Contract Food Packaging Case Studies

1. Total Cost Of Ownership: Analysis For Capital Packaging Equipment Purchasing
   3/14/2016

   Minimizing capital cost is a common strategy for purchasing packaging line equipment. But, operating costs can offset that strategy. This article details the full picture of purchasing packaging line equipment.

2. Hybrid Palletizing Solution Hits Sweet Spot For Hershey
   11/7/2013

   Intelligrated integrates Alvey robotic and conventional palletizing system to handle Hershey’s wide range of product.

3. Pre-Press Company Achieves Zero Defects
   8/30/2013

   Autumn Graphics called on Global Vision to help them ensure the accuracy of their production files during the inspection process.

4. On-Demand Coding Helps Kettle Foods Maximize Uptime, Focus Its Passion On Chips
   11/20/2012

   Kettle Foods is passionate about making the best-tasting all-natural chips in the world. Since its beginning in 1982, the company has perfected the kettle-cooked style of potato chips, and today, Kettle Brand® potato chips are available in supermarkets and natural foods stores in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, Asia and Western Europe.

5. Wixon Shortens Lead Time, Increases Production Speeds With Variable Data Coding Solutions
   11/20/2012

   Wixon, Inc., with headquarters in St. Francis, Wis., bills itself as “a 100-year-old company with the innovative drive of a start-up.

6. Contract Packager Increases Production And Reduces Costs With Pneumatic Conveyors
   8/26/2011
   With all the buzz about lean manufacturing and automation, it's surprising that more companies haven't integrated such practices into their production lines.
7. Case Study: A Breakthrough In Snack-Packing Efficiency: Red Mill Welcomes The Ishida FPS
   5/28/2010

   By automating the packing of cases, using two Ishida Flexible Packing Systems (FPS), a major snack food company can now run an entire production and packing unit, from production and flavouring through to case-packed, palletised product, with a 60% reduction in labour costs.By Ishida Europe

8. Quaker Steak & Lube Ensures Food Quality And Safety With Avery Dennison's FreshMarx Automated Freshness Labeling Solution
   4/26/2010

   Although the busy kitchen of Quaker Steak & Lube in Middleton, WI is always hopping with up to 12 employees preparing and labeling enough food to accommodate its weekly 5,000 to 6,000 guests, Proprietor, Scott Acker, never worries about the freshness of the food he serves. By Avery Dennison Printer Systems Division

9. Case Study: Versatile 3-Camera Vision System Offers Multiple Inspection Choices
   2/25/2010

   Barton Brands chose a versatile CI-VISION “Label and Cap Inspection System” to inspect the front, back and neck labels on their liquor bottles as well as to simultaneously inspect caps and fill levels. By Mettler-Toledo

10. Pasta Maker Increases Efficiency & Flexibility With A New Cup Filling Solution

    This case study examines the obstacles one of the largest pasta manufacturers faced when choosing its cup sealing machine and how the right equipment choice helped the company overcome them.