PMMI Digest: Member News and Opportunities - Summer

Learn how to take advantage of your PMMI membership this summer.

PMMI Member News
PMMI Member News

PACK EXPO International & Healthcare Packaging EXPO Rank 5th

Last October’s PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO in Chicago, ranked fifth in the 2018 Trade Show News Network Top 250 U.S. Trade Shows.

After a sixth-place finish in 2016, PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO, moved up one spot in the rankings by net square footage, coming in at 1,249,751 net sq. ft. The biennial trade show focuses on the latest developments in packaging and converting machinery, materials, packages and containers and components, gathering the most prominent companies in the industry as exhibitors.

 

“The TSNN Top Trade Shows list is an all-star collection of the biggest and best exhibitions of the previous year, and we are proud to again be recognized among North America’s trade show giants,” says Jim Pittas, president and CEO, PMMI. “This honor is a testament to PACK EXPO’s status as the premier resource for the latest innovations in packaging, an industry that is growing at a rapid pace.”

The next installment in the PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows is PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 23–25, 2019; Las Vegas Convention Center), which will convene 30,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibitors over 900,000 net square feet of exhibit space. For more information and to register, visit: packexpolasvegas.com

 

FROM THE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DESK

 

Robotics: A World of Opportunity

PMMI Business Intelligence’s newly released industry research report “2019 Robotics - Innovation 2 Implementation” indicates many opportunities for OEMs to grow their business in a variety of markets: OEMs report robotic growth has opened up opportunities with old and new customers, added staff, increased revenues and helped them compete globally. More than half (53 percent) of companies are using robotics in primary packaging, 27 percent in processing operations, 70 percent in secondary packaging and 73 percent in transport packaging. Nearly two in three end users are operating robots working together on the same machine. Capital spending on robotics over the next 24 months is predicted to increase by 29 percent.

To download the full report visit:oemgo.to/robotinnovation

 

Four Best Practices to Improve Operations

Check out Business Intelligence Best Practices reports to ensure your company is on the right path:

2019 Engineering Best Practices –  this survey provides participating member companies with robust comparative data on packaging machinery companies’ engineering departments, management, design practices, tools and workforce development.

2019 Education Workforce Development Best Practices – PMMI’s most recent best practices on how to attract and retain top talent at your company.

2018 Millennial Purchasing & Trade Shows – Learn about a generation’s non-traditional approach to a traditional industry event.

Download these reports by visiting: oemgo.to/businessintelligence

 

Eyes on the International Prize

List: Digitalization Companies From PACK EXPO
Looking for CPG-focused digital transformation solutions? Download our editor-curated list from PACK EXPO featuring top companies offering warehouse management, ERP, digital twin, and MES software with supply chain visibility and analytics capabilities—all tailored specifically for CPG operations.
Download Now
List: Digitalization Companies From PACK EXPO