PACK EXPO International – Chicago 2026
Trade Shows
Robotics, Factory Automation & Smart Manufacturing
Processing Zone & Food/Beverage Tech
Sustainable Materials, Containers & Eco-Packaging
Healthcare Packaging, Confectionery & Logistics
NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST B2B EXPOSITION FOR PACKAGING, PROCESSING & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRIVES IN CHICAGO!
Organized by PMMI (The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies), the landmark biennial 2026 edition of PACK EXPO International brings together over 45,000+ packaging and processing professionals, 2,500+ world-class equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, material suppliers, and C-suite operational leaders from across 40+ vertical consumer goods and industrial sectors!
Hosted across the massive North, South, West, and Lakeside Halls of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, United States, this premier 4-day global industrial trade event serves as the Western Hemisphere’s largest processing and packaging floor—connecting automated packaging lines, robotics, sustainable material solutions, cold-chain logistics, and digital smart factory systems directly with CPG brand executives, plant managers, packaging engineers, and supply chain directors!
📅 Dates: Sunday, October 18 – Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Hours:
• Sunday, Oct 18: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Monday, Oct 19: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday, Oct 20: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday, Oct 21: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Venue: McCormick Place Convention Center, 2301 S King Dr / S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
🎯 Target Audience: C-Suite Executives, Operations Directors, Packaging Engineers, Plant Managers, R&D Specialists, Automation Engineers, Supply Chain Directors, and Procurement Officers across Food & Beverage, Pharma, Cosmetics, Chemical, and Industrial Manufacturing.
✨ Key Exhibition Sectors & Specialized Pavilions:
🤖 Robotics, Factory Automation & Smart Manufacturing: Pick-and-place robotics, AI vision inspection systems, collaborative cobots, end-of-line palletholders, and Industrial IoT integration.
🥩 Processing Zone & Food/Beverage Tech: High-speed liquid filling, thermal processing, homogenizers, hygienic mixing, automated portioning, and sanitary washdown systems.
🌱 Sustainable Materials, Containers & Eco-Packaging: Biodegradable resins, recyclable mono-materials, lightweight corrugated designs, compostable films, and circular supply chain solutions.
💊 Healthcare Packaging, Confectionery & Logistics: Cleanroom aseptic filling, cold-chain temperature monitoring, tamper-evident sealing, automated sorting, and RFID track-and-trace logistics.
🤝 Live Machinery Demonstrations, Innovation Stage Seminars & Industry Receptions: Evaluate full-scale operating production lines live on the show floor, attend fast-paced 30-minute educational sessions on the Innovation Stage, network with industry peers at the PACK gives BACK benefit concert, and collaborate directly with leading global engineering solution providers!
Scale your plant capacity live, evaluate full-scale packaging machinery in motion, and discover supply chain automation solutions in Chicago!
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