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Given the importance of workforce development across the manufacturing sector, a wide range of
attendees will benefit from the spotlight session, “Manufacturing Excellence: Empower Employees to
Unleash Their Potential in High Performance Work Teams,” led by Steve Speer, director, Operations,
ProPharma Group.
The challenge of maximizing efficiency is another notable theme. The first session, “Single Use Systems:
Explore the Manufacturing Impact from Supplier Qualification to Optimizing Operations,” led by Jeff
Odum, director of operations, IPS-Integrated Project Services, Inc., will address concerns in implementing
new single-use system platforms into existing platforms based on traditional, stainless steel technologies.
Making the right asset investment decisions — or selecting the best possible contract manufacturer — is
also an important factor contributing to a manufacturer’s overall efficiency. In “ISO 55000 and OEMs Who
Integrate Reliability & Automation in their Designs,” Mari Getsug, senior consultant, Maintenance &
Reliability Services, CAI-Commissioning Agents, Inc., explores the role original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) play in helping manufacturers achieve reliable, successful equipment design in the age of the
new ISO 55000 Asset Management standards. ISO 55000 focuses on lifecycle cost and risk-based
performance.
Additionally, Kevin Debbs, process specialist, and Christa Myers, associate/lead process engineer, CRB,
will guide attendees in a risk assessment exercise to evaluate contract manufacturing organizations for a
project in “Outsourcing Dilemma: Find the Right CMO to Minimize the Risk and Maximize the Quality of
Your Brand.”
In a presentation that marries matters of efficiency and product safety, Elizabeth Rivera, technical
services manager, STERIS Corp, will outline a holistic approach to remediate microbial contamination in
process equipment in: “Microbial Contamination: An Audit Approach to Address Contamination in Process
Equipment.”
The Pharma EXPO Conference Program kicks off with the Manufacturing Operations track on Sept. 28
with sessions from 9:00 a.m.–2:50 p.m. in Room N-253. Register for Pharma EXPO and view the full
Pharma EXPO Conference Program schedule and pricing​ at ​ pharmaexpo.com​ . Pharma EXPO, which is
making its Las Vegas debut, will provide a wide range of solutions to address the entire pharmaceutical
lifecycle. Combined, Pharma EXPO and PACK EXPO Las Vegas will feature processing and packaging
innovation over 800,000 net square feet of exhibit space from more than 2,000 exhibitors to attract 30,000
attendees.
Registration for PACK EXPO and Pharma EXPO is $30 through Sept. 14, when it increases to $100.
About PMMI
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is a trade association representing
more than 700 companies that provide a full range of processing and packaging machinery, materials,
components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through initiatives such as
packexpo.com​ , educational programs and world-class events, connecting participants in the processing
and packaging supply chain with their customers around the world. PMMI produces the PACK EXPO
portfolio of trade shows that include PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015 (Sept. 28–30, Las Vegas Convention
Center); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015; EXPO PACK México 2016, May
17–20, (Mexico City, Expo Bancomer Santa Fe); PACK EXPO International 2016, Nov. 6–9 (McCormick
Place, Chicago, Ill.); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2016; PACK EXPO East
2017, Feb. 27–March 1, (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) and EXPO PACK Guadalajara
2017, June 13–15, 2017 (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). PMMI owns the PMMI Media Group, a
market-leading B2B media company that produces information for processing and packaging
professionals, bringing together solution providers and end-users and facilitating connectivity throughout
the supply chain. Its world class media brands - Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare
Packaging, Contract Packaging and Packaging + Processing OEM- are proven leaders in covering this
diverse and dynamic marketplace, and its digital products incorporate leading edge media technologies to