EastPack set for this month

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 5/1/2000

This month's EastPack event for packaging innovation will feature on the show floor special product areas designed to make comparison shopping easier for the numerous buying teams that attend.

Spread over 150,000 sq. ft., with more than 18 in-depth conference sessions and a host of special events, EastPack, produced by Reed Exhibition Companies, is scheduled to run at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa. from May 23-25. The event will feature machinery, materials, supplies, and services from over 500 exhibitors.

Creating a show-within-a-show with specialty pavilions and showcases, EastPack's goal is to save time, enhance the purchasing experience, and provide a forum to present cutting edge technologies in today's marketplace.

Along with the showcases viewed in previous years (materials handling as well as automation and controls and system integration) new special showcases will be highlighted this year. Of special interest is the Dot.Com Packages Showcase. It highlights packaging applications for e-tailers, retailers, and catalogue merchandisers as well as manufacturers that now sell and ship direct to consumers.

For more information about EastPack or the Atlantic Food Pavilion, call 800-417-8646 or visit www.packaging.reedexpo.com .