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Upcoming Meetings & Events
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Networking
PMMI Regional DinnerPMMI Regional DinnerPMMI Regional Dinner
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Islington Golf Club
Ontario, Canada
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Young Professionals Network
Young Professionals SeminarYoung Professionals SeminarYoung Professionals Seminar
July
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Wichita Marriott
Wichita, KS
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Workforce Development
Field Service EssentialsField Service EssentialsField Service Essentials
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Minneapolis, MN
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Workforce Development
Project Management for the Packaging & Processing IndustryProject Management for the Packaging & Processing IndustryProject Management for the Packaging & Processing Industry
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Chicago, IL
Dana Greenly, Member Outreach, visiting Doosan Robotics
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Omega Design Corporation, Exton, PA
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Glen Long visited GM Automation
Top to Top: Coming together for a quick group photo.
Top to Top Conference
Top to Top: Great conversations happening between sessions.
Top to Top: Catching up and making new connections.
Jim Pittas and Tom Egan visited New England Machinery
Dana Greenly visited Grasselli SSI
Dana Greenly visited Farason Corporation
Additional Resources
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Industry News
The Innovation Blind Spot: Why OEM Leaders and Teams Don't Agree on the Problem
OEM Magazine
june 19, 2026
Packaging and processing OEMs say innovation matters more than ever. According to PMMI's 2026 Innovation for Packaging and Processing OEMs white paper, 86% of members rate it a high or essential priority, and a third call it essential for survival.
But beneath that consensus lies a problem few companies recognize—leaders and their teams aren't seeing the same picture.
When asked to grade themselves as innovation champions, leaders gave themselves a 4.31 out of 5. Their teams rated them 3.40. The gap indicates leaders and their teams aren't just rating things differently; they're also not solving the same problems.
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