Pack Expo International, hosted by PMMI, Reston, Va., is headed to the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 25 through 27. The event is expecting 30,000 attendees, including 5,000 international visitors from more than 125 countries, combined with 2,000-plus exhibiting companies. It will span over 800,000 net square feet of exhibit floor. In addition, this year the inaugural Healthcare Packaging Expo will be co-located with Pack Expo.
Sustainability, efficiency and product safety are some of the top issues that will be addressed at the show, along with the latest dairy packaging technology news.
Attendees can benefit from free educational programming at The Innovation Stage. During the show, 30-minute seminars presenting the latest technologies and techniques are scheduled and will focus on a wide range of industry specific solutions. Session topics include: Clean labeling, food safety technology, snack food trends, sustainability, high-pressure processing, smart packaging and flexible manufacturing systems. See more details below.
The Package Printing Pavilion, new to the show this year, will be the industry’s main stage for package printing innovations. The 60,000 square-foot pavilion will focus on digital printing and converting technologies for short-run, on-demand, cost-effective, variable data and personalized packaging.
The annual Pack gives Back benefit returns to Pack Expo with a networking event in support of Pack Expo Scholarships. A portion of the proceeds from the benefit will go towards providing grants to U.S. and Canadian colleges with packaging and processing programs. Taking place Monday, Sept. 25, the reception begins at 4 p.m. Tickets are $75 and will include refreshments, light appetizers and a performance by the Grammy award-winning The Doobie Brothers.
Other features at the year’s show include:
- The Containers and Materials Pavilion, which addresses the latest innovations, including updates on paperboard, glass, metal and plastic. Flexible and resealable packaging options will also be on display as well as innovation in options for containers and materials.
- Packaging solutions will be on display at the Showcase of Packaging Innovations located within The Containers and Materials Pavilion.
- The Reusable Packaging Pavilion, where processors can learn how to reduce waste, cut costs and gain chain efficiency.
- The Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN). Launched in 2016, PPWLN serves to recruit, retain and advance women in processing and packaging. The PPWLN meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Equipment innovation
Show attendees can find new equipment in the 800,000 square feet of exhibit space, including:
- Robotic fillers that offer increased flexibility. Tecma Pack will exhibit its new autonomous robotic cell for loading all types of formers at a rate of 84 trays-per-minute.
- Easy-open foil lids save customers time and manufacturers money. Bemis Co. Inc. launches its Calypso line of die-cut foil lids for yogurt and other dairy products.
- A high-pressure processing machine (HPP). Avure introduces the AV-X series, which allows HPP manufacturers to increase throughput as the need arises, without the addition of an entirely new HPP system.
- Plastic pallets offer safety, recyclability and savings: Offering a completely recyclable alternative to traditional wood pallets, iGPS Logistics will display its iGPS plastic pallet, which is RFID-trackable, non-absorbent, durable and lighter than wood. The pallets are said to offer safety, recyclability and savings.
- Invisible barcodes that offer visual appeal and efficiency. Inland will showcase a new label with a unique interactive digital watermark called the Digimarc Barcode. Invisible to consumers, the barcode is repeated multiple times over the entire label so that it can interact with POS scanners and mobile devices.
For more exhibitor and attendee information, travel arrangements, directions and to register for Pack Expo, visit packexpolasvegas.com.
Educational session highlights for dairy processors
Monday, Sept. 25
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Innovation Stage)
Death to Preservatives, Long Live Clean Label
Noon to 12:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
Innovation Wins in Packaging
Noon to 12:35 (Booth S-7832)
Latest Updates on FSMA
1 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. (Booth S-7832)
Fundamentals of Beverage Packaging
2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
Convenient Pouch Products Disrupting the Market
3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
U.S. Snack Industry: Emerging Snacking Trends and Regulatory Issues Shaping the Market
Tuesday, Sept. 26
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Innovation Stage)
A Food-Safe Technology Can Double Shelf Life of Organics and other Foods without Preservatives
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Innovation Stage)
How Digital Data is Transforming Food Processing Operations
Noon to 12:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
Single Serve Packs: Growing Demand and Environmental Issues
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
What’s New with High Pressure Processing
2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
What’s Driving the Expansion of HPP in New Product Categories
Wednesday, Sept. 27
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Innovation Stage)
How Multiscan Technology Will Revolutionize Metal Detection and Food Safety
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Innovation Stage)
Clean-in-Place: Best Practices to Improve Operations
Noon to 12:30 p.m. (Innovation Stage)
Save Time and Money with an Automatic Metal Detector Testing System
Exhibitor List
(partial list)
Company............................................................. Booth
A B B Labels....................................................... N-620
Ability Fabricators Inc....................................... N-144
AC Compacting LLC......................................... N-228
Accura Pharmaquip Pvt. Limited..................... N-651
Achilles USA Inc................................................ N-565
Acorn Industrial Corporation............................. N-641
Adents................................................................. N-219
AIC / Muller USA............................................... N-224
Alconox Inc......................................................... N-445
Alliance Rubber Company................................ N-148
All Packaging Company................................... N-543
Antares Vision.................................................... N-236
APPS Inc............................................................ N-301
Arvato Systems NA........................................... N-534
Associated Labels and Packaging................... N-642
ATC Inc.............................................................. N-413
Atlantic Zeiser.................................................... N-410
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc............. N-109
ATS-Tanner Banding Systems AG.................. N-421
Aurora Technologies, Inc.................................. N-563
Aware Innovations............................................. N-154
AWS Bio-Pharma Technologies, LLC............. N-233
Axicon Auto ID LLC........................................... N-441
Bahnson Environmental Specialties................. N-304
Bausch + Stroebel Machine Co..................... N-317B
Bemis Co., Inc................................................... N-526
Bemis Healthcare Packaging.......................... N-526
Bergami USA.................................................... N-222
BetterBuilt........................................................... N-517
Bilcare Research, Inc........................................ N-624
Bluefire Direct, LLC........................................... N-664
Brevetti C.E.A.................................................... N-115
Brother USA Machinery LLC............................ N-310
Bruker Optics Inc............................................... N-125
CCL Healthcare................................................. N-133
Changzhou Huajian Pharm Pack Material
Stock Co., Ltd............................................... N-104
Comecer Group................................................. N-425
Computer Designs, Inc..................................... N-427
Controlled Environment Certification
Services (Micro-Clean).............................. N-541
Controls Engineering........................................ N-409
Countec Co., Ltd................................................ N-333
Covectra............................................................. N-438
Creative Labels Inc............................................ N-122
CVC Technologies Inc...................................... N-551
Dickson.............................................................. N-537
DIR Technologies............................................. N-232
DPSS Lasers Inc............................................... N-415
Dur-A-Flex, Inc.................................................. N-505
EBAC Industrial Products................................. N-113
Edrive Actuators, Inc......................................... N-616
EFP LLC............................................................. N-443
Electronics Devices Inc.................................... N-136
Elesa U.S.A. Corporation.................................. N-614
Ellab Inc.............................................................. N-635
Equipnet............................................................. N-542
Esco Technologies............................................ N-442
Esko.................................................................... N-610
Essentra............................................................. N-540
ESS Technologies, Inc...................................... N-121
Extract Technology........................................... N-305
Fargo Automation, Inc....................................... N-214
Federal Equipment Company.......................... N-345
Felins USA, Incorporated.................................. N-421
Fette Compacting America, Inc................... N-317-C
Finecables Inc.................................................... N-618
Fogg Filler Company....................................... N-303
FP Developments, Inc....................................... N-414
GBA Builders..................................................... N-668
Gemcity Engineering and Manufacturing....... N-657
Gerresheimer AG.............................................. N-638
Girton Manufacturing Co. Inc........................... N-431
G&K-Vijuk Intern. Corp..................................... N-544
Glatt Air Techniques Inc............................... N-317-E
Greydon LLC...................................................... N-307
groninger USA L.L.C........................................ N-107
Guangdong Baojiali Color-Printing
Industrial Co.,Ltd.......................................... N-528
Guilin Seal Technology Co., Ltd....................... N-118
Gustav Obermeyer Gmbh & Co. KG............... N-149
Harro Hofliger, Inc........................................ N-317-D
Heritage Manufacturing.................................... N-531
Herma Us, Inc................................................... N-324
Hibar Systems Limited..................................... N-221
Hiwin Corporation............................................. N-440
Ice Qube, Inc...................................................... N-665
Igb Srl................................................................. N-202
Impak Corporation............................................. N-512
Industrial Inkjet Ltd............................................. N-619
Isolation Systems, Inc....................................... N-633
Isolation Systems, Inc....................................... N-633
ITHPP................................................................. N-525
IWK Packaging Systems, Inc.......................... N-109
James Alexander Corporation.......................... N-608
Jonesville Paper Tube Corp............................. N-523
JY Plastic Products Inc..................................... N-559
Kagoshimaseiki Co.,Ltd.................................... N-548
Key International, Inc......................................... N-329
Koganei International America, Inc.................. N-629
Korber Medipak Systems NA, Inc.................... N-208
Korsch America Inc........................................... N-127
Lives International.............................................. N-515
Locked4Kids inc................................................. N-204
Locked4Kids inc................................................. N-204
Mactec Packaging Technologies LLC............ N-444
Madison Company............................................ N-511
Marchesini Group USA Inc............................... N-215
Meco................................................................... N-636
Medical Packaging Inc..................................... N-201
Meritech............................................................. N-411
Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH............. N-145
Meto Lift Inc........................................................ N-120
Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed.................................. N-306
Mettler Toledo PCE........................................... N-306
Mettler-Toledo Safeline..................................... N-306
MG America, Inc............................................... N-227
MHI - Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations................ N-630
Modular Packaging Systems, Inc.................... N-137
M&O Perry Industries, Inc................................ N-110
Multi-Pharma..................................................... N-502
Multivac, Inc....................................................... N-220
NanoFlowX........................................................ N-627
Nature Pack....................................................... N-504
Neogard............................................................. N-625
New England Machinery, Inc........................... N-320
Newman Labeling Systems Inc....................... N-437
NFA Co., Ltd...................................................... N-530
NJM Packaging................................................ N-307
Optel Group........................................................ N-309
Overlook Industries, Inc. (OVLK)..................... N-533
Pacific Ozone..................................................... N-617
Perlen Packaging / Perlen Converting AG..... N-536
Pester USA Inc.................................................. N-206
Pfeiffer Vacuum................................................. N-413
Pharmaceutic Litho & Label Company............. N-510
Pharmapack North America............................. N-135
Pharmaworks Inc.............................................. N-211
Piercan USA, Inc............................................... N-509
Pieri, SRL........................................................... N-660
Pivotal Packaging............................................. N-634
PKB..................................................................... N-403
Planar Motor Inc................................................ N-663
Plastikon Healthcare......................................... N-661
Preco, Inc........................................................... N-124
Profile Solutions USA Inc.................................. N-622
QT9 Software..................................................... N-203
Qualicaps Co., Ltd............................................. N-230
QuickLabel......................................................... N-532
QuickPouch........................................................ N-518
Racoma Inc........................................................ N-612
Rasco Industries, Inc......................................... N-623
RCA Bignami Srl.............................................. N-140
REA Elektronik Inc............................................ N-429
Reliance Machinery Co., LTD.......................... N-105
Rena Systems, A Neopost Brand..................... N-116
ReThink Labels.................................................. N-643
Robinson Printing.............................................. N-639
Romaco North America.................................... N-326
RxSafe, LLC....................................................... N-102
Scanware Electronic GmbH............................. N-211
SEA Vision......................................................... N-514
SensoScientific, Inc........................................... N-613
Shining Star Plastic Co., LTD. N-158
