What would happen if package designers collaborated with packaging engineers on new package designs to make sure equipment was in place when needed to run the new packages most efficiently? The world would be a better place. That is the premise of a paper being presented at this year’s Flexible Packaging conference in Orlando (http://www.4spe.org/conf/flexpack05/) by packaging automation supplier ELAU Inc.
Today’s mechatronic packaging machines are much more flexible than the last generation according to the author ELAU’s John Kowal. Take these capabilities into consideration in your next package design project he asserts and designers will maximize their competitive advantage in terms of package attributes and operational efficiencies.
