PMMI Membership Reaches Record Levels

An industry leader in packaging for more than 80 years, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, reached a milestone of over 800 member companies last month, after the approval of 46 new member companies at its Executive Leadership Conference (March 19-21; Aventura, Florida).

“Updating our membership by-laws has positioned PMMI to properly keep pace with an ever-evolving and growing marketplace through its inclusion of more industry contributors,” said Glen Long, senior vice president, PMMI. “As the processing and packaging landscapes shift, this growth in member companies demonstrates our ability to adapt to the ways manufacturing and business structures are changing.”

PMMI’s new members are:

General Members
Holland Engineering LLC, New Britain, Connecticut
LasX Industries Inc., White Bear Lake, Minnesota
PKD SA De CV, Queretaro DE Arteaga, Mexico
Precision Finishing Systems Inc., Wheeling, Illinois
Right Stuff Equipment, Denver, Colorado
Schenck Process LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
Shorewood Engineering Inc., Waconia, Minnesota

Associate Members
Bergami USA, Roseto, Pennsylvania
BestPack Packaging Systems, Rancho Cucamonga, California
CAMA USA Inc., Buffalo Grove, Illinois
CSi Palletizing, Richmond, Virginia
EBS Ink Jet Systems USA, Inc., Libertyville, Illinois
Leibinger USA, East Troy, Wisconsin
Pester USA Inc., Allendale, New Jersey
Schubert North America LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina
Taisei Lamick USA, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Totani America, Inc., De Pere, Wisconsin
United Barcode Systems, Escondido, California
Universal Robots USA, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Volkmann, Inc., Bristol, Pennsylvania
Volm Companies, Inc., Antigo, Wisconsin

Component Supplier Members
Fraba Inc., Hamilton, New Jersey
ITT, Inc., Orchard Park, New York
Patlite (USA) Corporation, Torrance, California
Soft Robotics, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

Materials Supplier Members
C&K PROPACK, Seoul, Korea
Charter NEX Films, Inc., Milton, Wisconsin
Genpak LLC, Glens Falls, New York
Hindustan Adhesives Limited, New Delhi, India
Peel Plastic Products Ltd, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
PolyOne Corporation, Maryland Heights, Missouri
Smith Corona Labels & Ribbons, Cleveland, Ohio
Storopack, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tadbik, Fairfield, New Jersey
TEBPLAST PLASTIK SAN. VE TIC. A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Technimark LLC, Asheboro, North Carolina

Affiliated Supplier Members
AC Compacting LLC, North Brunswick, New Jersey
Afflink, LLC, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
AutoCoding Systems Ltd, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Berran Industrial Group, Inc., Akron, Ohio
Cold Jet, LLC, Loveland, Ohio
Food Plant Engineering, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio
PAK-TEC, INC., Lake Wylie, South Carolina
Secomea Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SOCAPS US Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
UCM Holdings, LLC, Miami, Florida

Of the 46 new member companies, there are seven general members, 14 associate members, four component supplier members, 11 materials supplier members and 10 affiliated members.

For information on PMMI membership or becoming a PMMI member visit pmmi.org or contact Heather Harvey, membership manager, PMMI at [email protected] or 571.612.3197.

About PMMI
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, represents the voice of more than 800 North American manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, components and materials as well as providers of related equipment and services to the packaging and processing industry. We work to advance a variety of industries by connecting consumer goods companies with manufacturing solutions through the world-class PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows, leading trade media and a wide range of resources to empower our members. The PACK EXPO trade shows unite the world of processing and packaging to advance the industries they serve: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Healthcare Packaging EXPO, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK México, EXPO PACK Guadalajara and ProFood Tech, launching in April 2017. PMMI Media Group connects manufacturers to the latest solutions, trends and innovations in processing and packaging year-round through brands including Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare Packaging, Contract Packaging, ProFood World and Packaging + Processing OEM. PMMI Business Drivers assist members in pursuing operational excellence through workforce development initiatives, deliver actionable business intelligence on economic, market and industry trends to support members' growth strategies, and actively connect the supply chain throughout the year.

Learn more at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com and PMMIMediaGroup.com.