About the webinar
Metal packaging manufacturers are under pressure to meet sustainability targets, reduce material use and respond to evolving regulation, without compromising product quality or performance. At the same time, cost pressures and high-speed production mean changes need to work commercially as well as technically.
New research from Industrial Physics suggests the industry is confident in its ability to meet current requirements, but less certain about what comes next.
In this webinar, experts from Industrial Physics, the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association and Suntory Food and Beverage Europe will discuss how these pressures are playing out in practice. The session will examine how manufacturers are balancing lightweighting and recyclability with structural integrity, quality and cost, alongside the impact of changing regulation and customer requirements.
The speakers will also address a key question raised by the research: if manufacturers recognise the need for change, what is preventing faster progress? Drawing on technical, industry and manufacturing perspectives, they will discuss the realities of investing in new technology, introducing automation and maintaining quality in live production environments.
The discussion will consider where better measurement and earlier visibility of process variation can help, where investment can have the greatest impact, and how collaboration across the industry can support manufacturers as requirements continue to change.
Learning Objectives
- Gain insight into how regulation, sustainability targets and changing customer expectations are reshaping priorities for metal packaging manufacturers, and what these pressures mean in practice for the years ahead.
- Explore the practical challenges of balancing lightweighting and recyclability with structural integrity, product quality and cost in high-speed manufacturing environments.
- Understand where current quality control and testing approaches are coming under pressure, including challenges around repeatability, operator dependency and identifying quality issues early enough in production.
- Learn how manufacturers are approaching investment and operational change, including the barriers to adopting new technologies and the role of collaboration, measurement and automation in improving long-term resilience.
Steve Davis
Global Director Product Management
Industrial Physics
With over two decades of engineering experience, Steve Davis is a true expert when it comes to the design and development of metal packaging testing systems. He has provided solutions for many of the world’s leading can makers and can fillers.
Steve’s roles have been diverse – from helping customers find the right equipment in technical sales roles to leading as a European VP of a metal packaging measurement business.
At Industrial Physics, he utilises his specialist skills to lead a team of experts and ensure the brand’s equipment can protect the integrity of its customer’s metal packaging.
Jason Galley
Director and Chief Executive
Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
Jason Galley is Director and Chief Executive of the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) with responsibility for the overall management of the trade association. The MPMA represents around 30-member companies in a UK sector which employs close to 3,500 employees across 50 factories.
Jason is the lead voice for the metal packaging sector, championing and promoting the unique recyclability and sustainable benefits of aluminium and steel packaging while demonstrating its role in the circular economy and food security. Prior to his MPMA role, Jason has held senior innovation, sustainability and operations roles within global metal packaging organisations.
Gregory Bentley
EU Packaging Director & SMEE COO
Suntory
Gregory has worked in the packaging industry for over 25 years in a range of roles and companies from design to engineering and converters to FMCG. His project portfolio includes a number of key projects at Coca-Cola and ABINBEV, including Share a Coke, bow label, the all-new Fanta spiral bottle, before taking on full time leadership roles in WestRock and Suntory, where developing the next generation of packaging professionals is his passion and focus.
A passionate advocate of sustainable and innovative packaging, sharing his passion through his Instagram packaging blog @passionforpack. Gregory joined Suntory in 2022 and leads the Suntory Beverage and Food Europe packaging team.
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