PACK EXPO will be the platinum sponsor of the World Packaging Organization’s (WPO) 2010 WorldStar Awards Ceremony, according to PMMI President & CEO Chuck Yuska. The awards ceremony, which will take place on May 17, 2011, during Interpack (Dusseldorf, Germany),. will also include a drawing for a trip for two to PACK EXPO Las Vegas [...]
Entries from January 28th, 2011
PACK EXPO Signs on as Platinum Sponsor of WPO WorldStar Awards
January 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Global Marketing
2011 Operations Conference Covers Training, Safety, Sustainability, Productivity
January 28th, 2011 · No Comments · PMMI U
In the constantly changing consumer packaged goods marketplace, hiring, training and retaining can be challenging and costly. Its presence is key to success, and its absence is key to failure. But Pepperidge Farm Inc. Engineering & Plant Technology Manager Paul Brooker is determined to succeed.
Tags: Education·Fred Hayes·Operations Conference·Risk Assessment
February Chairman’s Corner
January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Chairman's Corner
Happy New Year. I wanted to take this opportunity, in my first address as Chairman to talk to you about some of the things you can expect from PMMI in 2011.
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Industry Experts to Guide Growth Strategies at ELC
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Connections
Bad loans, low home values, job losses: The last few years of this ‘perfect storm’ have meant people spending less, customers delaying purchases, tough decisions to make. The perfect storm is the recession we weathered in 2008 & 2009, and its effects, which are still lingering today. Author and business guru Tom Peters will join [...]
Tags: ELC·Mark Jacobson·Nick Wilson·Rick Fox·Tom Donohue·Tom Peters
Education Update: Third Mechatronics Certificate Test Will Focus on PLCs
January 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · PMMI U
PMMI is adding a third certificate test to its PMMI U Mechatronics Certificate program: “Introduction to PLCs.”
Tags: Mechatronics
Mexico – Gain Insight, Build Business South of the Border
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Global Marketing
Mexico is U.S. packaging machinery exporters’ second-largest market, accounting for more than $100 million in export sales. And, with the World Bank predicting 3.6 percent growth in GDP, Mexico’s standing as one of the top markets for U.S. exports is not likely to change.
Tags: department of commerce·International Trade Commission·Mexico·Mexico Trade Mission·Vision 2015 Mexico
Meet Agents at Interpack
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Global Marketing
Finding the right agent is a big investment, involving countless hours of research, phone calls and email exchanges. “Finding a business partner that works is just as hard and time-consuming as building any other type of partnership,” said Jorge Izquierdo, vice president of market development, PMMI. “PMMI’s agent matchmaking services lets PMMI do the footwork, [...]
Tags: Agent Matchmaking·interpack
Missouri University of Science and Technology Engineering Management Gets an Assist from PMMI
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · PMMI U
The complexity of modern manufacturing demands skills in business management as well as engineering and technology, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUST) (formerly the University of Missouri–Rolla) provides both knowledge bases with its undergraduate Engineering Management (EMGT) program.
Tags: Missouri University of Science and Technology·PMMI Partner Schools
Trade Show Strategy Committee Identifies Opportunities for Future of PACK EXPO
January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · PACK EXPO
Today, PACK EXPO is the largest and most comprehensive packaging and processing trade show in the western hemisphere. Tomorrow, or five or 10 years from now, however, success is not guaranteed. That’s why PMMI created the trade show strategy committee. This group of industry leaders is tasked with looking past this year’s show and into [...]
Integration, Uptime, Brand Power and Food Safety Lead Trends from the Show Floor
January 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Intelligence
PACK EXPO International 2010 was one powerful show, incorporating processing machinery into its exhibits for the first time, and providing total systems solutions for the entire production line.
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