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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Equipment | Packaging Materials | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
June 11th, 2015

...It Shouldn't Be This Hard Spare Parts.. Replacement parts.. When you are in need of either, you can save time and money by leveraging our knowledge and experience (over 60 years of it)! Our team thrives on, and excels at providing the parts that you need for your packaging equipment.. What parts? All of em! For machines that we sell. For machines that we don't sell.

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
May 29th, 2015

First, What is Process Standardization? Simply put, process standardization is to define all of the steps in a process so that they are executed the same way, every time. Whether its booting up your laptop, (literally open the computer, press the power button, and so on), or brushing your teeth (grab toothbrush, grab toothpaste, remove cap, moisten bristles, squeeze small amount of toothpaste onto bristles, brush all teeth, sides,front, behind etc.), your brain will map out and follow the same process every time to achieve the desired result. So, What About Packaging?

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
December 10th, 2014

Ah, the holiday season is upon us, and wow, do we shop! Unfortunately for most consumers, we have but two choices relative to paying for holiday gifts. One is cash, the other is monthly payments on a credit card. Sadly the interest rates on most are extremely high. Fortunately, for packaging equipment buyers there is another choice- LEASE!

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Equipment

By: David Roberge
December 3rd, 2014

What Do I Need To Know? A LIST OF QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASING DECISION These questions are meant to help you when preparing to make your new packaging equipment decision. Answering these questions will allow you to feel more confident in your choice. These may not be all of the questions you want to answer, but they are a great place to start.

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
November 19th, 2014

The Innovations Last week we talked about the positive outlook we left with for the packaging industry in the coming year from Pack Expo 2014. This week we are going to dive into some of the awesome innovations that were showcased by the exhibitors! FIBREFORM