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CRAIN'S 2019 NOTABLE WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING

Nancy Wilson

CEO, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

As CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions in Glenwood, Nancy Wilson has created a national sales force, expanded operations to a second manufacturing facility in Glenwood, and doubled the company’s workforce, resulting in more than 70 percent sales…

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The Institute of Packaging Professionals Announces a New Strategic Alliance with PMMI

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) today announces a new strategic partnership with PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.  This alliance will allow IoPP to provide additional value to its members and expand its reach by engaging new members.  IoPP maintains its vital…

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Top Food/Bev Execs Seek out ProFood Tech 2019

ProFood Tech hit its stride March 26-28 welcoming a who’s who of food and beverage companies to McCormick Place, Chicago, with three out of four of the nearly 5,000 attendees being executive-level decision makers with significant influence and purchasing power.

“The quality of attendees was unmatched; Conagra…

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ProFood Tech 2019 Opens Amid A Growing Food and Beverage Processing Machinery Market

The second edition of ProFood Tech (March 26-28, 2019; McCormick Place, Chicago) opens today amidst on-going technology developments and increasing levels of automation in the food and beverage processing machinery market, according to the Taste of Processing Trends Around the World white paper produced by one…

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PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO: The Main Event for Packaging in 2020

Exhibit sales are open for the return of PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO to Chicago in 2020 (Nov. 8-11, McCormick Place, Chicago). Coming on the heels of a very successful event in 2018, it will be the largest packaging event in North America in 2020.

Owned and produced by PMMI, The…

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More Women Cracking The Auto Industry's Glass Ceiling With Skills, Thick Skin

When Mary Barra was appointed General Motors Corp. CEO in 2013 shards of the proverbial glass ceiling fell on the automotive industry and cracked open the window to advancement for women in an industry dominated by men.

Six years later, Ginger Butz and Florence Acuna are prime examples of how much…

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Words from the women of packaging

From different backgrounds, interests, and educations, these eight women find their passion in packaging and encourage other women to seize the myriad career opportunities presented by the industry.

Packaging is one of the largest industries in the world. Historically, there have been few women involved in…

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The PMMI Foundation Partners with Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs to Support Summer Manufacturing Camps

The PMMI Foundation is pleased to support twenty total summer manufacturing camps in 2020 and 2021 with a $100,000 grant to Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Int’l. (FMA). In an effort to narrow the growing skills gap, the PMMI Foundation and…

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ProFood Tech Addresses Key Issues Facing Food and Beverage Processing

With two weeks until the return of ProFood Tech (March 26–28, 2019; McCormick Place, Chicago), the most comprehensive food and beverage processing show in North America, it’s time to start preparing to capitalize on everything offered during this three-day event.  

“With processing solutions for nearly…

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American Crane & Former Kraft Execs Headline Women’s Event

The Packaging & Processing Women's Leadership Network (PPWLN) — sponsored by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies — is excited to announce its “Leading Change” breakfast during ProFood Tech (8:00 a.m., March 27; McCormick Place; Chicago). The event will connect peers through networking and…