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Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame Welcomes Four Members

Class of 2020 Inductees Announced

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame will welcome four new members as its 46th class at PACK EXPO Connects (Nov. 9-13, 2020), according to Hall of Fame coordinator PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. This year’s inductees are Jane Chase, Pat…

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New PMMI Media Group Custom Research Delivers Brand Specific Strategy

Powered by the experts behind 20 years of PMMI Business Intelligence, new PMMI Media Group Custom Research provides packaging and processing suppliers exclusive, competitive insights into their business and customers.

The new service offers: Value Proposition and Product Development Insights, Brand and…

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$75,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Students of Families at PMMI Member Companies

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, recently awarded fifteen students $5,000 scholarships from the PMMI Member Family Scholarship. This scholarship was created to support immediate family members of member company employees who are pursuing packaging and processing as a career choice.…

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PMMI Awards $16,000 in Scholarships to Packaging and Mechatronics Students

Four students each received $4,000 from the PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis and Art Schaefer, according to PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Students must have a GPA of 3.0 at a two-year PMMI Education Partner school, industry involvement and plans…

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2020 Processing and Engineering Scholarships Awarded

The PMMI Foundation has awarded three $5,000 scholarships to university students at four-year PMMI partner schools, studying for a career in the packaging and processing industry. PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, supports packaging and processing education at North American colleges,…

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PMMI Welcomes New Member Spring Class of 2020

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, continues to expand its reach, welcoming 32 new members this Spring, bringing active membership to 952.

“We work hard to provide our members with the resources needed to stay timely and adjust to their customers’ needs in light of today’s…

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Conducting Virtual FATs: Best Practices

The OpX Leadership Network releases best practices and leadership guidelines for executing virtual factory acceptance tests (vFATs), to address the changing operational landscape brought on by COVID-19. 

This addendum to the existing Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) work product tackles how to most…

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PMMI Prevails In Lawsuit Fighting Fraudulent Use of PACK EXPO Logo and Phony List Sales

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, won a lawsuit against Data Marketers Inc. doing business as LogiChannel for trademark infringement, false association advertising and unfair competition. LogiChannel was falsely positioning itself using the PACK EXPO logo and attempting to sell fake…

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PMMI Launches NAM Health Care to Address Member Health Coverage Needs

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announced today it would offer an association health plan to its members, extending affordable health care to small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in approved states. In states where the association health plan is not available, PMMI will connect…

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PMMI Board Member Nancy Wilson Selected as a 2020 STEP Ahead Awardee

A champion of growing and developing women and the next generation in the workplace, PMMI board member and CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions, Nancy Wilson was selected as a 2020 STEP Ahead honoree.

Convened by The Manufacturing Institute, the annual STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and…