Factors as varied as home improvement TV shows the rise of big-box retailers coupled with decline of mom-and-pop stores and consumer demand for packaging that is both more appealing and more functional -- all contribute to the packaging challenges Learn more

IEN Has there been a shift to COTS Solutions in the material handling sector?Williams There has been a shift to off-the-shelf solutions that have some custom aspects Many customers have highly developed systems that do not meet current or pending Learn more

Arlington VA September 21 2005 -- United States packaging machinery shipments reached $5.344 billion in 2004 a 9.3% increase from the $4.889 billion in equipment shipped in 2003 according to Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute's (PMMI) Learn more

An advanced linear motor system from Baldor Electric Co is powering Supreme Plastics' revolutionary new zipper applicator for continuous vertical form-fill-seal and horizontal flow-wrapping equipment Two zip attachment heads running along the Learn more

Arlington VA May 10 2004 -- Consumer and industrial goods companies will increase their packaging machinery expenditures 4.0% over the previous year to $5.479 billion in 2004 according to a survey of packagers conducted by PMMI.PMMI's seventh Learn more

Rice: Production Basics is a little different in that we are not directly involved with machinery in a manufacturing or marketing sense However our workstations must integrate seamlessly with new machinery that manufacturers choose for their Learn more