PMMI is a trade association with nearly 600 member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States and Canada.
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announces PACK EXPO East 2015 will take place Feb. 16–18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia...
Beckhoff introduces a new modular, customizable robot technology amid dramatic increases in robot use to address workforce, quality, and throughput issues
In this episode we look at 5G wireless in manufacturing, Emerson Automation Solutions' augmented reality update to Plantweb Optics, and best practices and leadership guidelines...
Robotics are not just for the automotive industry anymore. With a wave of innovations in dexterity, vision, mobility, connectivity and safety, robots are finding a place in a ...
Two women, one an industry pioneer and one an emerging leader, share their experiences and advice for how to usher in a new era that includes more women in manufacturing.
The pros and cons of robots on the processing and packaging lines created a lot of discussion at the Top to Top Summit, where CPGs and OEMs come together to solve pressing manufacturing...
The most recent US-CERT Alert made it clear that industry media websites have been used as a means of gaining access to users' networks and systems. Here's how Automation World...
Detailing existing and upcoming tools available free through the OpX Leadership Network, industry experts explained how they can make your entire operations run more efficiently...
Automation and education will be critical to getting CPGs and OEMs aligned around remote access and cybersecurity. Bryan Griffen—a former Nestlé engineer and PMMI’s new Director...
Living as we do in an increasingly digitalized world, new security challenges are materializing at an alarming pace, and few are as perplexing and troublesome as cybersecurity...
A new PMMI market research report looks at the trends and technology advancements that will change the landscape of the food processing industry, highlighting the latest functionality...
Pharmaceutical companies will pay a price if they don’t abide by the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act—and if they do. So invest wisely in serialization for compliance and ...
Aug. 17, 2015
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PMMI Business Intelligence, 2022 Challenges and Opportunities for Packaging and Processing Operations
The use of new and evolving technologies such as fully integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, cloud computing and connected machine sensor networks, remote access...
The next big cybersecurity challenge for manufacturers is how to secure the remote access points that have been implemented on the plant floor during the pandemic before hackers...
As manufacturers ramp up sustainability efforts, they are looking at innovative ideas—like TerraCycle Loop, a closed-loop system of reusable containers. But such efforts mean ...
New survey data from the Eclipse Foundation on Internet of Things technology adoption provides an interesting pre-pandemic outlook on the digital transformation of industry—an...
In a meeting co-hosted by PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network and Industry Relations Committee, manufacturers and machine builders shared their plans and concerns about IIoT in a discussion...
The largest packaging show in the world in 2019—PACK EXPO Las Vegas and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO—opened today accompanied by projections that the U.S. packaging machinery...
Manufacturers and OEMs must understand that there are many sides to machine safety, including standards, regulations, functional requirements, technology, and even unforeseen ...
The Robotics Zone, featuring new robotic technology, human and robot interaction, and collaborative robot displays, will showcase innovation and help needy children.
Industrial robots are often connected using a wired system because current conventional wireless speeds cannot support the level of speed needed for large-scale cloud computing...
Packaging and processing professionals got together for Vision 2025 at PACK EXPO International 2018 to discuss their own challenges and the solutions they employ to leverage automation...
Registration is open for the OMAC 2019 PackML Workshop, taking place May 16 immediately following the eighth annual Automation World Conference & Expo.
More than 140 packaging and processing professionals from operations and engineering, including CPGs, contract packagers and OEMs, discussed challenges and solutions to the workforce...
Mass customization is the consensus go-to phrase describing the challenges faced by Vision 2025 participants trying to understand consumer trends and customer demands.
New survey from PMMI reveals big data analytics and collaborative robots are seen as potential game changers for companies in the food and beverage, health and beauty, and pharmaceutica...
The Amazing Packaging Race at PACK EXPO brings students and exhibitors together as student teams complete a series of challenges across 1.2 million net-square-feet of exhibit ...
With advice from case studies and company input, a new PMMI whitepaper recommends steps to take before implementing your Industrial Internet of Things plan.
Reducing the workforce, delivering operator ease of use, and building in machine flexibility to meet shifting consumer demands are top must-haves for CPGs.
Though many consumer packaged goods companies see the benefit of the holistic approach to manufacturing that the Industrial Internet can deliver, more education and information...
Nine out of 10 food processing and packaging companies are using robots now, but lower-cost collaborative robots are expected to drive adoption even further, according to PMMI...
Almost two-thirds of food manufacturers request customized equipment, according to a study from PMMI Business Intelligence. A big hurdle for OEMs is understanding the customer...
OEMs are partnering with technology providers to deliver smarter machines, says a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence. Engineers need to make the ROI clear to C-level executives...
Machine builders and technology providers are working to deliver the next steps toward smarter machines for food and packaging end users, according to a new report from PMMI Business...
Information and operational technologies need to unify networks and systems with one communication protocol to reap the benefits of a smarter plant floor.
Taylor Guitars, Palmer Foundry and other technology end users will discuss how automation is driving increased efficiency, profits and safety. Manufacturers, OEMs and solution...
A new research study, conducted by PMMI, focuses on automation implementation across the processing and packaging industries. It offers insights and strategies for end users and...
A study from PMMI Business Intelligence reveals the vast majority of food processing companies track incoming ingredients with 1D barcodes. A few are still testing RFID devices...
There’s an engineer in all of us. By applying unique immersive experiences to draw out that natural attraction to making things, we can, hopefully, solve manufacturing’s biggest...
From the Internet of Things and machine vision to coding and serialization and flexible manufacturing, the PACK EXPO and Healthcare Packaging EXPO Innovation Stages will deliver...
Changes come slow to pharmaceutical packagers, but the push is on to integrate lines. Serialization is driving the change, according to PMMI Business Intelligence.
Two out of three pharma, biologics and med device companies employ robots, according to a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence. Robotics applications in pharma packaging ...
OEE, for the past several years, has not been a major focus for pharma packagers like it has been for their peers in food and beverage. A study by PMMI Business Intelligence shows...
The Manufacturing Operations track of the Pharma EXPO Conference will address production efficiency, supplier qualifications, and workforce development.
Endorsed by the National Association of Manufacturers, PMMI’s new Motors and Motor Controls mechatronics test is a key element in preparing the current and future workforce to...
A number of drivers, ranging from high-profile investments in collaborative robot technology to FDA approvals of robot use, appear to bolster both near- and long-term growth prospects...
The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded in 2011 by PMMI—The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, brings together CPG production...
The safety standards state that a risk assessment must be performed on a machine in order for it to be deemed safe. This is a standardized procedure for determining the level ...
Programmable, smart devices coupled with new approaches and new standards are changing safety from a static add-on to a dynamic partner in packaging machine productivity.
Packaging-machinery manufacturers had record growth year in 2011, with annual average growth at 19 percent, says Jorge Izquierdo, vice president for market development for the...
Globally, everybody in packaging—original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and consumer-goods providers—has an emerging market growth strategy, says Mike Wagner, manager of global...
Safety on the plant floor is its own justification. Increasingly, however, as automation technologies converge, new approaches to packaging machine safety are also helping facilitate...
"2010 was really a bad year,” observes Jorge Izquierdo, vice president for market development for the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute in Reston, Va.
As a nation, we need to expand our dialogue around STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills and education. Automation World Publisher Jim Chrzan is doing...
That collaboration between OEMs and end users is one promising thing Feldman sees in the packaging-machinery sector—and one thing that’s also on her wish list of sector needs....
As the U.S. economy continues to recover, the Flexible Packaging Association believes significant growth opportunities exist for flexible packaging in domestic and emerging markets...
One aspect of robotic safety that is often overlooked, according to Leo Petrokonis, business development manager for the packaging industry at Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomatio...
