Contract Packaging & Manufacturing: Drivers of Machinery Investments, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines 2024 machinery investment trends across contract packaging and manufacturing through primary interviews, surveys, and sector research. The analysis indicates CP/CMs prioritize flexible, fast, and simple machinery alongside greater plant-floor integration and expanded automation, while workforce development and retention, digital-tool adoption and data management, and supplier lifecycle support emerge as linked focus areas. Charts highlight comparative integration benchmarks and recurring bottlenecks, and findings generally show opportunities in packaging automation and sustainability—covering examples from palletizing to labeling and changeover optimization. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in September 2024. Based on 157 interviews and surveys of contract packaging/contract manufacturing (CP/CM) organizations and brand owners and secondary analysis of 61 sources collected 2023–2024.
