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Secondary Packaging 101

What Is a Changeover? And What Makes One Fast or Slow?

Learn what impacts changeover speed and why “changeover time” makes a difference to your line’s efficiency and productivity.

Changeover Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

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Secondary Packaging 101

What Does ‘Line Speed’ Actually Mean? And Why Is It So Often Misquoted?

Understand important speed metrics and learn which questions will tell you the most about machine performance and productivity.

Line Speed Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

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Secondary Packaging 101

What Is a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Why Does It Matter?

Understand what a good FAT looks like so you can help protect your investment.

Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Site Acceptance Test (SAT)

Secondary Packaging 101

What Is ‘Machine Efficiency’ and How Is It Calculated?

Learn the details of this commonly misunderstood metric so you can set realistic efficiency benchmarks for your application.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Secondary Packaging 101

What is ‘Sanitary Design’ in Packaging Equipment — and Does It Matter for Your Application?

Learn the principles of sanitary packaging design and whether your application requires sanitary equipment.

Regulations Sanitary Design Washdown

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Comparisons, Secondary Packaging 101

What’s the Difference Between a Case Packer and a Tray Packer?

Learn the essential difference between case and tray packers and when their format works best for your application.

Case Packing Secondary Packaging Tray Packing

Problems / Challenges

Factory Tested Sizes: Why Cheaper FAT Scope Often Costs More Later

Understand the value differences between a thorough FAT scope and a shallow FAT scope — and which investment costs more in the long term.

Delays Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Pricing Startup

Problems / Challenges

Commissioning Governance for Packaging Equipment: How to Run Startup Without Chaos

Get a clear, practical guide for CPG manufacturers commissioning new packaging equipment.

Commissioning Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Startup

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Problems / Challenges

The Overlooked Link Between Packaging Materials, Machine Specs, and Line Performance

Learn how packaging material variability impacts line performance, how frequently missing specs affect OEE, maintenance and safety, and what alignments prevent recurring losses.

Packaging Materials Procurement Systems Alignment

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Learning Center

Whether you’re looking for solutions to specific challenges or wanting to deepen your overall knowledge of secondary packaging, our Learning Center is designed to give you the resources to make confident decisions about your secondary packaging systems.

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What Is a Changeover? And What Makes One Fast or Slow?

What Does ‘Line Speed’ Actually Mean? And Why Is It So Often Misquoted?

What Is a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Why Does It Matter?

What Is ‘Machine Efficiency’ and How Is It Calculated?

What is ‘Sanitary Design’ in Packaging Equipment — and Does It Matter for Your Application?

What’s the Difference Between a Case Packer and a Tray Packer?

Factory Tested Sizes: Why Cheaper FAT Scope Often Costs More Later

Commissioning Governance for Packaging Equipment: How to Run Startup Without Chaos

The Overlooked Link Between Packaging Materials, Machine Specs, and Line Performance

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