What is a repetitive motion injury you may ask? Well… a repetitive motion injury is an injury to a part of the body that is caused by performing the same motion over and over again, thereby straining the body part. Strain occurs when the body part is called on to work harder, stretch farther, impact more directly [...]

3M was formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and the company itself has been around since 1902.  Founded in a Lake Superior town in Minnesota, 5 businessmen founded a company to mine mineral for grinding wheel abrasives.  While the sandpaper business didn’t exactly kick off, the company encouraged all it’s employees to innovate [...]

Your hands are probably one the the most overworked parts of your body.  They help you make food, wrap food, eat food, make phone calls, send text messages, draft emails, write notes, write letters, scribble grocery lists, pick things up, put things down, carry things, push things, pull things, point at things…. I think you’ve gotten the picture.  [...]

As the world shifts farther away from paper and more towards digital everything, the packaging industry is not far behind.  With leading companies like Pregis developing apps, the need for messy files and storage cabinets is finally coming to an end.  Our sales team here at Hughes Enterprises is even joining the movement, leaving their [...]

Hughes Enterprises will be holding our packaging automation and sustainability expo on October 18th and 19th. As a recognized leader in the shipping and packaging industry, Hughes Enterprises brings together the biggest names in the business for the largest regional expo in the country. The Hughes Expo differs from other in that we display our [...]

Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Costs With Packaging Automation By Neal Magaziner, Hughes Enterprises “The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” ~Warren G. Bennis Well, not [...]

Recently Enacted Tax Incentives Provide Opportunity to Get Even More Value from 2011 Packaging Machinery Purchases -Wexxar An extension of The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 extends and temporarily increases the additional first-year depreciation provision for investment in new business equipment, such as packaging and processing machinery. For new equipment placed in [...]

Alright Mr. Groundhog, no reason to be scared. Time to come on out and let the sun shine. We are all tired of the snow, ice, and the mess that comes with winter. If your using ice melt, rock salt, or ice melt chemicals, you NEED WINTERINSE. Just mop with WINTERINSE and your floors can [...]

Promotional Announcement 3M-Matic™ Case Sealers Trade Up with a Trade In Description: The “3M-Matic™ Case Sealer Trade Up with a Trade In” promotion enables customers to upgrade their packaging operation by trading in their old case sealing equipment for credit toward the purchase of a qualifying NEW 3M-Matic™ Case Sealer. When: January 1, 2011 thru March 31, 2011 [...]