There are lots of new wrapping materials out there today.  Between normal new product introductions and deletions, we are also seeing films from new sources, such as cellulose, and corn. Reductions in gauge as a way of reducing both weight and cost is also a factor in changing wrapping materials.
We see many customers switching between [...]

There has been an interesting dialog this week on the Green Packaging Forum on LinkedIn. It started with someone looking for clear but green packaging for sandwiches ”for a retailer who still wants to show the sandwich ingredients while still being green.”
The cool parts was this was a global conversation.
Comments ranged from specific suggestions from providers [...]

One of the fun parts of our job is trying to figure out how to wrap or package different things. Here are some of the things we have been asked to package.

hot dog bundles
powdered metal
tissues
asparagus
stacks of hexagonal waxed paper
telephone cards
scotch tape bundles
fruit cake
brownies
frozen pies
stamps
sliced bread
reams of paper
tomatoes
muffins
bundles of macaroni and cheese boxes
stacks of semi-soft pads
identification [...]

What our customer taught us and you can benefit from.
Our customer bought a new FA-ST overwrapper to replace his 1940’s vintage FA overwrapper last year. They bought with the initial intent of using it only to wrap their shrink-wrapped, two-piece  boxes of candy in seasonal gift paper. After some issues around programming the glue guns, [...]

It is not too soon for us to be thinking about what wrapping machinery we will take to Pack Expo 2010 at the end of October in Chicago…..
We will be showcasing how you can save film and energy by using overwrap rather than shrink wrap or flow wrap. We have demonstrated up to 50% reduction [...]

When our customers permit and it is consumer safe, we donate all our FAT products to the local Food Bank for distribution to people in need. We might not have found this perfect outlet  for product that ranges from a few cartons to a pallet load if it were not for the fact that our [...]

There is  a great recent article Maximizing Your Equipment Life by Determining Failure Modes by Terry Harris, in which he discusses how machinery failures can be prevented and preventive care enhanced.
He says, “I have been in a few textile and oilseeds plants where the fan guard on the motor is covered with product. This increases [...]

As we were reading Green Your Supply Chain: 7 Questions and 7 Tips, we were thinking about how inexpensively one can buy overwrappers these days. The question is what value do you get for your money?
One critical point Green Your Supply Chain makes is that more durable and reliable equipment usually costs more.  We do NOT [...]

Why the FA-ST is the best overwrapper on the market – technology, flexibility, customization, training and experienced support.

Productivity of candy company is enhanced by new TTDF diefold machine from Package Machinery.