PACK EXPO East brings latest packaging technologies to Philadelphia

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will bring PACK EXPO East (March 18–20, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) back to the City of Brotherly Love for its sixth iteration next week. The event represents the most comprehensive showcase of packaging and processing technologies on the East Coast, PPMI noted.

"Philadelphia is a critical innovation hub at the crossroads of some of the world’s biggest brands and many emerging companies,” says Jim Pittas, president and CEO, PMMI. “PACK EXPO East brings cutting-edge technologies to the backyards of those engineers, plant managers, package designers, and other busy brand professionals so they can see up close and in person the solutions that stand to transform their operations.”

More than 7,000 professionals are expected to attend, representing a wide range of manufacturing sectors, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, household, industrial and agricultural chemicals, and personal care, toiletries, and cosmetics.

Mirroring a series of PMMI Business Intelligence industry-focused reports, PMMI projects the top trends to see are sustainability, automation, and remote services.  

“Key trends such as sustainability, automation, and remote services are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the solutions found at PACK EXPO East,” says Laura Thompson, vice president, trade shows, PMMI. “We’re the only show in the region offering the depth and breadth of solutions for more than 40 vertical markets, allowing attendees access to crossover innovations from other industries that can address any packaging and processing challenges.”

The largest PACK EXPO East to date will feature 500 exhibitors in more than 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space.