The Partner Program returns to PACK EXPO Las Vegas and the co-located Pharma EXPO in 2015 (Sept. 28–30; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas), boasting partnerships with 50 organizations supporting the processing, packaging and pharmaceutical supply chains, according to PACK EXPO owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
“The PACK EXPO trade shows are about bringing the entire processing and packaging supply chain together to tap into and spur innovation,” says Jim Pittas, senior vice president, PMMI. “With 30,000 attendees expected at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Pharma EXPO, Partners will enjoy the opportunity to network with processing, packaging and pharmaceutical professionals and other like-minded associations.”
At present, 38 organizations will partner with PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015, while 12 organizations have joined the Pharma EXPO Partner and Media Partner Programs.
Mark Dingley, chairman of the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) (Booth C-1343), says exhibiting at PACK EXPO raises the global profile of his association and member companies. “This is the third consecutive year that the APPMA has been an exhibitor at PACK EXPO due to the continued high levels of interest in the Australian market attained each year from attending the event,” says Dingley. “Our member companies represent a very large range of leading international brands in the processing and packaging machinery and allied components industries, and we welcome companies who are looking for agency or distribution opportunities in Australia to come and visit us in the Partner Pavilion.”
The list of organizations partnering with PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 and Pharma EXPO as of 8/4 includes:
PACK EXPO Partners
ABIEF - Brazilian Flexible Packaging Association
ADEPTA
Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC)
AIMCAL — Association of International metallizers, Coaters and Laminators
AMEE (The Mexican Packaging Association)
Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA)
Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturer's Association (BCMA)
CANAINCA (The Mexican Chamber of Processed Food)
CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade)
Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (Future of Pneumatics booth)
China Food & Packaging Machinery Industry Association
Fundacion ExportAR
Contract Packaging Association (CPA)
Flexographic Technical Association (FTA)
Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA)
In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA)
Independent Bakers Association (IBA)
INP (Brazilian Plastic Institute)
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
Instituto Argentino del Envase (IAE)
International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA)
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT)
ITE Packaging Events
Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA)
National Confectioners Association (NCA)
National Fluid Power Association (Future of Pneumatics booth)
Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc.
OMAC – The Organization for Machine Automation and Control
PAC, Packaging Consortium
PLCopen
OPC Foundation
Snack Food Association (SFA)
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
TAPPI
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association)
World Packaging Organisation
Pharma EXPO Partners
Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC)
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
Philadelphia Drug Exchange (PDE)
PIP - Process Industry Practices
Pharma EXPO Media Partners
Advantage Business Media - Pharmaceutical Processing
BioPharma-Reporter.com
In-Pharma Technologist.com
Life Science Connect
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Technology
PharmaVOICE
“The HCPC is delighted to partner with PMMI and Pharma EXPO on behalf of our many pharmaceutical packaging industry members,” says Vicki Welch, communications director, HCPC. “We are pleased to support PMMI’s efforts to bring pharmaceutical supply chain innovators together, while continuing to promote our organization’s mission of improving patient adherence through packaging via our numerous Pharma EXPO exhibiting members who share our support of PMMI and recognize its critical role in showcasing new packaging technology.”
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 is co-located with Pharma EXPO 2015, a joint venture from PMMI and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). The two shows have over 800,000 net square feet of combined exhibit space and are expected to attract 30,000 packaging and processing professionals and more than 2,000 exhibiting companies.
Registration is $30 through Sept. 14, when it increases to $100. Register for PACK EXPO and Pharma EXPO at packexpolasvegas.com.
about PMMI
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies is a trade association representing more than 700 companies that provide a full range of processing and packaging machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through initiatives such as packexpo.com, educational programs and world-class events, connecting participants in the processing and packaging supply chain with their customers around the world. PMMI produces the PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows that include PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 (Sept. 28–30, Las Vegas Convention Center); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015; EXPO PACK México 2016, May 17–20, (Mexico City, Expo Bancomer Santa Fe); PACK EXPO International 2016, Nov. 6–9 (McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2016; PACK EXPO East 2017, Feb. 27–March 1, (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) and EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2017, June 13–15, 2017(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). PMMI owns PMMI Media Group, a market-leading B2B media company that produces information for processing and packaging professionals, bringing together solution providers and end-users and facilitating connectivity throughout the supply chain. Its world class media brands Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare Packaging, Contract Packaging and Packaging + Processing OEM are proven leaders in covering this diverse and dynamic marketplace, and its digital products incorporate leading edge media technologies to deliver informed, actionable business intelligence to the industry. PMMI Media Group also produces The Automation Conference, an annual education and networking forum, taking place in Chicago each spring.
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