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Get a jump on your 2026 goals at PACK EXPO East. Put projects in motion, accelerate timelines and solve challenges—all in one trip to Philadelphia.

Coming May 23-24

We’ve teamed up with sister publication Automation World to bring you the Packaging Automation Forum, our first conference. Hershey, Coors, Miller, P&G, Astrazeneca, Wyeth, and Lilly are among the firms whose representatives will be delivering presentations.

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Who should attend? Packaging engineers, operations managers, automation and controls professionals, and just about any packaging professional interested in learning how to drive profit by taking advantage of advancements in today’s controls and information technology. For more, visit www.packworld.com/paf. Hope to see you there! —JA

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