What OEM does

OEM Magazine is a B2B trade publication serving the packaging and processing machinery industry in North America, operated as the official media property of PMMI Media Group (the publishing arm of PMMI, the nonprofit Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies). Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago with 11-50 employees, the publication delivers industry intelligence, breaking news, and best practices to packaging OEMs, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and their customers. Core products include a quarterly print and digital magazine, a weekly email newsletter read by thousands of industry professionals, topic-focused content sections for Engineering and Business coverage, the Partner Leaders supplier directory featuring 50+ leading vendors (VEGA Americas, Beckhoff, Wipotec, Pepperl+Fuchs, SEW-EURODRIVE, among others), the unPACKed podcast, webinars, research reports, and event coverage tied to PACK EXPO and the PMMI Annual Meeting.

The business model is a hybrid vertical media monetization structure. Revenue derives from individual and corporate magazine subscriptions managed through the DragonForms portal (pmmi.dragonforms.com), advertiser and sponsor spend against the Partner Leaders supplier directory, sponsored editorial content, webinars, and event-related partnerships. Go-to-market targets a clearly defined vertical: packaging and processing technology professionals and the supplier ecosystem serving them. Content distribution is multi-channel, spanning newsletter, website, social media (Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube), podcast platforms, and in-person events, providing diversified audience touchpoints within the industry vertical.

Organizationally, OEM Magazine is a privately held publication without independent venture capital or private equity sponsorship. It operates under PMMI Media Group, a nonprofit foundation parent that provides trade-association backing and reduces commercial churn risk. The publication is integrated with PMMI's broader ecosystem, including data products such as the 2026 State of the Industry report, the Managing Obsolescence analysis, and coverage of the PMMI Annual Meeting (which draws 310+ industry leaders). No product API, SDK, AI-native product surface, or third-party technology integration is disclosed; the platform is a content and directory service rather than a technology product.

Name

OEM

Legal name

PMMI Media Group

Website

https://oemmagazine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OEM Magazine is a B2B trade publication under PMMI Media Group serving packaging and processing machinery professionals in North America, delivering industry news, technical content, supplier directories, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publishing (Packaging & Processing Industry Media)

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Trade publishing
• Packaging machinery news
• Industry media
• B2B newsletters
• Supplier directories

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OEM Magazine is a trade publication delivering news, analysis, best practices, and supplier information to packaging and processing machinery industry professionals. Its core output is the OEM Magazine publication itself (quarterly print plus continuous digital coverage), complemented by a weekly e-newsletter, the unPACKed podcast, topic sections (Engineering, Business, PMMI News), webinars, and the Partner Leaders supplier directory that catalogs 50+ leading automation and packaging technology suppliers.

Product overview

OEM Magazine is a single unified trade publication platform by PMMI Media Group serving the packaging and processing machinery industry. The offering centers on the OEM Magazine publication itself, supplemented by the unPACKed Podcast, topic-focused content sections (Engineering, Business, PMMI News), the Partner Leaders supplier directory, downloadable resources, webinars, and a weekly newsletter. Together these components provide industry intelligence, technical education, and supplier discovery for manufacturing professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OEM Partner Leaders: Industry profiles featuring packaging industry leaders and their companies
• OEM Newsletter
• unPACKed Podcast

Products and services

• OEM Magazine Trade publication by PMMI Media Group covering the packaging and processing machinery industry, delivering news, analysis, and industry intelligence through articles, videos, podcasts, and research reports on engineering, automation, business management, and workforce development topics.
• OEM Newsletter Weekly email newsletter delivering breaking news, industry trends, and best practices to packaging and processing professionals.
• unPACKed Podcast Weekly industry podcast featuring interviews with manufacturing leaders, trade show coverage, and discussions on factory innovation, packaging trends, and automation technologies.
• PMMI Partner Leaders Directory Directory of leading suppliers in the packaging and processing industry featuring controls products, drives, motors, HMI, linear motion, sensors, robotics, and digital transformation solution providers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Packaging Digest: Long-standing B2B trade publication covering packaging design, materials, and machinery. Directly competes with OEM Magazine for the same packaging/processing industry professional audience and editorial scope.
• Packaging World: PMMI-affiliated packaging industry media outlet covering packaging machinery, automation, and supply chain. Closely overlaps OEM Magazine's editorial remit and PMMI ecosystem.
• Healthcare Packaging: Vertical trade publication focused on packaging for the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Comparable B2B trade magazine model serving a specialized packaging-adjacent audience.
• Food Engineering Magazine: B2B trade magazine covering food and beverage processing, including packaging operations. Overlaps with OEM Magazine's processing technology audience and supplier advertising base.

Broad incumbents

• Automation World: Established B2B media brand covering industrial automation broadly (process, discrete, motion). Comparable content/marketing model, but serves a wider industrial audience beyond packaging.
• Control Engineering: B2B trade publication covering industrial control, automation, and instrumentation. Shares the same supplier advertiser base (controls, drives, sensors) that OEM Magazine's Engineering content targets.
• Machine Design: Long-running B2B engineering publication covering machine design, motion control, and materials. Comparable audience of OEM design engineers and overlapping advertiser set with OEM Magazine.
• Plant Engineering: B2B media brand serving plant managers and manufacturing operations. Overlaps with OEM Magazine's Business and operations content and competes for the same industrial advertiser dollars.
• IndustryWeek: Major B2B media brand covering U.S. manufacturing broadly. Competes with OEM Magazine for executive readership and ad budgets across the same manufacturing OEM audience.
• Design News: B2B engineering publication covering design, electronics, and mechanical engineering. Comparable content format (articles, newsletters, multimedia) targeting similar design-engineer readers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oemmagazine
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFTwxWPoHELvYMYBa-ZES4A?utm_source=OEMWebsite&utm_campaign=OEMYouTube
• Facebookfacebook.com/OEMMagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oem-magazine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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