The date: September 27-19, 2021. The place: Las Vegas Convention Center. The event: Pack Expo 2021. The world’s most comprehensive packaging processing event of the year is almost here, and Mike Brewster, VP of Sales and Marketing for Schneider Packaging, was most definitely excited about it. He filled Case by Case’s Courtney Echerd in on what people can expect.

Pack Expo is the premier event for the packing industry, and with the pandemic, Brewster pointed out that there was no opportunity to hold an in-person event in 2020.

“It (Pack Expo) allows OEM’s like Schneider to connect to thousands of qualified partners in one setting over the span of a few days,” Brewster said. “And on the flip side, it allows attendees to see the latest and greatest regarding solutions for our industry and also a time for them to get an understanding of where their business is and where they want to take it.”

Brewster acknowledged the growth in virtual expos over the past year, and while those had advantages when people could not travel, there is nothing quite the same as a live, in-person event. “Those intimate small setting groups in person, you really can’t replicate in a virtual setting,” Brewster said.

Brewster told Echerd people attending Pack Expo should aim to fulfill two goals: meet new contacts, and take back helpful information and further directions they can share with their organizations to make them better.