PMMI welcomes new members

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) welcomes thirteen supplier members into a newly created membership category: Supplier Members. The following companies fulfilled the Institute’s criteria for Supplier Membership and were voted in during PMMI’s spring Board of Directors meeting, held in March 2006:

Banner Engineering Corp.
ELAU Inc.
Hewlett Packard
Omni Technologies, Inc.
Omron Electronics LLC
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Pepperl Fuchs, Inc.
Pilz Automation Safety L.P.
Regina USA, Inc.
Rockwell Automation
Schneider Electric
SICK, Inc.
Siemens Energy & Automation 

‘PMMI welcomes these leading packaging solutions providers into the ranks of PMMI,’ states Charles D. Yuska, president of PMMI. ‘Adding a supplier membership category will foster collaboration and information sharing between critical supply chain partners who serve the consumer and industrial goods industries. We look forward to working closely with these companies to develop programs and services that support the industry’s efforts to innovate and apply new and emerging technologies to the packaging industry.’

Supplier companies that meet PMMI’s Supplier Membership criteria are encouraged to submit an application via http://www.pmmi.org/ <http://www.pmmi.org/> . In addition to the new Supplier Membership voted into PMMI, thirteen General Members were also added to PMMI’s membership. The following companies joined the organization following the board vote in March:

A&E Conveyor Systems, Inc.
A.B. Sealer, Inc.
Barry-Wehmiller Company, Inc.
ESS Technologies
GaleWrap
HK Systems
Imaje
JLS Automation
Klippenstein Corporation
Meypack Packaging Systems USA, LLC
Packaging Automation Corp.
PASE Group, Inc.
Pro Pack Systems 

The Institute’s membership currently stands at 517 General Members and 13 Supplier Members. To become a PMMI general or supplier member, visit http://www.pmmi.org/ <http://www.pmmi.org/>  to access the online application.