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How enhanced OEE can neutralize your packaging line acquisition cost

When you purchase a new packaging machine, are you buying it for the next year? Or how about the next five years? Neither should be your answer because you’re looking to invest in a machine that will package your products for the next 20 years. When deciding on a new packaging machine there are many…

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6/8/2020 – Harpak-ULMA Named as a Smart Industry Transformational Leader

Taunton, MA. June 8, 2020 — Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, has been named as one of Putman Media’s first annual Smart Industry Transformational Leadership Award winners in the category of OEM IIoT Pioneer. The program honors individuals and organizations leading the way to Industry 4.0. This year’s winners, chosen from across…

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5/14/2020 – Harpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services

Taunton, MA. May 14, 2020 — Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, today announced a new suite of packaging design & prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts. Harpak-ULMA’s new suite of services enables marketing and packaging engineering teams to now access a combination of…

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Safe Produce Packaging Protects Product, Peace of Mind and Bottom Line!

The conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic may be drawing nearer, however, its long term strain ion the food supply chain may be felt for years to come. Complex issues like border restrictions and workforce shortages have caused increased delays in the fresh produce trade, as well large shipment of fresh produce to sit without safe…

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Automating Your Cheese Stick Line? Consider These 6 Points

Cheese packaging automation affords several major benefits for CPG packaging manufacturers. It reduces operational costs by lowering labor costs and minimizing waste from human interaction, increases throughput and productivity, and creates a safer work environment by replacing strenuous, repetitive, manual jobs. Cheese stick packaging is certainly a product that could benefit from this automation. Cheese…