2010 Growth Opportunities and Trends in Packaging Automation Equipment
Here is part two of Flexicell’s blog report on “The Road to Recovery”in the Packaging Machinery industry… In our previous blog post, we reported growth in automation categories. In this post, we continue that report with a look at which elements of the packaging machinery business are expected to see more emphasis in 2010. These figures are taken from the 2009 annual report by PMMI,…
PMMI Reports that Packaging Industry Shows 2009 Growth in Seven Categories
Signs point to growth opportunities for packaging machinery manufacturers in 2010, based on the latest industry figures. In the latest annual report by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the following categories showed growth in 2009: Pre-made bag hanging, opening, weighing, filling and closing machinery (7.9%) Dry products filling (3.8%) Palletizing, de-palletizing and check-weighing machinery (3.3%) Case and tray forming, packing/unpacking, closing and sealing (2.8%)…
What Packaging Teams Look For When Making Packaging Machinery Purchases
More than half of the 184 packaging machinery purchasers surveyed in PMMI’s 2009 Customer Attitudes & Behaviors Study (formerly Purchasing Process Study) rely on a preferred vendor list (57 percent), emphasize line integration and solutions strategies (53 percent) and are conducting more rigorous evaluations of manufacturer proposals (52 percent) when making purchasing decisions. Overall, 71% of the 2009 survey respondents indicate that a purchasing team…
Mexican Food & Beverage Expects Up to 5% Growth
2008 figures for processed food sales in Mexico should total 4 to 5 percent higher than 2007, according to predictions from the Mexican Chamber of Processed Foods, CANAINCA. They expect similar growth in 2009. “Regardless of the downward trend from 2007 to 2008 in Latin American gross domestic product (GDP), consumer spending on food and beverages rose and remains strong, said CANAINCA Director Armando…
Flexicell Scores Highly Among Peers, says PMMI
In a just-released 2008 Benchmarking Study conducted by PMMI (Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute), Flexicell scored “very high” as ranked against its peers. Here’s some of what they said… * Corporate Performance: “Your company has achieved superior corporate performance vs. your peers. Your company also enjoys a diversified sales base thanks in part to innovative go-to-market approaches.” * New Product Development: “Your organization is a leader…