Resources

Washdown machine design and sanitary machine design are not the same. And the design you need depends on what type of product you are packaging and its accompanying health and safety requirements. Understanding the difference between the two designs will not only help guarantee your line passes inspection and the delivery of a safe product…

Packaging scalability key to meeting demand surge TAUNTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harpak-ULMA, an industry-leading packaging solutions provider, announced it is working with multiple medical device manufacturers commissioned to supply high volume syringe supplies as part of BARDA’s rapidly expanding COVID-19 Medical Countermeasure Portfolio. The US Government’s Operation Warp Speed has been tasked with increasing domestic production capacity…

Advances in EOAT, machine learning, sanitation, and space optimization evolve. The nature of snack and bakery operations poses challenges to manufacturers of robotics equipment. Space is an issue. Also, the equipment must be able to handle a wide range of products of different shapes and sizes at high speeds while not damaging the goods. Read…

As a marketer looking to drive sales, your packaging designs likely focus on product differentiation, consumer convenience, and consumer expectations. Designing the package can be an artistic experience. However, you need to also be aware of the manufacturability of your design and your engineering team’s goals. After all, engineers are responsible for transforming your concepts…

Packaged meatballs are one of the leading products for an industry-leading meat manufacturer. Their product flies off grocery store shelves, and they’d like to expand into convenience stores and dollar stores. While they do sell their meatballs in club stores, their current packaging simply isn’t efficient. To tackle the popularity of meatballs to convenience and…

Downtime, the term coined to reflect when a production line is not producing product, is estimated by The International Society of Automation (ISA) to cost the manufacturing industry nearly $650 billion every year. While downtime can occur at any point in a production process, we’ll explore what producers can do to help minimize the risk and…

Investing in a new packaging line requires a considerable amount of due diligence. It’s a significant expense, and an asset you expect to utilize for a long time. Maybe a very long time. And it’s not just a one-time expense. Like any piece of complex equipment, there are ongoing expenses required to keep it running. But here’s…

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…