By: Charles Taraskewicz Do you have a problem keeping an empty, unsealed carton from tipping over on your conveyor line? Are you hand taping them before placing them on the conveyor on their way to the packing station or case sealer just for this reason? Well try this simple and efficient step. After squaring the [...]

Easily customize your cartons with custom printed tapes. -Dan Malament Want to customize your cartons, but don’t want to pay for plates or you use many different sizes of cartons? You can custom print gum tape or pressure sensitive tape for as low an order as 1 case each. Custom printed tape makes your product [...]

“A safe working environment is of critical concern to employers. In addition to the human pain and suffering caused by injuries, there are bottom line factors to consider.” The simple truth is that when workplaces are safer, companies spend less on workers compensation. This is especially true for companies that have warehouses and shipping facilities. [...]

The WF10 Fully Automatic Case Former / Case Erector showcases a revolutionary omni-handed feature which allows case packers to form right-handed and left-handed cases on the same machine without the need for specifically handed equipment. The fully automatic WF10 omni-handed case former is ideal for customers with multiple product sizes, allowing them to pack products [...]

Challenged to contain costs? Reduce inventory exposure? Improve productivity across your packaging operations? You don’t have to sacrifice service at a local level to do it. Discover a better way with PDA. Packaging Distributors of America is a national packaging solutions company that helps industrial packaging operations contain costs, reduce inventory exposure, and improve productivity [...]

Everyone today looks for ways to maximize time and labor, and reduce materials costs. The right packaging system, designed for you by Sharp Packaging Systems, Inc. can meet those objectives and more. Hughes can assess your current operation and recommend a system unique to your needs and one you can count on for dependability and [...]

Say goodbye to downtime with a Hughes Preventative maintenance agreement. — Why wait for your equipment to fail to have it maintained? Downtime and emergency service rates can be very costly to a company Our PM Program will provide preventative maintenance service at a reduced annual rate. This PM Program is set up to provide [...]

Label Printer Applicator: Do you print barcode labels on a thermal transfer printer and then apply them to corrugated shipping boxes by hand?  Let Hughes Enterprises demonstrate an automated process designed to reduce labor and increase throughput in your operation.  Our printer applicators apply labels with crisp, scannable barcodes as well as variable text, graphics, [...]

Packaging Tip Converting to Pressure Sensitive Tape — Are your case sealers still running with glue, staples or water-activated tape? Stop! If the hot liquid reservoirs, clogged applicators and belts, leaky catch pans and staple damage don’t kill you, the downtime will. Fortunately, 3M Packaging Systems makes a great taping head conversion system called AccuGlide™ [...]

This is the very first “Packaging Tip of the Week” brought to you by Neal Magaziner, Executive Vice President. Look for more packaging tips every Tuesday Morning! Shipping Costs:  Would you like to save on your UPS shipping costs?  It’s very easy.  If you ship multiple packages to the same destination, you can save money [...]