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In 2025, we’re making a strategic change in how we engage with our customers. Historically, our Account Executives (AEs) were aligned by geography, with each rep serving all customer types within...

Throughout 2025, we are continuing to celebrate Summit's anniversary. Our President, Scott Hohensinner, started Summit out of his bedroom 30 years ago, and we've come a long way since then. We put ...

This year, Summit Packaging is thrilled to celebrate a milestone that’s 30 years in the making. Since 1995, we’ve built a legacy of delivering innovative, reliable, and cost-effective packaging...

It's that time of year when packaging matters more than ever! From Summit's workshop to your Christmas tree, we couldn't do what we do without you. To our customers, thank you. We look forward to w...

The current labor shortage presents a significant challenge for manufacturers across the Pacific Northwest. However, Summit Packaging is able to adeptly address production and labor challenges for ...

Automation equipment serves as a strategic solution to labor shortages by enhancing productivity and maintaining quality. Historically, production gaps were filled by bringing in more people. But i...

The manufacturing landscape in 2024 is grappling with a pronounced labor shortage, influenced heavily by a complex web of socio-economic factors. Among these, the sharp rise in minimum wage regulat...

2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for Summit Packaging. Not only are we expanding our services to better serve our clients and introduce innovative packaging solutions, we are also sig...

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have brought about a paradigm shift in the packaging and manufacturing industry. But before we can understand their effect on this industry let’s begin with a brie...

Advancements in the development of industrial robotics have brought a surge in productivity in the manufacturing industry. What exactly is it that automation and robotics are bringing to the table?

Join us in Las Vegas this Sep 11-13 at Pack Expo, the ultimate platform where leading manufacturers showcase their cutting-edge equipment, packaging materials, and automation technologies!

Industrial automation is transforming the way that businesses operate, and with each passing year, this trend is accelerating. Current projections estimate that by 2025, nearly half of all manufact...

Wenatchee resident Kenneth Ruud has joined Auburn-based Summit Packaging Inc. as a new regional sales representative, focused on the Eastern Washington agriculture market.

Between natural disasters, Covid-19 precautions, and labor shortages, 2020 and 2021 have delt several huge disruptions to the global supply chain. The 2021 plastic industry has not been spared, wit...

Pacific Northwest packaging distributer is thrilled to announce they now carry a stand-up pouch product made completely from polyethylene-based laminates that is recyclable.