ECONOMIC CRUNCH INSPIRES MORE EFFICIENT PACKAGING MACHINERY
January 1st, 2011
BY DEIRDRE MASON
WHEN manufacturers generally are feeling the squeeze, maximising the efficiency of packaging systems and their related costs can be an essential part of securing profits. That means increasing demands will be made of conveying, with companies on the look-out for new high-tech solutions. In recent years many innovations have focused on energy conservation, for instance through 'intelligent' switch-on/switch-off mechanisms or more resource efficient conveyor cleaning systems that use half the water of previous operations. Often systems developers ...
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