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PMMI's Annual Meeting

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Designed for YOU

Designed by women for women in manufacturing, the SheLeads: Navigating Leadership for Women program helps you overcome challenges and pursue new opportunities with confidence.

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Did You Know?

3 new reports from PMMI's Business Intelligence are now available to members. Covering equipment effectiveness, CPG sustainability, and the latest economic outlook, these reports are here to support you!

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Excellence Starts Here

This new resource helps OEMs streamline proposals, improve customer communication, and reduce back-and-forth. Saving you time, and ensuring clearer, more consistent responses.

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PMMI ProSource is making it easier for users to connect with the right suppliers, but if your profile isn't up to date, you could miss out on valuable leads.

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Last Call to Register!

The PMMI Roadshow is just around the corner. This is a great opportunity to learn best practices from peers, gain insights from end-users, and learn how to maximize your membership benefits. All this value, and registration is free!

Register Here

PMMI's Annual Meeting

Registration is now open for the 2026 Annual Meeting; Sept. 14-16, Le Centre Sheraton Montreal, Canada! Be where the industry connects for three days of networking, business insights, and industry connections.

Register Today

Designed for YOU

Designed by women for women in manufacturing, the SheLeads: Navigating Leadership for Women program helps you overcome challenges and pursue new opportunities with confidence.

Grab Your Seat

Did You Know?

3 new reports from PMMI's Business Intelligence are now available to members. Covering equipment effectiveness, CPG sustainability, and the latest economic outlook, these reports are here to support you!

Learn More

Upcoming Meetings & Events

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PMMI Roadshow PMMI Roadshow

PMMI Roadshow

July

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July

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Wichita Marriott

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Wichita, KS

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Workforce Development

Field Service Essentials Field Service Essentials

Field Service Essentials

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Minneapolis, MN

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Workforce Development

Project Management for the Packaging & Processing Industry Project Management for the Packaging & Processing Industry

Project Management for the Packaging & Processing Industry

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Chicago, IL

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28

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Workforce Development

Certified Trainer Certified Trainer

Certified Trainer

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Minneapolis, MN

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Workforce Development

Successful Trade Show Selling Successful Trade Show Selling

Successful Trade Show Selling

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Chicago, IL

SEE FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dana Greenly, Member Outreach, visiting Doosan Robotics

Omega Design Corporation, Exton, PA

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

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From Classroom to Career: Bridging the
Manufacturing Skills Gap

Workforce

july 13, 2026

Every packaging and processing OEM faces the same challenge: finding skilled technicians who can install, operate, and maintain increasingly sophisticated automation systems.

As manufacturers invest in robotics, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 technologies, demand for technicians continues to outpace the available workforce. The challenge is no longer simply recruiting talent—it’s helping build the pipeline before those employees even enter the job market.

Izquierdo oversees PMMI’s market development plans, research and programs for strengthening the competitiveness of North American suppliers of packaging and processing technologies. He joined PMMI in 1993 as the director for Latin America, eventually moving from the Mexico City office to PMMI’s Herndon, Va., headquarters in the United States to serve as vice president of market development. In this position, he has responsibility for research in the United States and abroad. Izquierdo is also responsible for industry engagement initiatives for continuous improvement of processing and packaging operations.

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