PACK EXPO Southeast 2027 · April 12–14, 2027 · Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
PACK EXPO Southeast 2027 booth design & build in Atlanta
Custom and rental exhibits for packaging and processing machinery, built around a running line. We plan infeed, operator space and finished-pack storage into the drawing, hit your PACK EXPO Services freight target and install with our on-site team at the Georgia World Congress Center.
- April 12–14, 2027
- Georgia World Congress Center
Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. 3,000+ exhibitors · 10,000+ booths built · 4.9★ client rating · Since 2015
A woman in an apron presents wine and small bites beside shelves of labeled preserves and bottled products
01 Purple at PACK EXPO Southeast 2027
What makes PACK EXPO Southeast different, and how we build for it
PACK EXPO Southeast is PMMI's Atlanta show for the region's food, beverage, pharma and consumer goods plants, and it runs on one floor of Exhibit Hall C at the Georgia World Congress Center. The 2025 launch drew 504 exhibiting companies and more than 6,700 attendees, and the 2027 edition is the second in Atlanta. Buyers arrive as plant managers and packaging engineers with a specific line problem, often with a purchasing colleague beside them, so a booth that shows a machine running its real product gets the attention. PACK EXPO Services assigns every exhibitor an inbound and outbound target and includes material handling in the space rate when your truck hits it, which rewards exhibitors who plan freight early. PMMI's Official Vendors program and Package Upgrades cover the rest of the show services.
A clear view of the machine in motion, throughput and changeover numbers on the wall, and a place to describe their own line without shouting over the demo.
Access to the operator side of the machine, service connections and format parts in reach, and staff who can answer integration and utility questions on the spot.
Finished packs they can handle, a side-by-side display of formats and materials, and a quiet table for lead times, pricing and support terms.
Your team in Atlanta
Two shops, one project manager, every hall
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Georgia World Congress Center, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your team lands to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for PACK EXPO Southeast 2027
Pick a footprint. We price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
PACK EXPO Southeast is a regional show, so the floor is a mix of 10×10 component suppliers and 20×20 to 30×40 islands from machinery builders running live lines. Exhibitors here usually take a 10×20 with one working machine or a 20×20 island with a short line, a hanging sign and a meeting corner.
One labeler, coder or inspection unit on a counter, finished samples in front and a monitor looping the line it belongs on.
Shown: Solar Diamond Tools (India) Pvt Limited, a Purple inline booth
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One working machine with a defined infeed, viewing side and output shelf, plus a technical counter for spec sheets.
Shown: S.S.Tools, a Purple inline booth
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A short line of two or three machines under a hanging sign, operator access on the back side and an open meeting table.
Shown: Nature's Touch, a Purple island exhibit
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A connected line from fill to case pack with changeover space, a materials wall, private meeting room and stock storage.
Shown: Gotec, a Purple island exhibit
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- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space (paid to the organizer)
- Material handling / drayage
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show. Get an exact number for PACK EXPO Southeast with the booth cost calculator or read the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send the show, your booth size and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we have designed, built and installed
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04 Designing for packaging and processing machinery brands at PACK EXPO Southeast
Four things we get right for PACK EXPO Southeast exhibitors
1Design the cycle, not the machine
A machine-only drawing leaves no room for the demonstration. We lay out the full cycle: demonstration stock, loading, operator position, the key operation in full view, finished output and the reset between runs, and size the booth architecture around that envelope.
2Give the transformation the best view
Filling, sealing, labeling or inspection is the step that explains the machine, so we angle it to the aisle, light it without glare on stainless and acrylic guards, and keep tools, consumables and rejected samples behind a wall so the audience sees only the result.
Plan stock and finished packs
We calculate product needed for the planned cycle, where acceptable samples are handed out, where the rest is held and who replenishes the line. Finished packs get a clean display with product details, so the demo ends in a conversation rather than a pile beside the machine.
Sequence machinery and exhibit build
Crate sizes, weights, service connections and final positions go into the drawings before they lock. We identify walls and furniture that cannot go up until the equipment is set, and keep lifting access open so nothing is trapped behind finished construction.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for CropSt.
Start my PACK EXPO Southeast concept05 Georgia World Congress Center · Atlanta
Logistics for PACK EXPO Southeast 2027, handled
Georgia is a right-to-work state, so at the Georgia World Congress Center your own staff can set and dismantle the booth, while drayage and utilities route through PACK EXPO Services. Material handling is included in the space rate when your truck meets its assigned target, and the deadline to request a target change is March 1, 2027, so we book your inbound and outbound slots early and file any change through PACK EXPO Services. We plan for roughly $150 per hundredweight with a 200-pound minimum on anything outside the included handling, sequence machinery crates ahead of walls at the Hall C docks, and put our on-site team in downtown hotels a short walk from the MARTA station at the campus entrance.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for this building are in our Georgia World Congress Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, PACK EXPO Services orders and freight targets
- Booth drawings built around your machine envelope and utilities
- Graphics printed in house and proofed against your packs
- Freight to the advance warehouse and drayage paperwork
- Machinery-first installation sequence with our on-site team
- Dismantle, return shipping and storage between shows
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Late January 2027Design sign-off with the machine envelope, utility loads and demonstration cycle locked into the drawings.
- February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY; graphics proofed against your pack samples and machine finishes.
- March 1, 2027Target change deadline; we have your PACK EXPO Services inbound and outbound slots booked before this date.
- Mid-March 2027Booth ships to the advance warehouse; machinery freight scheduled to the assigned target.
- April 12–14, 2027Show days in Exhibit Hall C; a Purple project manager is on call and restocks are planned by the demo schedule.
- From April 14, 2027Dismantle on the outbound target after the 3pm close, machines crated first, booth to storage or the next PACK EXPO.
PACK EXPO Southeast exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before PACK EXPO Southeast
How much does a 20×20 at PACK EXPO Southeast cost?
A 20×20 custom island with a hanging sign runs $50,000 to $120,000 all in for design, structure, graphics and installation, and a 20×20 rental island $16,000 to $40,000. A 10×20 inline with one working machine starts at $7,500 rental or $15,000 custom. Send your machine list and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install our machinery and booth at the Georgia World Congress Center?
Yes. We draw the booth around your crate sizes, weights and service connections, sequence machinery placement ahead of walls, and our on-site team installs in Exhibit Hall C on your PACK EXPO Services target so the line is powered and ready before your operators arrive.
Can we rent a booth for PACK EXPO Southeast?
Yes. Rental structures with your graphics, custom demo counters and a hybrid of the two are all available. Many first-time Southeast exhibitors take a 10×20 rental with one working machine and a technical counter, then scale to an island for the next PACK EXPO.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by late January gives a comfortable 30 to 45 day build, a mid-March ship date and time to lock freight before the March 1, 2027 target change deadline. Later is possible; the trade-off is finish choices and freight cost on the machinery.
Do you handle PACK EXPO Services orders and drayage?
Yes. We read the exhibitor kit, order electrical, air and rigging through PACK EXPO Services, book your inbound and outbound targets so the included material handling applies, and keep you copied on every deadline so no form catches you by surprise.
Before you sign with anyone
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for PACK EXPO Southeast:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic for your date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your PACK EXPO Southeast booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.
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