Digital Edition
Research Reveals PackagingMachine Builders Outlook and Influences
With an economic value of nearly $133 billion annually inthe U.S., packaging is big business, so Control Engineering and Packaging Digest set to investigate this dynamic market. The2008 Packaging Automation Benchmark Study is a year-long, three-part research project that reveals the technology, market,and business issues affecting packagers, machine builders, and system integrators. In Volume 2, research results and analysisfocus on the machine builders–who they are, what types of automation they typically provide on their products, how customersinfluence what automation features are standard or optional, and the impact packaging is expected to have on their businessnow and in the future.