Launched in 1994 by Summit Media Group, Inc., ''Packaging World'' is a monthly publication which covers the latest developments in packaging. Packaging World reports on

packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a coo ...

machinery and materials and technologies and applications. Monthly coverage includes case histories, news, products, and articles on environmental, regulatory and global packaging issues. Special features on controls and line integration strategies,

sustainable packaging Sustainable packaging is packaging materials and methods that result in improved sustainability. This involves increased use of life cycle inventory (LCI) and life cycle assessment (LCA) to help guide the use of packaging which reduces the envi ...

, marketing and design, packaging-related Web sites, exclusive packaging surveys and trade shows appear regularly. The first issue of ''Packaging World'' was published in January 1994. President/Publisher Joseph L. Angel has over 22 years experience in the packaging press and serves on the board of the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science. He is a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals, the Business Marketing Association, the

American Business Media American Business Media (AmBiz) is a provider of information and connections in the mortgage industry, in the retail bank community, in the financial industry, and in politics. The company is based in Simsbury, Connecticut and its CEO is Vince V ...

, and the Chicago Area Publisher's Group. As of November 2017, print circulation of ''Packaging World'' was 60,000 subscribers . Related titles from PMMI Media Group, Inc. include ''Healthcare Packaging'', ''Contract Packaging'' (Packaging World sister publication) ''

Automation World Launched in 2003 by PMMI Media Group (formerly Summit Media Group, Inc.), ''Automation World'' is a monthly publication which covers the latest developments in the automation field. Each issue contains articles in the following departments: Oper ...

'' and ''OEM''. In November 2014 PMMI purchased Summit Media Group.

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