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Packagers intrigued by equipment monitoring

We asked respondents what they thought about equipment monitoring systems. Such systems are designed to detect potential problems on packaging equipment before they occur, allowing technicians to fix the problem during scheduled maintenance versus during unscheduled downtime.

Would respondents buy such systems? Would they pay extra? Would they retrofit existing machines or specify such monitoring systems primarily on new equipment?

Answers were mixed. Many were intrigued by such systems and would want to find out more before committing to an answer. Skeptics were dubious and said such systems would have to prove themselves in their plants for a free trial period before they’d even consider them. Many respondents said they’d specify them on new machines but wouldn’t pay extra. Still others said they’d pay for it now on new and existing equipment.

Here are a few sample verbatim responses to these questions:

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