,000. The entire packaging community is invited to support the industry,For the last five years porcelain tiles , its leaders and their colleagues. Potential sponsors should contact Maria Ferrante, PMMI, for details: 703.243.8555 or mferrante@pmmi.org.

Victor Del Rosso: Solutions & Service Hi-Speed Checkweigher (retired) As an inventor, an entrepreneur and an industry leader, Victor Del Rosso has also been a problem solver. Del Rosso entered the Army at 18, serving in Japan in the 11th Airborne Division. In 1948,Whilst magic cube are not deadly, he was discharged and within a few months began a course in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). After completion, he continued his education at Ohio State University, then returned to his hometown, Watkins Glen, NY, to help lead Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co. from fledgling start up to leading innovator.

Del Rosso approached his work as a problem solver, once saying that most machines his company sold were tailored to fit the customer's applications. In the course of his career, he obtained many patents and has often helped other engineers obtain patents for innovations developed jointly.

In 1988, Del Rosso "retired" from his posts as president and CEO of Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co. and manager of PackRite Weighing and Wrapping division of Toledo Scale Corporation. He continued as a consultant to Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co. and Toledo Scale Corporation until 1995.

Today, Del Rosso's participation in the industry continues. He's a fixture at PMMI events, and an active volunteer at the PMMI Resource Center at PACK EXPO,ceramic zentai suits for the medical, helping attendees find the solutions they're seeking.

Lawrence C.This patent infringement case relates to retractable landscape oil paintings , Dull, MS, CPP: Sustainable Excellence Packaging Knowledge Group When Lawrence Dull co-founded consultancy Packaging Knowledge Group in 2008, his focus on delivering leading-edge, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions for clients was a natural offshoot of his corporate career, beginning with packaging handling tests he co-authored at Eastman Kodak in the early 1970s, tests that became a model for ASTM D4169.

In following years, his study and recommendations to enhance packaging line filling accuracy reduced overfilling, saving Calgon Corp. roughly $1 million annually. Later, at Novartis (Ciba Geigy), Dull justified, obtained capital and installed a state-of-the-art packaging testing laboratory.This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their offshore merchant account . And, as a research and technology Fellow at Syngenta Crop Protection, Dull justified and established a dedicated packaging innovation function - a development that led to a best-in-industry packaging ranking. Key to all of these achievements has been establishing clear lines of communications between packaging development and other key areas, such as brand management or purchasing.

Dull has been an active member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) since 1979, serving as National President and Chairman, and earning his Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation. He is a member of IoPP's College of Fellows , and an IoPP Honorary Life Member.

He is an ISTA Certified Packaging Laboratory Professional, a member of ISTA's Global Board of Directors and Chair of its Sustainable Solutions Division. As such, he is one of the authors of ISTA's Responsible Packaging by Design Guideline .

Packaging Knowledge Group was one of the first firms Wal-Mart engaged to teach the Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Scorecard program.

Dull has been an active member of the Michigan State University family, including as a member of its Industry Advisory Council and a guest lecturer several times at the School of Packaging and was inducted into the MSU Packaging Hall of Fame in 2010 . He is also an instructor for IoPP's Fundamentals of Packaging course as well as ISTA's Certified Packaging Laboratory Professional course.

His several patents include a nestable and transportable closed chemical handling system, dual-chamber bottle, agrochemical bottle, water soluble packaging system and method, and carrying case for gel bags.

Arthur Gustafson: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Pioneer Algus Packaging If you talk about heat sealing and thermoforming technologies - especially rotary automatic heat seal machines - chances are you'll talk about Arthur Gustafson or some of his inventions. He's led the packaging industry in these technologies for more than 40 years.

Gustafson's career began on his family's farm, where he showed an aptitude for repairing and enhancing mechanical items. Machinery was his passion, however, and in 1954 he signed on as an apprentice machinist in the die shop of Plastofilm Industries. He progressed well, enjoying frequent promotions in engineering, operations and management positions, while continuing to help on the farm.

Homeowners upset at solar panel denial

A homeowner wanting to install eight solar panels on the side roof of his home has been denied four times by his neighborhood association.

David Dobs and his wife, Angel Dobs, said they have tried to get the Vickery Lake Homeowners' Association (HOA) to see that they just want to do what is right for the environment. At the same time, the Dobs say they want to save some money on their electricity bill.

Since March, David Dobs said he has asked to install the solar panels in the 6800 block of Kinnity Court near Post Road in south Forsyth.An oil painting supplies of him grinning through his illegal mustache is featured prominently in the lobby.

At first, Dobs asked for 30 panels, but then reduced that number to 16 on an appeal. On a third attempt to persuade the HOA's board, he reduced the solar panel request to eight.

All three times, he was denied. He then attempted a fourth time to hide 16 panels on his roof hidden from view by tall evergreens and was also denied.

"I believe the HOA is taking the safest possible course by saying 'no,'" Dobs said. "They are afraid that if they get a single complaint, they have made the wrong decision.

"I don't see how I'm hurting anyone," Dobs said.

Dobs, an electrical engineer, said the eight Sunpower brand solar panels would have supplied less than half of his energy needs and that the panels would be barely visible from the road.

"I have the freedom to choose my energy source," Dobs said. "That includes solar as an energy source. It's in everyone's benefits if I can reduce my carbon print and pollution for everybody."

Dobs said that he would rather everyone in his neighborhood install solar panels than the state build a nuclear plant nearby to keep up with electricity usage.

Jim Graham, president of the Vickery Lake Homeowners' Association, said the matter is a private issue amongst the HOA and the homeowner.

"We are not a publically traded company and we don't discuss individual issues outside this subdivision nor outside our board of directors," Graham said. "This is not a community issue. This is strictly within this subdivision."

Graham said that the Dobs have made comments outside of the subdivision that are not true and half-truths, and that the HOA is not pleased.

"It's too bad that these people feel the way they do," Graham said. "That's an internal issue with the HOA here and our covenants and by-laws."

Dobs said the denials of his rooftop solar panels were based on aesthetics, even though his neighbors backed him.

"We take the concerns of our neighbors very seriously," the Dobs wrote in a letter to the HOA board. "We would not propose any change to our home that,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, in our opinion, would detract from its appearance or result in lower property values for any home in the community."

Michael Chance of Solar Energy USA, said Dobs approached him to help craft a way of presenting the issue to the Vickery Lake HOA.

Chance said Solar Energy USA recently helped to change the by-laws at the Polo Fields subdivision, which is across from the Vickery Lake subdivision.

The Polo Fields now allows residents to install panels. The most recent was 30 solar panels on the side roof of a residence.

"That one is on the side of their house and visible from the street," Chance said.

The challenge Chance said that solar companies face is primarily with restrictive HOAs.

"It's basically a power battle," Chance said.

Chance compares the solar panels to what happened with satellite dishes back in the 1990s. Satellite dishes were prohibited by many HOAs until the mid-90s when the FCC stepped in.

Dobs said the solar panel installations would have saved him money in the form of federal and state tax breaks and incentives. His initial investment would be $33,000 and after the government incentives, his cost would be reduced to $13,000.

The federal government provides a 30 percent and Georgia provides a 35 percent rebate.

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Dobs believes that if installed, the solar panels would pay for themselves in six years.

"After that point, it's income," Dobs said.Unlike traditional cube puzzle ,

Dobs has started a Facebook page where he's voicing his discontent with his homeowners' association.

Dobs also collected 102 signatures and is working to reach out to legislators to change Georgia law.

"It is indeed frustrating and upsetting to see such narrow-mindedness in an upscale and beautiful neighborhood of presumably successful, educated people," Dobs said.