PACK EXPO East Exceeds Industry Expectations
Located within 200 miles of one-third of U.S. consum- er packaged goods companies (CPGs), PACK EXPO East offered attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading packaging suppliers. Attendees and exhibitors once again touted the show’s accessibility as one of the many advantages of the location. Mike Williams is a facility engineer for Mrs. T’s Pierogies and felt his two-hour drive was well worth it for the cobot and form/fill/seal solutions he found on the show floor. Multi-Conveyor LLC exhibited at the first PACK EXPO East in 2015 to establish a presence on the East Coast and continues to return every show. Cheryl Miller, Marketing Director, has seen the growth and diversity of attendees evolve from show to show. “My leads have grown 30 percent year after year and when I talk to visitors in our booth over half (54 percent) say that this is the only packaging event they attend,” Mill- er says, noting that the simplicity of driving in for the day is often cited as a draw. Returning education opportunities attracted attendees and exhibitors alike with Innovation Stage sessions hous- ing standing room only talks from the show’s open on March 3. The Forum also generated dialogue and debate, returning after its PACK EXPO East 2018 debut, with fea- tured discussions on the latest industry trends by the OpX Leadership Network, Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), CPA, The Association for Contract Packagers & Manufacturers and PMMI Business Intelligence.
The fourth edition of PACK EXPO East solidified its rep- utation as one of the premier regional packaging events in the Northeast as a record-breaking 7,100-plus attend- ees descended on the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia March 3-5. Not only was it the highest atten- dance ever, but it also featured a five percent larger show floor than 2018, according to show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. “We knew in the weeks leading up to the show that the industry was excited about PACK EXPO East with un- precedented registrations,” says Jim Pittas, President and CEO, PMMI. “Like with previous PACK EXPO East events, this year really affirms our belief that the Northeast market wanted and warranted its own targeted packaging event.” Attendees from the Mid-Atlantic corridor came eager to discuss projects already in hand as well as large scale future operations that involved equipping an entirely new plant. Sustainability was highlighted in The RPA Center, host- ed by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA). The RPA Center offered a central location for attendees seeking education on reusable packaging systems and how the RPA and its members support reusable packaging objec- tives.
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