PMMI and Nestle Step Up to the Plate With OMAC Packaging Workgroup

The OMAC organization is being revitalized for 2011. After completing its divorce from ISA, the parent OMAC group has developed a new strategic plan. The Packaging Workgroup (OPW) has a new co-chair, Bryan Griffen from Nestle, to aid existing co-chair Rick Van Dyke from Pepsico-Frito Lay. And very significantly, PMMI has agreed to provide administrative assistance to OPW.

Keith Campbell

Feb. 16, 2011

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Obtaining Nestle leadership and PMMI support are not insignificant events. Nestle is taking this step not just because Bryan has interest in the group, but because management in Switzerland sees OPW as supportive of their business objectives. Watch for more comments coming soon from my interview with Bryan during the ARC conference.

Discussions between OMAC and PMMI have been going on for some time, and their support comes after full consideration by PMMI leadership. In addition, PMMI has partnered with OPW on the PackML World Tour, a program aimed at bringing additional awareness and support of OPW's PackML standard to end users and machine builders around the world. More information and video on the tour will also be available soon right hear at OnTheEdgeBlog.com.

Bryan will be speaking about Nestle's support of OMAC at the Packaging Automation Forum coming up on April 26th in Chicago. OMAC Packaging Workgroup will be holding an open meeting for press and others on the opening day of Interpack in Dusseldorf to make it clear that OMAC's work has been the result of global collaboration and is useful to end users and machine builders around the world. If you are planning on attending Interpack, watch for announcement of the time and place.

Congratulations to the OMAC leadership for their accomplishments during a challenging year and for starting 2011 with new vigor!