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Comparisons, Secondary Packaging 101

Case Packer vs Tray Packer: What’s the Difference?

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

Problems / Challenges

Why Cutting Your Factory Acceptance Test Scope Can Cost 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 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

How Packaging Materials Impact Machine Performance and Line Efficiency

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

Problems / Challenges

Packaging Machine Ergonomics: The Hidden Cost of Mechanism-Heavy Automation

Learn why mechanism-heavy automation often creates frequent operator intervention and how robots can (and can’t) simplify automation that improves operator safety and health.

Ergonomics Robotic Solutions Safety

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Comparisons, Secondary Packaging 101

The 4 Types of Tamp and Load Infeeds Explained: Speeds, Costs, and Best-Fit Applications

Learn what tamp and load infeeds actually do and which configuration makes the most sense for your product and your budget.

Infeed

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Problems / Challenges

Best-in-Class Training for Secondary Packaging Equipment: What Should You Expect?

Break down the five elements that separate basic machine instruction from performance-driven training programs.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Secondary Packaging 101

Raise Your Expectations: What a Great Packaging Automation Partner Looks Like

Learn what a great packaging automation partner should look like — before and after the purchase order — so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

Partner

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Cost & Price

How Much Does a Shrink Wrap System Cost? Budgetary Ranges and Key Drivers

Understand shrink wrap system price ranges and what drives them. With that know-how, you’ll be able to budget confidently and prepare effectively for your buying process.

Budgetary Price Shrink Wrap System

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Comparisons

Manual vs. Robotic Magazine Loading: Which is Better?

Understand the difference between manual and robotic magazine loading, their strengths and weaknesses, and what operations they’re suited for. We’ll also help you align your expectations with market realities.

Ergonomics Labor Availability Loading Corrugate Blanks Manual Magazine Loading Robotic Magazine Loading

Beverage cans and paperboard cartons running through lanes on a multipacker machine

Cost & Price

Beverage Multipacker Cost: Pricing, Specifications, and Buying Considerations

Beverage multipackers have their own unique set of budgetary conditions. Learn how to scope pricing tiers, account for your SKUs, and prepare for vendor conversations.

Beverage Can Packaging Bottle Packaging Cartoner Cartons Multi-Serve Products

Boxed food products packed into cartons with automated equipment

Cost & Price

How Much Does a Cartoner Cost?

Cartoner price is based on many factors including type, product, and customization. Learn about the main cost tiers of cartoners, as well as what affects their price and lead-time.

Cartoner Cost Tiers Cartoner Price Cartoner Types Cartons

Side load case packer packing cartons of pizza into corrugate case

Cost & Price

How Much Does a Side Load Case Packer Cost?

Budgeting for a side load case packer all depends on what you want and how much you’re willing to pay for it. Learn about pricing tiers, cost drivers, add-ons, and value-adders, so you can take control of your buying process.

Budget Cost Factors Horizontal Load Value-Adders

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Secondary Packaging 101

Packaging Equipment Service Agreements: What to Look For

Packaging equipment service agreements are more than contracts: they’re commitments to trusted partners. We’ll outline what to look for and help you know if you’ve found a provider you can trust.

Agreements Commitments Contracts Provider

Illustration of various secondary packaging formats, including bags in display trays, shrink wrapped bottles, and beverage cans in paperboard sleeves

How-To

How to Choose the Right Secondary Packaging Format for My Product?

Before exploring automated secondary packaging options, you need to select a packaging format: case, tray, carton, shrink film, multipack or variety pack. We’ll explain these formats, as well as the four factors that make your decision.

Corrugated Cases Multipacks Pack Pattern Paperboard Cartons Paperboard Sleeves Shrink Film Trays Variety Pack

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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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Case Packer vs Tray Packer: What’s the Difference?

Why Cutting Your Factory Acceptance Test Scope Can Cost More Later

Commissioning Packaging Equipment: How to Run Startup Without Chaos

How Packaging Materials Impact Machine Performance and Line Efficiency

Packaging Machine Ergonomics: The Hidden Cost of Mechanism-Heavy Automation

The 4 Types of Tamp and Load Infeeds Explained: Speeds, Costs, and Best-Fit Applications

Best-in-Class Training for Secondary Packaging Equipment: What Should You Expect?

Raise Your Expectations: What a Great Packaging Automation Partner Looks Like

How Much Does a Shrink Wrap System Cost? Budgetary Ranges and Key Drivers

Manual vs. Robotic Magazine Loading: Which is Better?

Beverage Multipacker Cost: Pricing, Specifications, and Buying Considerations

How Much Does a Cartoner Cost?

How Much Does a Side Load Case Packer Cost?

Packaging Equipment Service Agreements: What to Look For

How to Choose the Right Secondary Packaging Format for My Product?

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