Author: John Henry
Change Waste to Resource
Basic physics tells us that matter can’t be created or destroyed, only transformed. When we transform matter, we get a
Chucks and Clutches
Chuck cappers can be rotary or inline, continuous or intermittent motion. They can run at speeds from 20ppm to 1200ppm
Tube Fillers
When we think of collapsible tubes we most likely think of toothpaste since we all use it every day. Tubes
An Educational Guess
In our book, Secrets of Buying Packaging Machinery*, Rich Frain and I discuss gathering information as the first step in
Taxonomy of Packaging Machinery
I’ve been working with packaging machinery for longer than I want to confess. One issue that has always bothered me
3 and 4-Sided Pouches
Pouches, sometimes called sachets, are generally formed from roll fed filmstock. They can also be formed offline at a converter
Education
Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball) is a favorite author who can make anything interesting. His latest book The Undoing
Whitepaper: Indexing for Speed
200 milliseconds, one fifth of a second, doesn’t sound like much. It might be costing you hundreds of thousands of
Some Call it Juggling
Driving down the expressway my wife commented on a woman putting on makeup next to us. (Guys, I’m looking at
Whitepaper: Shrink Wrapping
Strictly speaking, shrink wrapping is not considered “flexible packaging.” However, wrapping does use flexible film and foil of various materials
A Wild River Ride!
I suspect that most of you are happy with Amazon’s speedy deliveries but always want them to be just a
Whitepaper: Managing Constraints
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and a packaging line is only as fast as its