This Edition Sponsored by DuPont
Issue Highlights
- Perfect your packaging demographic
- Learn from Peppadew's plastic packaging
- Key performance indicators help meet production targets
Packaging for the perfect demographic
Demographic segmentation, the time-tested tool of mass media advertisers, is becoming a more common packaging strategy as food companies develop line extensions to appeal to every conceivable sliver of the population.
Use leading KPIs to spot trouble
Does your plant have reliability issues and a hard time meeting production targets? Metrics such as key performance indicators (KPIs), when identified and aligned properly, can save your plant, your job and your career. So grab a pen, open your mind and get ready to learn.
Recruiting the future
Deferred maintenance is reaching chronic levels as current equipment ages and sophisticated, new equipment needs more care and custom configuration. One way to find talented people is through industrial maintenance job fairs. Here’s how they work and what you should do to maximize your return on participation.
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Meeting foodservice demand with aseptic pouch packaging
Robot sales fall in automotive, rise in food, pharma and general industries
The smart way to troubleshoot hydraulics
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New Products
Equipment Round-Up: Lubricants
Intermittent motion horizontal bagger for liquids and powders
Table bagging systems provide accuracy, sanitary design
Upcoming Events
Pack Expo Intl. 2006 and Process Expo 2006
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, Chicago
FOODtech 2006
Nov. 16-19, Hellinikon, Greece
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