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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
