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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

7 Factors that Raise (or Lower) the Purchase Price of Packaging Automation for Pouches and Bags

Learn about the seven key drivers—and cost reducers—that impact the total price of pouch and bag automation.

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Packaging Machine with Damaged Boxes

Problems / Challenges, Secondary Packaging 101

What Causes Packaging Machine Jams? And Which Ones Are Avoidable?

See a practical breakdown of the most common jam causes and understand the best ways to approach them.

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Cartons of tea in packaging machine

Secondary Packaging 101

What is Machine Index and How Does It Relate to Pitch?

Understand machine index and pitch so you can read specs more accurately and ask better questions during the evaluation process.

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Top Load vs. Horizontal Load Case Packing

Comparisons, Secondary Packaging 101

Top Load vs. Horizontal Load Case Packing: Which Should I Use?

Understand the differences between top load and horizontal load and which configuration is best suited for your operation.

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Servo on a machine

Secondary Packaging 101

What Does Servo-Driven Mean and Why Do OEMs Use Them?

Learn the definition of a servo-driven machine and understand the pros and cons of using one in your operation.

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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.

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Plastic bottles on conveyor at fast speed

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.

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