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Setting a standard

Known for its PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows, PMMI also performs a number of other services that benefit all who participate in packaging and processing. Technical Services is one example.

We sat down recently with PMMI Director of Technical Services Fred Hayes to catch up on the ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2011 standard. The requirements of this standard apply to new, modified, or rebuilt industrial and commercial packaging and packaging-related converting machinery.

Sean Riley:
Let’s start at the beginning with the who, what, when, where, and why of ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2011.

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