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Sponsored by the World Batch Forum and the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, the Make2Pack initiative has the following charter: “The Make2Pack project will develop conceptual models and terminology for industrial automation that can be consistently applied to the total manufacturing process.

May 31, 2005

This includes making/converting and packaging. The results will enable end users to reduce overall costs and enhance responsiveness to changing business requirements.”

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