As a Plant or Operations manager, your objectives center around plant performance. As business grows, upgrading your packaging machines can help drive greater efficiency and reduce labor costs. With the several pieces to your packaging line puzzle, you may wonder if there is an ideal and universal machine upgrade that will give you the most benefit.

The world is a busy place, and consumers are looking for products that are easy to use, and re-use, that won't impede their lifestyle. One of the ways you can provide convenience to your consumer is by utilizing easy-open and/or resealable packaging.

Are you wrapping your consumer goods with the right film? The three main shrink films used for protecting and securing products for retail are PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), polyethylene, and polyolefin. If you aren't completely certain that you are using the ideal film, here's a quick breakdown of the three:

A special edition blog with personal meaning to our Industrial Packaging Family. I have had a long time goal to assure that I don’t have to get hit over the head with a 2” x 4” in order to maintain perspective.

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.

As you move to automate your shrink packaging line, be aware of the options available with respect to the type of sealing systems to choose from.