CONFERENCE AT PACK EXPO TO ADDRESS CHANGE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Conference at PACK EXPO, Nov. 10–12 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, will be held in conjunction with PACK EXPO International (Nov. 9–13).

Conference sessions are organized into several “tracks” reflecting industry trends that affect today’s packaging professionals. Tracks include Sustainability, Brand Protection, Containers & Materials, Upgrading Operations, Processing and Converting.  The conference program grid and registration information are available on www.packexpo.com.

PMMI, the leading global resource for the packaging industry, introduces the Packaging Intelligence Brief (PIB) series to help define and address trends currently shaping the future of packaging. 

PMMI 's Packaging Intelligence Briefs will keep industry professionals and media abreast of emerging trends that have an impact in the packaging industry.  Each Brief will address a specific topic and outline how packaging machinery suppliers and manufacturers are, and should be, responding to market needs. Get yours today!

PMMI's expands Risk Assessment - PackSafe Training opportunities!

Risk assessment is now required by the ANSI/PMMI B155.1 standard in addition to the requirement for CE certification. PMMI has responded to this requirement by offering hands-on risk assessment training seminars throughout the year:

For complete conference information and to register, please visit the Risk Assessment site today.

PMMI research indicates North American packaging machinery manufacturers hold key advantages over global competitors as the United States will maintain its position as the global leader in packaging machinery turnover. 

Sales of North American-based packaging machinery supplier solutions reached $6.11 billion in 2006 and are forecast to grow at an average annual rate of 3.1 percent through 2009, to reach $6.689 billion.

Globally, total packaging machinery sales reached $31 billion in 2006.  North American manufacturers provided 20 percent of the packaging solutions sold worldwide.  In parallel, U.S. demand for packaging machinery solutions reached $6.6 billion in 2006, with North American-based manufacturers providing 77 percent of the packaging solutions sold.  More . . .

In the competitive world of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, trends impacting packaging operations include contract manufacturing, a major push for enhanced convenience for consumers and anti-counterfeiting.

Take a look at the Executive Highlights of the "Industry Segment Market Research Study: Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical Packaging Machinery."

PMMI Members Only! Download the full report today: Industry Segment Market Research Study: Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical Packaging Machinery.

Sixteen of the seventeen machinery categories that PMMI monitors in this annual report experienced growth in 2006. Two categories, Wrapping (+18.6 percent) and Capping, Overcapping, Lidding and Sealing machinery (+11.2 percent) enjoyed double-digit growth. Converting machinery was the only machinery category with a modest decline of -0.6 percent.

A copy of the Executive Summary of the 2007 Shipments and Outlooks Study can be downloaded here. A copy of the complete study is also available from PMMI for $2,500 (non-member price). To order a copy, contact Paula Feldman, director of statistics, PMMI at 703-243-8555 or via email.

Read the complete press release here.

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  PMMI announces that its highly-regarded Certified Trainer program will grant certification status to employees at consumer and industrial goods companies who successfully complete the two-day program.  Read more. . .
  
   

• PMMI Announces Technical Training Community of Practice
  PMMI announces the PMMI Technical Training Community of Practice.The Community is an open forum for end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to address common challenges in operator training in order to develop best practices and clearly define expectations. The Community of Practice will provide input to the PMMI Certified Trainer program. Read more. . .
  

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