PACK EXPO International 2028
About PACK EXPO International
A packaging trade show in North America, featuring the latest in packaging machinery, materials, and technology.
PACK EXPO International 2028 in Chicago
PACK EXPO International returns to Chicago on November 5–8, 2028. PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, lists the dates on its show calendar with a save-the-date notice. The show is held every two years at McCormick Place.
What it is
PACK EXPO International is PMMI's packaging and processing trade show for solutions providers and end users across consumer product goods (CPG) and life sciences. Exhibitors run full-scale machinery on the floor alongside materials and containers, and attendees come from food and beverage, healthcare and personal care, household products, pet care, industrial products, and e-commerce and warehouse distribution. The organiser names C-level executives, corporate management, engineers, plant managers and purchasers among those attending.
On the floor
- Solution areas. Automation and robotics, logistics, materials and containers, printing and labeling, processing equipment, and supply chain, track and trace technology.
- Free education. The 2026 show ran free sessions on stages across the floor, including the Innovation Stage, Industry Speaks and Sustainability Central.
- Pavilions and workforce programmes. Targeted pavilions grouped solutions by industry, and student and workforce programmes such as the PACK Challenge and the Workforce Development Pavilion ran alongside the exhibits.
Other PACK EXPO shows
PMMI also runs PACK EXPO Southeast (Atlanta, April 12–14, 2027), PACK EXPO Las Vegas (September 27–29, 2027) and PACK EXPO East (Philadelphia, March 21–23, 2028).
Key Topics
- Packaging and processing machinery
- Automation and robotics
- Materials and containers
- Printing and labeling
- Supply chain, track and trace technology
Quick Info
- Dates
- November 5, 2028 – November 8, 2028
- Venue
- McCormick Place
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- Location
- Chicago
United States - Organizer
- PMMI
Industries
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