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
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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, [...]

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 [...]

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.

Collaboration and sharing knowledge and expertise of product and wrapping machine is key to successful implementation and start up. Nothing substitutes for knowledgeable people working together.

The packaging people that Package Machinery follows to learn and think about state of the art packaging and package design are reviewed here.

Green and sustainable or Green vs sustainable. Answering questions about how “green” are sustainable wrapping materials or other “new” plastics and what are the issues to consider

Overwrapped bundles (vs. shrink and flow wrap) look better and use less film and usually less energy. This makes for tremendous material savings over the life of a machine.

Lots to learn from Sustainable Packaging Coalition spring meeting. Most interesting items were WRAP, Global Packaging Partnership, World Wildlife Fund partnerships and debates over oxy-degradables.