OMAC Packaging Workgroup: "Plug and pack" update at Pack Expo

Important updates on the “plug and pack” guidelines from the OMAC (Open Modular Architecture Controls) Packaging Workgroup will be discussed at Pack Expo 2002.

Aug 31, 2002

The meeting, open to packagers, machine builders, and controls suppliers, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at room S-106 A and D.

Separately, Rob Aleksa of Procter & Gamble will explain how P&G plans to profit from the OMAC “plug and pack” guidelines at a conference session that same day at 11:30 a.m.

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