2019 Engineering Practices Survey, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines engineering organization models, resourcing and practices across packaging machinery companies based on PMMI’s triennial member survey and aggregated departmental benchmarks across revenue bands. The analysis indicates major focus areas—workforce development and retention, including internships and continuing education; knowledge capture and documentation; and digital-tool adoption and version control such as CAD upgrades and PDM systems—alongside R&D allocation and design standardization to improve efficiency. Emerging patterns show firms tend to leverage contract engineers and prioritize standardization, and charts highlight comparative trends and cross-segment benchmarks. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in March 2019. Based on an engineering practices survey of 138 PMMI member companies (15% response rate) collected prior to March 2019.
