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Prepare for the Show!

Make a bigger impact at trade shows! This workshop developed for PMMI Members gives your sales team the skills and knowledge to increase success.

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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.

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Network with Fellow Emerging Leaders

Expand your network among industry peers with the Young Professionals Reception, Oct. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m., in one of Chicago’s most iconic venues! Make connections, exchange ideas, and strengthen relationships with free food,games, and drinks.

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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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Get a MaX Start!

Get A MaX Start to your PACK EXPO International day with the MaX Member Forum Monday, Oct. 19. Enjoy a relaxed morning breakfast, a cup of coffee, and take a moment to ease into the day with fellow members.

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We're Back!

What happens when hundreds of women from across the packaging and processing industry gather in one room? Join us at the PPWLN Networking Breakfast on Oct. 20, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., and be part of a morning filled with inspiration, fresh ideas, and energy.

Grab Your Plate

Prepare for the Show!

Make a bigger impact at trade shows! This workshop developed for PMMI Members gives your sales team the skills and knowledge to increase success.

Register Now!

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

Network with Fellow Emerging Leaders

Expand your network among industry peers with the Young Professionals Reception, Oct. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m., in one of Chicago’s most iconic venues! Make connections, exchange ideas, and strengthen relationships with free food,games, and drinks.

RSVP Ahead

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

Upcoming Meetings & Events

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Workforce Development

Successful Trade Show Selling Successful Trade Show Selling

Successful Trade Show Selling

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Chicago, IL

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Meetings

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Le Centre Sheraton Montreal

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Montreal, Québec, Canada

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Workforce Development

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Packaging & Processing Equipment Selling in Today's Market

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Le Centre Sheraton Montreal

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Montreal, Québec, Canada

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Workforce Development

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Chicago, IL

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Workforce Development

Risk Assessment Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

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PACK EXPO International

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SEE FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

President Dave Wineman and Director of HR, Angela Warkenthien, at Ryson International.

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

Additional Resources

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Industry News

What Your Robot Is Actually Doing and Why It Matters

OEM Magazine

Aug. 14, 2026

It’s not a stretch to opine that most people working with industrial robots today are not robot designers. More often than not, they are applications engineers who take an existing arm off a shelf, drop it into a cell, write a program, and solve whatever problems emerge. Courtney Fernandez of Fast One Solutions thinks that framing matters. At OT SCADA CON in July, she argued that understanding at least some of the underlying mechanics—the math, the geometry, and the physics—is what separates successful deployments from costly ones.

"Most of the robotics that we do in the US is applications engineering," Fernandez said. Her presentation, titled Industrial Robotics and End of Arm Tooling, covered kinematics, tooling selection, singularities, mobile robots, vision, and the emerging conversation around humanoids.

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