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TECH FLASH

Mapping the route to advanced food safety

PACK EXPO provides a single destination for exploring trends, technologies and expert insights on preventing contamination and enhancing track-and-trace measures

October 28, 2014

Regulations and globalizationpresent significant hurdles for food manufacturers.

TECH FLASH

What’s new at PACK EXPO

Coming to Chicago’s McCormick Place on November 2, PACK EXPO 2014 is North America’s largest processing and packaging event, serving as a hub for food manufacturing innovation

October 13, 2014

New industry-specific pavilions and features such as The Brand Zone and The Processing Zone will help food processors and manufacturers navigate more than 1.15 million net square feet of exhibit space.

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Discover product innovations and new technologies at PACK EXPO 2014

This year’s event will feature more than 1,800 exhibiting companies.

October 7, 2014

Come the first week of November 2014, more than 45,000 industry professionals will descend on McCormick Place in Chicago to take part in PACK EXPO International, an annual event showcasing the latest innovations and trends in the processing and packaging industries.

Peer group educational resources at Pack Expo

Jeremy Gerrard

October 6, 2014

If you are attending PACK EXPO this year, there will certainly be many exhibits, meetings and educational session on your agenda.

TECH FLASH

Rising baking & snack consumption offers opportunities for manufacturers

Zeroing in on critical trends to turn industry growth into sales growth

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2014

Baking and snack brand owners must update their processing and packaging operations with technologies that position them ahead of the curve.

TECH FLASH

Seeing the big picture of sustainability

Materials, equipment and logistics all play a role in evolving the sustainability of manufacturers

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2014

Though sustainability solutions are rarely restricted to a single focus, packaging plays an important role in cost effectively minimizing waste, without sacrificing form or function.

Manufacturing News

AIOE makes equipment design easier

September 4, 2014

For processors of low-moisture foods, finding the right equipment is enough of a challenge—let alone knowing which mechanical specifications are necessary for a piece of equipment to conform to which particular food safety regulatory rules.

TECH FLASH

Production line ‘transformers’

Manufacturers turn to robotics and automation for increased flexibility, safety and efficiency

August 25, 2014

The need to meet the demands of the food industry, including its current and pending regulations, is driving the demand for new technologies.

Packaging Hall of Fame Welcomes 6 New Inductees

Jeremy Gerrard

August 22, 2014

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will welcome six new members into the Packaging Hall of Fame at special ceremony during this year’s PACK EXPO.

TECH FLASH

Food quality begins with company leadership

Food manufacturers must ensure standards for excellent quality are reflected throughout the entire supply chain, its technologies and standard operating procedures

July 29, 2014

PMMI Consultant Jeffrey Barach talks about what food and beverage manufacturers can do to improve product quality and what resources will be available to them at PACK EXPO.