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Hear from Nicole in a special unPACKed podcast episode, as she shares why vulnerability is a leadership strength, how to build high-performing teams, and what it takes to lead through constant change.

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Upcoming Webinar

Join us on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. for the next PPWLN Learning Circle: Profiles in Leadership, where we'll sit down with Merrilee Kick, founder of BuzzBallz, for a conversation about her career, lessons learned, and what she's picked up along the way.

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You Care. We Match

The PACK GIVES BACK Foundation helps PMMI Members amplify the causes that matter most to them through matching charitable support. Apply for a match to your donations today.

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CyberHealth Alert!

Modern packaging and processing machinery increasingly relies on remote monitoring, cloud connectivity, programmable logic controllers, and industrial IoT devices. Read about latest threats and how to mitigate.

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2027 Workshop Dates!

2027 PMMI U workshops are scheduled throughout the year! Plan your staff development training for the year ahead.

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Explore actionable guidance for improving lead management, strengthening trade show collaboration, aligning customer insights, optimizing communication and technology with the newest MaX Member Forum work product.

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There's More to Hear

Hear from Nicole in a special unPACKed podcast episode, as she shares why vulnerability is a leadership strength, how to build high-performing teams, and what it takes to lead through constant change.

Listen Now

Upcoming Webinar

Join us on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. for the next PPWLN Learning Circle: Profiles in Leadership, where we'll sit down with Merrilee Kick, founder of BuzzBallz, for a conversation about her career, lessons learned, and what she's picked up along the way.

Grab Your Seat

You Care. We Match

The PACK GIVES BACK Foundation helps PMMI Members amplify the causes that matter most to them through matching charitable support. Apply for a match to your donations today.

Give Back Together

CyberHealth Alert!

Modern packaging and processing machinery increasingly relies on remote monitoring, cloud connectivity, programmable logic controllers, and industrial IoT devices. Read about latest threats and how to mitigate.

Read the Blog!

Upcoming Meetings & Events

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Joint Committee Meeting

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Walt Disney World Swan

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OpX Executive Council Meeting OpX Executive Council Meeting

OpX Executive Council Meeting

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Conrad

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Workforce Development

Packaging & Processing Equipment Selling in Today's Market Packaging & Processing Equipment Selling in Today's Market

Packaging & Processing Equipment Selling in Today's Market

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Herndon, VA

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Networking

PACK EXPO Southeast 2027 PACK EXPO Southeast 2027

PACK EXPO Southeast 2027

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Georgia World Congress Center

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Atlanta, GA, USA

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Workforce Development

Field Service Essentials Field Service Essentials

Field Service Essentials

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PACK EXPO Southeast

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Atlanta, GA

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Pictured: Deven Fickes, Marketing Coordinator, Jeremy Brain, Plant Manager, Dana Greenly

Dana Greenly Ossid in Battleboro, NC at Ossid

Dana Greenly in Huntersville, NC at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems

President Dave Wineman and Director of HR, Angela Warkenthien, at Ryson International.

Dana Greenly, Member Outreach, visiting Doosan Robotics

Omega Design Corporation, Exton, PA

Glen Long visited GM Automation

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Top to Top Conference

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Top to Top: Catching up and making new connections.

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Recovery Readiness Starts With the Correct Backup

OEM Magazine

Nov. 13, 2026

As packaging and processing lines grow more connected, a cyberattack can cross into operations, idling equipment and stalling production. When that happens, recovery depends on a question many operations have not fully answered: can the available backup actually restore the line as it runs today?

According to PMMI’s Securing the Line: Managing Cybersecurity in Packaging and Processing Operations white paper, session participants drew a distinction between having a backup and having the correct backup. An original factory acceptance test file, for example, can fall out of date once changes are made during site acceptance and ongoing production. If those changes were never captured, the stored file no longer represents the system that needs to be recovered.

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