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The Case of the Missing Moments
Aug 07, 2020
How can two extra seconds make a difference on a packaging line? Do the math. You might be able to produce another million packages per...
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8 Pitfalls to Avoid on Automated Packaging Lines
Jun 24, 2020
Your automated secondary packaging line will operate much more smoothly if you consider potential drawbacks, including a lack of redundancy and ignoring worker input to low magazine capacity and missed cybersecurity.
How to better control net content fills in your packages
How to better control net content fills in your packages
Jan 29, 2020
When a consumer purchases a 500-milliliter bottle of a soft drink, how do they know if they get the amount of product that they paid for? Fortunately, in most—if not all—developed nations, there are legislations that enforce acceptable levels of...
Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me now?
Jan 16, 2020
While not quite controversial, the results of our first poll on the viability of using voice-assistants to help monitor or control packaging machines or a packaging line were surprising.Our 2017 survey results showed that 70% of potential users at...
3 ways to boost ‘first time fix rates’ on your packaging line
3 ways to boost ‘first time fix rates’ on your packaging line
Aug 15, 2019
An increasing ability to directly access printer data, modular equipment design and growing predictive maintenance are steadily improving First Time Fix Rates.The term First Time Fix Rate (FTFR) indicates the percentage of the time that a system...
Diverse packaging topics star in July 2019
Diverse packaging topics star in July 2019
Aug 14, 2019
Popular articles on PackagingDigest.com in the month of July 2019 were among the most diverse in recent memory, as far as topics go. Besides the ever-present interest in sustainability, readers explored packaging for #SpaceWeek, innovative snack...
Gen Z on technology, packaging jobs and the environment
Aug 02, 2019
Today’s youngest named generation, Gen Z, is now entering the workforce. How can Gen Z contribute to your packaging department? In this 10-minute video, six students from the School of Packaging at Michigan State University voice the unique...
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