ABSTRACT
As stated earlier in this text, the area of packaging machines is quite large. The
consortium of machine producers is called the Packaging Machinery Manufac-
turers Institute (PMMI). The PMMI has many tasks, including organizing the
largest tradeshows each year (Pack Expo) in the United States dedicated to packa-
ging. It also has an education division, which was run for many years by the late
Glenn Davis. Glenn wrote many instructional books for PMMI member compa-
nies, some for training technicians, and others summarizing the types and range
of the various packaging machines (Davis, 1997). His vision lives on at PMMI,
and parts of this text are inspired from his writing.
