The Georgia World Congress Center plays host to SouthPack 2007 and four other shows at the end of April. Among the exhibits will be machinery and machinery components, containers, custom automation equipment and components, materials, robotics, packaging services and software. In addition, two special-feature product pavilions will also be offered: Medical/Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Packaging and Material Handling and Logistics.

The other four shows co-locating with SouthPack are Powder & Bulk Solids Southeast; AMExpo (Advanced Manufacturing Exposition & Conference)/ATX South (Automation Technology Expo); Design & Manufacturing South; and Plastec South. Registration for any show includes the other five; registration online, including during show days, is free. Onsite is $45.

SouthPack show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 24 and 25 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 26.

For more information, the show organizer, Canon Communications LLC, can be reached at 310/445-4200. Online registration is available at www.southpackshow.com.

As of presstime, the following exhibitors at SouthPack have a special marketing message in this issue: