2021 State of the Industry: US Packaging Machinery Report, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines U.S. packaging and converting machinery performance using 2015–2020 base-year data and supplier and public sources (including Omdia and US Census Bureau) and provides forecasts to 2026. The analysis identifies three focus areas—operational resilience (order backlogs and supply‑chain dynamics), technology adoption (automation, robotics and IIoT with wireless connectivity and machine vision), and sustainability & materials innovation (flexible packaging and recyclable substrates)—and explores workforce and compliance pressures, from workforce skills and knowledge capture to labeling/serialization requirements. Charts highlight comparative trends and benchmark performance across sectors and machinery categories. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
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Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, in July 2021; based on 2020 OEM/supplier questionnaires (surveys), supplier interviews, and secondary analysis of US Census trade data and Omdia market data collected in calendar year 2020.
