A unique and innovative green approach to reducing plastic food product packaging Taunton, MA. August 26, 2020 — Harpak-ULMA today announced the official launch of its innovative PaperSeal® packaging technology as part of the company’s initiative to fundamentally rethink packaging systems to promote green packaging alternatives across the food industry. Public concerns, regulatory actions, and…
Digital transformation in automation and packaging lines can simplify the re-purposing of assets to accommodate the only constant in business – change. It is reshaping almost every aspect of our society by streamlining, simplifying, and accelerating how, when, and where processes are executed while reducing the friction associated with accommodating change. Read our article in…
Brands that sell similar products compete for the same consumer’s money on the shelf (or webpage). Your packaging could make or break that consumer’s decision to buy your product or your competitors at the point of purchase. And while aesthetics and differentiation are key packaging design considerations, your packaging ideas and designs must be, first…
Packaging line downtime is the undisputed enemy in manufacturing. But do you know how much an hour of downtime actually costs? If you’re unsure, then you should start tracking downtime. Start by calculating the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and true downtime costs (TDC) to measure your equipment’s efficiency and overall downtime costs, respectively. You can’t…
Like many other aspects of your lives inside and outside of business, restrictions caused by COVID-19 have disrupted the normal way of conducting Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT’s). Because of travel restrictions, social distancing, and other precautions companies and governments are taking, the typical way of conducting a FAT is put on hold. Similar to how…
