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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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Problems / Challenges

Packaging Automation Mistakes: How Poor Communication Leads to Delays, Reworks & Cost Overruns

Learn about the six most common ways communication gaps derail automation projects — and exactly what to provide your OEM upfront to avoid them.

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Cost & Price

What Drives the Cost of Packaging Automation for Pouches and Bags? 7 Factors That Affect Price

While some cost factors can be generally applied, packaging automation for pouches and bags has its own set of cost drivers. This guide will highlight these factors, so you have a more informed buying experience.

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Problems / Challenges

How Do I Avoid Vendor Dependence? Building Operational Resilience

With challenges like hiring shortages, knowledge gaps, and employee turnover, it’s easy to slip into vendor dependence. Learn how to build and protect a resilient packaging operation. 

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How-To, Problems / Challenges

Why Packaging Line Startups Fail — And How to Achieve Vertical Startup

Learn why most CPG packaging startups fail, how world-class companies use FAT and SAT to prevent performance dip, and practical steps you can take to achieve vertical startup.

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Problems / Challenges

The Packaging Risk Nobody Budgets For: Retiring Expertise

Learn the 5 risks of retiring expertise, the leading indicators to watch out for, and what helps reduce the risks.

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Problems / Challenges

Robotic vs Traditional Packaging Automation: When Are Robots The Right Choice?

Learn the strengths and weaknesses of robotic systems as a secondary packaging solution. Then evaluate whether one is right for your line, and learn a framework for proving ROI.

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Secondary Packaging for E-commerce

How-To, Problems / Challenges

5 Metrics Every CPG Manufacturer Must Master for Omnichannel Packaging Success

Learn how e-commerce is changing end-of-line packaging, why traditional KPIs fall short, and how to realign your packaging strategy to meet e-commerce head-on.

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Problems / Challenges

The CPG Startup Readiness Checklist: 25 Questions to Prevent the Performance Dip

Get a 25-question readiness checklist spanning FAT, SAT, training, OEM relationships, and startup ownership – so you can identify gaps before they turn into downtime.

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