在贸易展览会，拉斯维加斯（Las Las Vegas）和2017年医疗保健包装博览会（Pack Expo）的贸易展览组合中，登上前所未有的破纪录活动的一年，比2015年更受欢迎，这使其成为历史上最大的包装。初步数字显示，有29,500名与会者和2,000家参展公司在拉斯维加斯会议中心召集了近900,000平方英尺。
Show owner and producerPMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies(which also owns PMMI Media Group, publisher ofAutomation World），在迄今为止最雄心勃勃的一年中挽救了最后一场最好的比赛，其中四个一流的活动提高了北美包装和加工贸易展览的标题。
“The overwhelming success of PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO, coming on the heels of our success at PACK EXPO East, ProFood Tech and EXPO PACK Guadalajara confirmed our belief that our industry views the PACK EXPO brand as must-attend events,” says Jim Pittas, COO, PMMI. “Our exhibitors and attendees expect PACK EXPO to carry out first-class events, and this show was no exception.”
Exhibitor Gary Bach, director of sales and marketing for Digital Design – A Matthews Company, has attended every PACK EXPO Las Vegas Show since the very first PACK EXPO West at the Sands Convention Center in 1995. As far as he is concerned “PACK EXPO Las Vegas has been getting better and more attended every year.”
来自拉斯维加斯（Las Vegas）2015年的Pack Expo Expo的大小近四％，越来越多的人群继续成为具有决策能力的高级与会者。
Cosmetic Essence LLC的机械工程师Kevin Bennett参加了Las Vegas的Pack Expo Expo，以根据他在Pack Expo International 2016上的积极经验，以寻求填充和标签设备。
“I was impressed with my first PACK EXPO visit to the Chicago show during 2016, so visiting PACK EXPO Las Vegas was a must,” Bennett says. “There aren't many comparable shows and this one stands out in size and the range of solutions you can expect to see.”
为了跟上不断增长的规模，PMMI继续提供最新的在线技术，例如在线和通过移动应用程序，其中包括增强的虚拟参展商摊位，以确保与会者和参展商参加展览，以准备制作展览每分钟最多。
“It was great to see the number of people coming to the show with [real-world] applications, ready to do business,” says Stacy Johnson, director of marketing and strategic planning, Dorner Mfg. Corp. “We get both quality and quantity attendees [from] PACK EXPO Las Vegas which is ideal. The pre-show planning PMMI provides [us] is [beneficial]. We take advantage of the online booth upgrade and receive nothing but positive feedback from it.”
PACK gives BACK, sponsored by Rockwell Automation, offered another milestone as it produced the largest crowd to date in the event’s seven-year history. Not only was the standing room only crowd entertained by the legendary rock and roll band, The Doobie Brothers, but proceeds from the performance, combined with industry donations and PMMI’s $100,000 match, pushed PACK EXPO’s hurricane aid past $325,000.
“The generosity of PACK EXPO attendees and exhibitors was truly inspirational,” says Chuck Yuska, at the conclusion of his last PACK EXPO after more than a quarter century as President and CEO of PMMI. “Ours is an industry that has consistently risen to the occasion to help others in times of need.”
In addition to supporting hurricane relief, PMMI recognizes the importance of industry education, giving out $30,000 in PACK EXPO Scholarships at the show. Yuska announced the 2017 recipients of PACK EXPO Scholarships with the six students from PMMI Partner Schools each receiving $5,000 scholarships.
For the first time PACK EXPO Las Vegas welcomed the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) to the NextGEN Networking Fair which offered a one-of-a-kind matchmaking opportunity for exhibitors and attendees to connect with the emerging workforce. With so many talented and skilled veterans out of work, this event is the perfect opportunity for employers to connect with these qualified veterans and guide them into careers in the packaging field.
A first-time addition to the show experience received mainstream media coverage and was the first stop for many at PACK EXPO Las Vegas. The "PACK EXPO Drone Demo – Packaging for the Last Mile" provided insight on the latest frontier in supply chain logistics: drone package delivery by Workhorse. Every hour attendees witnessed drones taking off from the top of electric trucks and making deliveries to mock houses populating the 15,000 sq. feet exhibit in the North Hall.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas also hosted its first Packaging and Processing Woman’s Leadership Network (PPWLN) breakfast. Over 500 attendees took advantage of the opportunity to network and hear Caterpillar Vice President Tana Utley’s keynote address titled “Dancing on the Glass Ceiling.”
Pack Expo投资组合的下一个是2018年4月16日至18日在费城的宾夕法尼亚会议中心举行的Pack Expo East。即将举行的演出的信息和注册可以在packexpoeast.com.
