In the song “Everybody needs a Thneed” from the 2012 animated film “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” community members descend upon the Once-ler highlighting all the uses that the knitted item can fulfill: a super trendy hat, a tightrope for an acrobat, a net for catching butterflies and daily use for exercise. When it comes to case packing and wrapping systems for the beverage market, operations managers also are in search of highly versatile and flexible equipment to quickly handle today’s diverse portfolios with unusual shapes and more.
“Flexible packaging machines are a must-have to react quickly to new market requests and to stay competitive,” says Stefan Hoffmann, sales account manager at Schubert North America LLC, Charlotte, N.C. “A packaging machine must be capable of running a lot of different formats with a minimum of changeover time.”