The Flexible Packaging Blog

Reviews, trends, and tips covering all things flexible packaging to protect your products and your bottom line.

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The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
May 26th, 2016

As a growing supplier and service provider in the packaging industry, we strive to be your resource for packaging knowledge and advice. However, something was brought up during a meeting recently that I wanted to hear some feedback on from our readers.

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging | Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging | Plant Performance

By: David Roberge
May 19th, 2016

How we grew our packaging line capacity and efficiency with a simple fix Optimizing your packaging lines can seem daunting, but our team is on point when it comes to finding opportunities for higher productivity and driving greater efficiencies with minimal negative financial impact. This holds true in our facilities, and at our customers'. Check out how we were able to double our throughput with some minor adjustments:

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Equipment | Technical Service and Support | Plant Performance

Why It's Working, How It's Working, and How To Join Our PM Program The proof is in the pudding! We have seen an average annual cost parts and maintenance reduction of 32% or more for customers who have joined our Preventative Maintenance Program! When can you fit it into your busy production schedule though without causing any delays? Plant shutdowns are the ideal time to give your machines a little TLC, grease those gears and replace any worn parts.

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Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging | Plant Performance

By: Jarrod Dizazzo, President
May 5th, 2016

When you are working with a co-packer or outsourcing a portion of your production with a Supply Chain Services Provider like us, its important to know you are working with a safety-oriented, regulatory-compliant company. Here are some of the ways we ensure your product is safe throughout the supply chain in our hands.

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Equipment | Investment

By: David Roberge
April 28th, 2016

What makes Extreme's equipment stand out above the rest? One thing that comes to mind when thinking of Extreme Packaging Machine's line of equipment is that they build fast wrappers. Their actual mission statement offers more clarity to that: "We build high performance, heavy duty, long-lasting shrink wrap machines that actually lower the cost of packaging". It rings true to their product line in several ways.

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The Business of Packaging | Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging

By: Ed Cote, CEO
April 14th, 2016

It is well known that shortening your supply chain through regionalization is a cost effective approach to getting your goods to the end user. If your company is need of warehousing, fulfillment, or contract packaging services then we at Industrial Packaging want to hear from you.