Machinery Shipments Quickie Survey, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines year‑over‑year shifts in U.S. packaging and processing machinery shipments between 2019 and 2020 based on a PMMI member survey. The analysis indicates divergent demand across end markets and business sizes, with focus areas including market‑segmentation and demand shifts (for example, food and e‑commerce), operational resilience and backlog dynamics (from booking volatility to shipping and installation delays), and workforce and logistics pressures such as travel restrictions and personnel impacts. Emerging patterns show service and aftermarket revenues behaving differently than core machinery sales, and charts highlight comparative trends by revenue range. The report reveals where engineering and operations teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI Media Group in February 2021. Based on a quick survey of 113 PMMI member machinery manufacturers (surveys with verbatim open‑ended responses) collected in February 2021 covering 2019–2020 shipment data.
