# PMMI: Packaging and Processing Machinery Builders, Standards and ERP > Source: https://netray.co/manufacturing/pmmi-packaging-machinery-ecosystem > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: Manufacturing Hubs ## Short answer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is the trade association for makers of packaging and processing machinery and related components, and the organiser of the PACK EXPO trade shows. Its members are largely machine builders who work engineer-to-order or configure-to-order, with long bills of material, controls integration and a significant spare parts business. ## Kind association ## Country United States ## Area Packaging and processing machinery ## Intro PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is the trade association for makers of packaging and processing machinery and related components, and the organiser of the PACK EXPO trade shows. Its members are largely machine builders who work engineer-to-order or configure-to-order, with long bills of material, controls integration and a significant spare parts business. ## Industries ### Filling, capping and labeling machinery **Detail:** Machines for liquid, powder and solid products that are configured by container type, speed and format changeover requirements. ### Case packing, palletizing and end-of-line **Detail:** Cartoners, case packers, robotic palletizers and wrappers integrated into customer plant lines. ### Form-fill-seal and flexible packaging **Detail:** Vertical and horizontal packaging machines for food, consumer goods and healthcare products. ### Pharma and healthcare packaging **Detail:** Blister, bottle and serialization equipment built for regulated environments with validation documentation. ### Processing equipment and components **Detail:** Mixers, ovens, conveyors, vision systems, controls, sensors and change parts supplied to machine builders and end users. ## Ecosystem ### PMMI **Type:** association **Note:** Trade association of packaging and processing machinery and component suppliers, originally the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, based in Reston, Virginia. ### PACK EXPO International and PACK EXPO Las Vegas **Type:** trade show **Note:** Large packaging and processing trade shows produced by PMMI, held in Chicago and Las Vegas. ### ANSI/PMMI B155.1 **Type:** standard body **Note:** American National Standard on safety requirements for packaging machinery and packaging-related converting machinery. ### OMAC **Type:** technical community **Note:** Machine automation community associated with PMMI that is known for the PackML state model and tag naming guidelines for packaging machines. ### PMMI Business Intelligence **Type:** market research **Note:** PMMI publishes market research reports on packaging and processing industry trends. ### PMMI Foundation **Type:** foundation **Note:** Supports workforce development and education for the packaging and processing industry. ## Requirements - ANSI/PMMI B155.1 packaging machinery safety - NFPA 79 electrical standard for industrial machinery - CE marking and the EU Machinery Directive for exported machines - Food contact and sanitary design expectations for food equipment - FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and GAMP 5 validation documentation for pharma customers - Serialization support for pharmaceutical track and trace programs - ISO 9001 quality systems - FAT and SAT documentation per customer contract ## Sections ### What machine builders make and for whom **Body:** Packaging machine builders sell to food and beverage, pharmaceutical, consumer goods and e-commerce customers. Machines range from standard models with options to one-off lines that integrate equipment from several suppliers, and projects often run from several months to more than a year. After the machine ships, change parts, wear parts, retrofits and service contracts form a long tail of aftermarket revenue that the ERP must track by serial number and configuration. ### Quoting and estimating realities **Body:** Quotes combine a base machine, options, change parts for each container or format, controls and robotics, installation and commissioning, and a validation package where needed. Engineering hours are a large and uncertain share of cost, and customer requirements often shift between quote and order. Typical problems are options and change parts priced in spreadsheets, engineering effort underestimated against past comparable jobs, and scope changes after award that do not reach the project budget. **Bullets:** - Build the quote from a configurable base machine and option list - Compare engineering hours against closed comparable projects - Log scope changes against the order as they happen ### ERP and systems seen in machine builders **Body:** Machine builders commonly use ERP that handles engineer-to-order work, such as Infor SyteLine/CloudSuite Industrial, Epicor Kinetic, Infor LN, SAP Business One, NetSuite or DELMIAworks, and pair it with CAD and PLM for engineering bills of material. The hard parts are the engineering-to-manufacturing BOM handoff, project and milestone billing, purchase lead times for long-lead components and serial-number-based service history. Documentation such as manuals, electrical drawings and FAT records is usually kept in file shares or PLM, separate from ERP data. ### Where private AI helps, and where it does not **Body:** A strong fit is retrieval across manuals, drawings, FAT reports and service records so support engineers can answer a customer question about a specific machine, and plain-language questions over ERP data such as late purchase orders on a project or spare parts demand by machine model. Customer line layouts and formulations are confidential, so on-prem models are often preferred. AI does not replace engineering judgment, risk assessment or validation sign-off. Keep it read-only by default, require citations to source records and put human approval in front of any ERP write-back. ## Faq ### What is PMMI? **Answer:** PMMI is the trade association for packaging and processing machinery and component suppliers. It was originally the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute and produces PACK EXPO shows, industry research and standards participation. ### What is ANSI/PMMI B155.1? **Answer:** It is the American National Standard covering safety requirements for packaging machinery and packaging-related converting machinery. Machine builders use it in safety design and risk assessment alongside electrical and international standards. ### What is PackML? **Answer:** PackML is a standard state model and tag naming approach for packaging machine control, promoted by the OMAC community. It helps machines from different suppliers report modes and states consistently for line-level data collection. ### Which ERP suits packaging machine builders? **Answer:** Look for strong engineer-to-order support: option-driven BOMs, project costing, milestone billing, serial-number service history and spare parts. SyteLine, Epicor Kinetic, Infor LN, NetSuite and SAP Business One are all seen in this segment. ## Search terms PMMI packaging machinery, PACK EXPO, ANSI PMMI B155.1, PackML, packaging machinery ERP, engineer to order ERP machine builder, packaging machine manufacturer quoting software --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json