To enrich lives by delivering integrated packaging solutions that protect quality, maximize throughput, and achieve lasting performance. We live this mission with unwavering integrity, a servant’s heart, an ownership spirit, and continuous innovation and improvement.
The Complexity of Packaging Integration
The packaging line is where every investment comes together. Processing equipment, raw materials, brand equity, and labor all depend on whether the line can run at speed and without interruption. Yet packaging integration is rarely straightforward. Multiple OEMs, evolving regulations, facility constraints, and shifting product formats create a level of complexity that few companies are prepared to manage on their own.
When systems are not fully integrated, the consequences are immediate. Bottlenecks appear, throughput suffers, and even minor inefficiencies multiply into lost product and wasted capital. What should be the most reliable step in production often becomes the most vulnerable.
That is why integration matters. As packaging automation experts, IPM unites equipment from across the industry into one cohesive system that protects uptime and product quality. Serving as a trusted advisor, we bring clarity to complex decisions, anticipate risks before they disrupt operations, and align packaging performance with long-term business strategy.
Solving this complexity demands a combination of expertise, lifecycle execution, and independent equipment selection. OEM neutrality is a key part of that model, giving customers flexibility, access to the best technology, and measurable uptime.
Our independence makes us a stronger partner. OEM neutrality allows IPM to evaluate options with expertise, guide customers through complexity, and recommend systems with confidence. That freedom, combined with our consultative model, is how we build trust and deliver packaging automation that performs.
These values make IPM both a workplace of choice and a partner customers trust. They shape every decision, every project, and every customer interaction. Customers know that when they work with IPM, they are working with people who take ownership of results and advocate for their success.
We also invest in people through apprenticeships, training programs, and career progression. Many of our leaders started as installers and grew into engineering and management roles. IPM has been recognized as a Best & Brightest Place to Work in West Michigan, reflecting a culture that attracts and retains top talent.
EQUIPS Training for Long-Term Success
Machines can only perform as well as the people who run them. That’s why IPM created EQUIPS, a fully customized, OEM-neutral training program that prepares your workforce to operate confidently and sustain uptime over the long term. Unlike training that focuses only on individual machines, EQUIPS is designed around your plant’s entire packaging line, showing operators, supervisors, and engineers how each piece of equipment works together as a system.
EQUIPS blends multiple training formats to fit your team. Classroom sessions provide structured learning, hands-on practice builds real-world skills at the line, and self-paced e-learning modules reinforce concepts long after installation. Each course is supported with role-specific materials and assessments that confirm readiness and build lasting competency.
Expertise Aligned to Industry Demands
From product flow, plant layout, and performance demands, no two operations are alike. We tailor every packaging line to deliver greater efficiency, uptime, and reliability, leveraging our position as a US packaging automation partner, to meet the unique needs of each industry we serve.
