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How To Achieve the Benefits of Shrink Wrapping While Maintaining the Stability of Corrugate
Increasing wood pulp and paper costs have affected the price of corrugate boxes for secondary packaging, and in turn have positioned shrink bundling and shrink wrapping as a more cost-effective solution. At the same time, however, consumer food packaging trends and retailer packaging demands have manufacturers weighing the costs and benefits of their primary and […]
Read MoreIs Your Small Food Manufacturing Business Ready for Packaging Automation?
Initially, labor and material costs associated with case packaging for low throughput quantities makes sense. However, as food manufacturers find their way from local farmers’ markets to grocery store shelves in response to consumer demand, leaders must decide whether or not to invest in additional capital equipment. The shift from manual to automated packaging can […]
Read MoreThe Cost of Poor Packaging Equipment Pricing
With another Pack Expo come and gone, it’s important to remind buyers of potential pitfalls associated with requesting a quote for a packaging machine, and expecting the person on the receiving end has a pre-packaged one ready to go — without having even a fraction of the project information needed to provide an accurate estimate. […]
Read MoreHow To Decode and Compare Packaging Equipment Manufacturer Quotes
For many product manufacturers it is common practice, or even a requirement to receive multiple quotes on new packaging equipment purchases. Getting multiple quotes allows the purchaser the opportunity to review and compare packaging equipment manufacturers and weigh each proposal. It’s also not uncommon that, when reviewing a quote, to almost immediately flip to the […]
Read MoreWhat Exactly is Ancillary Packaging Equipment?
Ancillary Equipment Definition So just what is ancillary equipment? The meaning of “ancillary” is “accessory.” The term refers to any supplementary part or process. For example, certain companies may offer optional ancillary benefits to their employees in addition to the ones they already provide. In retail, a shop that sells printers might also sell ink cartridges or computer […]
Read MoreApplying Packaging Equipment Successes Across Different Industries
Everyone has heard the saying, “learn from your mistakes.” While this saying does hold true, it implies that failure is acceptable—as long as you learn from it. A good manufacturer does just this, building on the positives, correcting their mistakes, and not becoming complacent with yesterday’s design. And, once a successful new process or design […]
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