PMMI presents new officers, board of directors and members

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has elected four members to the Board of Directors and announced its 2016 Executive Committee at the opening session of its annual meeting.

Paul Irvine, CEO of Plexpack Corp., will serve as chairman; Mark Anderson, president and CEO Pro Mach, Inc., will be the vice chairman and Bill Crist, CEO, Kliklok-Woodman will become Immediate Past Chairman.

Joining the Board will be Ed Howe, president, Enfield Technologies; David Navin, president, Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.; Pat Vincent, president and COO of Arrowhead Systems, Inc.; and Nancy Wilson, CEO, Morrison Container Handling Solutions. Their three-year terms will run from Jan. 1, 2016 through Dec. 31, 2019.

“Our latest additions to PMMI’s Board of Directors met strict criteria to govern, as they will lead our initiatives to connect the global makers of goods with their processing and packaging suppliers,” says PMMI Immediate Past Chairman Rick Fox, Jr., who chairs the Nominating Committee.

PMMI’s 2016 Executive Committee and Board of Directors:
Chairman: Paul Irvine, CEO, Plexpack Corp.
Vice Chairman: Mark Anderson, president and CEO, Pro Mach, Inc.
Immediate Past Chairman: Bill Crist, CEO, Kliklok-Woodman

PMMI also announced the addition of 26 member companies, bringing its total membership to 734.

New general members:
● AROL North America (Suwanee, Georgia) manufactures mechanical cap elevators and waterfall cap sorters.
● Coperion K-Tron (Sewell, New Jersey) manufactures process automation equipment, systems and solutions for bulk material handling.
● CSS International Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) manufactures timing screws and side-grip conveyors.
● Image Fillers, Inc. (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) manufactures auger fillers, screw conveyors, unscrambling and accumulating tables.
● Lyco Manufacturing, Inc. (Columbus, Wisconsin) manufactures food processing machinery for the prepared meals, vegetable and protein industries.
● Machine Builders & Design, Inc. (Shelby, North Carolina) manufactures sandwich cookie assembly machines and cookie/cracker tray loading systems.
● MOCON, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) manufactures off- and on-line package integrity testing equipment, barrier testing and MAP equipment.
● Murzan, Inc. (Norcross, Georgia) manufactures pumps, fillers, unloaders and poultry equipment.
● NERAK Systems (Fishkill, New York) manufactures vertical conveying equipment for powder and bulk materials, unit loads or packaged items.
● Pattyn North America, Inc. (Hartland, Wisconsin) manufactures filling machines, conveyor systems and custom equipment.
● Sonics & Materials, Inc. (Newtown, Connecticut)manufactures ultrasonic welding equipment for package assembly and closing and food slicing.
● Xerox Corporation (Webster, New York) manufactures packaging related converting equipment (printing labels and paperboard).

New materials members:
● Amcor Rigid Plastics (Ann Arbor, Mich.) manufactures PET closures.
● Coim USA, Inc. (Hinsdale, Ill.) manufactures polyurethane adhesives for use in flexible packaging laminations.
● DSM (Birmingham, Mich.) manufactures specialty and barrier films.
● DuPont Packaging (Wilmington, Del.) manufactures sealants and lidding resins.
● JBF RAK LLC (Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates) manufactures packaging films.
● Nypro, Inc. (Clinton, Mass.) manufactures injection molded packaging and in-mold labeling systems.
● UPM Raflatac (Mills River, N.C.) manufactures paper and film materials for labels.

New supplier members:
● FIPA Inc. (Cary, N.C.) manufactures end-of-arm tooling.
● Forbo Siegling, LLC (Huntersville, N.C.) manufactures belting components.
● Neugart USA Corp (Bethel Park, Pa.) manufactures gearheads for automation, motion-control and robotic applications.
● Oriental Motor USA Corporation (Torrance, Calif.) manufactures motors.
● POBCO, Inc. (Worcester, Mass.) manufactures conveyor components.
● ProAdjust (Brewerton, N.Y.) manufactures electronic components for auto-size change.
● TGW International (Wilder, Ky.) manufactures knives and blades.