Packaging Process Improvement

• Food Packaging Case Study – Part 3: Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging Case Study: Carton & Case Count Reductions Imagine you’ve been tasked with leading a high-profile capital project that will impact multiple lines at every site in your manufacturing network. Marketing is driving R&D to change package formats to meet the demands of key retail customers, Planning is projecting growth, and it’s up to […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Food & Beverage Engineering  / Food and Beverage Manufacturing  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Preliminary Engineering Assessments  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments

  Food Packaging Changes – Part 2: Preliminary Engineering Assessments Even a “minor format change” in food product packaging can have a major impact on a capital project’s cost and the final cost of goods. Our three-part series on preliminary engineering methodology explains how preliminary engineering assessments help food manufacturers investigate alternative packaging specifications and project […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions

  Food Packaging – Part 1: Hidden Project Risks in Carton & Case Count Reductions As marketing teams in the food industry battle for the consumer’s attention on the shelf, they must also meet the needs of retailers with packaging that takes less shelf space and increases product turns. These retailer requirements often lead to packaging redesigns […]

  Read MoreBrandon Grodi, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Estimating  / Planning 

• Vision System Inspections: A Simple Approach to a Successful Project

  Vision System Inspections: A Simple Approach to a Successful Project Important Front End Evaluations Implementing proper technique and evaluation on the front end of an industrial automation engineering project produces better results and helps accomplish your goals at completion. This is especially true in food and beverage manufacturing and the consumer packaged goods industry. To determine […]

  Read MoreKevin Overmyer / Effective Lighting  / FEED Study  / Field Study Application Studies  / Packaging Process Improvement  / Product Orientation  / Proper Camera and Software Development  / Prototype Systems  / System Recommendations  / Testing  / Manufacturing  / Software  / Vision Inspection Cameras