Golfers Score $40K for Education
The PMMI Foundation Golf Tournament (Sept. 27; Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas) raised $40,000 in support of education, reports Maria Ferrante, vice president, education and workforce development, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
“We’re very grateful to the sponsors and golfers for their support of industry education,” says Ferrante. “With their help, we’re building tomorrow’s processing and packaging industry workforce as we strengthen today’s.”
Twenty-eight industry-leading companies sponsored the tournament:
- ABI Marketing Public Relations
- Alliant Insurance Services
- Anritsu Industrial Solutions USA
- Beckhoff Automation LLC
- Boca Bearing
- Cablevey Conveyors
- Canadian Packaging Magazine
- Choose Chicago
- Enfield Technologies
- Experient
- Expovision, the Service Leader in Convention Housing
- Fabri-Kal
- Fixation Marketing
- Freeman
- Henkel Corporation
- Lenze Americas
- Marchesini Group USA
- Massman Automation Designs LLC
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Morrison Container Handling Solutions
- Omron Automation & Safety
- Packaging World
- PMMI Media Group
- POBCO Plastics
- Pro Mach
- Septimatech Group Inc.
- SMC Corporation of America
- The Expo Group
The PMMI Foundation distributes nearly $100,000 annually, funding initiatives that encourage students to pursue careers in processing and packaging. The funds also support tuition reimbursement for PMMI member company employees’ continuing education.
“Workforce development is a core value for PMMI,” Ferrante says. “A strong, growing and well-educated workforce is key to continued excellence for all of our members, especially in today’s rapidly-changing technological environment.”
About PMMI
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, represents the voice of more than 700 North American manufacturers of equipment, components and materials for processing and packaging. We work to advance a variety of industries by connecting consumer goods companies with manufacturing solutions through the world class PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows, leading trade media and a wide range of resources to empower our members. The PACK EXPO trade shows unite the world of processing and packaging to advance the industries they serve: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Pharma EXPO, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK México, EXPO PACK Guadalajara and ProFood Tech, launching in April 2017. PMMI Media Group connects manufacturers to the latest solutions, trends and innovations in processing and packaging year-round through brands including Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare Packaging, Contract Packaging and Packaging + Processing OEM. PMMI Business Drivers assist members in pursuing operational excellence through workforce development initiatives, deliver actionable business intelligence on economic, market and industry trends to support members’ growth strategies, and actively connect the supply chain throughout the year. Learn more at PACKEXPO.com, PMMIMediaGroup.com and PMMI.org.
